Bill to establish e-gov chief moves to Senate floor

The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday approved a bill to establish an OMB administrator to head e-government efforts.

• Liza Porteus
• March 21, 2002

Senate panel passes anti-discrimination bill

The Senate Governmental Affairs committee passed a bill Thursday to change the way federal agencies settle discrimination cases and to give federal employees additional on-the-job protection against workplace discrimination.

• Michael Steel
• March 21, 2002

Senate pushes back border security legislation

• Pamela Barnett
• March 20, 2002

OMB: Costs, benefits of federal regs vary

• Congress Daily
• March 20, 2002

Interior Department steps up activity-based costing

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• March 20, 2002

White House says Senate budget proposal shortchanges military

The White House Wednesday unleashed its opening gambit in this year's budget battle, suggesting a Senate budget proposal would shortchange the military during wartime.

• Keith Koffler and Lisa Caruso
• March 20, 2002

GOP defense hawks assuaged as House debate starts

• Mark Wegner and Charlie Mitchell
• March 20, 2002

Agencies must undergo 'cultural change' to share data

• Molly M. Peterson
• March 20, 2002

As e-gov plans progress, questions arise over national security

• Liza Porteus
• March 20, 2002

House passes contractor telecommuting bill

• National Journal
• March 20, 2002

NASA chief seeks to remedy accounting woes

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• March 20, 2002

Bush, Senate leader at odds over Ridge testimony

• Keith Koffler
• March 19, 2002

Treasury Secretary vows to prevent breaching debt ceiling

• Congress Daily
• March 19, 2002

“Rule of three” in federal hiring may get tossed

Federal managers would no longer have to pick new employees from a list of only three candidates, under a proposal debated on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.

• Brian Friel
• March 19, 2002

Lawmakers may push for increased discretionary spending

• Lisa Caruso
• March 19, 2002

CIA chief discusses threats to national security

• Molly M. Peterson
• March 19, 2002

Patent office inefficiencies hamper competition, experts say

• Maureen Sirhal
• March 19, 2002

INS chief pledges to speed up management reforms

The head of the Immigration and Naturalization Service said Tuesday that the agency will move faster on much-needed management reforms.

• Kellie Lunney
• March 19, 2002

Airing it out

The Air Force chief of staff floats some revolutionary ideas.

• George C. Wilson
• March 19, 2002

Many Interior employees still stuck offline

More than 80 percent of Interior Department computers are back online after a three-month shutdown of Internet access. But workers at department headquarters and in three major agencies are still stuck with only the telephone, fax machine and post office to communicate with the outside world.

• Brian Friel
• March 18, 2002