News

Senators hope to complete 2003 spending package by Thursday

Management

Davis to push bill allowing president to reorganize agencies

House Government Reform Committee Chairman Tom Davis, R-Va., said Wednesday he will back legislation giving President Bush broad authority to reorganize federal agencies.

Defense

New budget gamble

The Bush administration's defense budget is based on the premise that it is better to risk having too few aircraft and ships today in order to free up money to buy new ones for tomorrow.

Defense

Fired Los Alamos investigators rehired

Tech

Bush seeks nearly $60 billion in new IT spending

President Bush will ask Congress for $59 billion in new information technology spending when he submits his 2004 budget proposal next month, $6 billion more than last year's request.

News

Senate resumes long debate to finish fiscal 2003 budget

Tech

OPM contracts out federal career Web site

The company that runs the most popular online job search site will take over the federal government’s central jobs Web site, the Office of Personnel Management announced this week.

Defense

Ridge vows to set performance targets for Homeland Security

Tom Ridge, President Bush’s choice to head the Homeland Security Department, said at his Senate confirmation hearing Friday that he would hold the agency to strict performance targets.