Management

Legislation would force agencies to track costs of operations

The Bush administration wants agencies to account for the full costs of their programs, providing new information that should help managers decide if an in-house function should be subject to competition from the private sector.

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Administration plans first ‘results-based organization’

The Bush administration has given a new name—and new life—to a Clinton administration proposal to let federal managers run their offices more like private businesses.

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Congress passes budget plan calling for 4.6 percent raise

Management

OMB orders agencies to submit plans for flattening management

The Office of Management and Budget wants to know how many employees each federal manager oversees as part of a Bush administration effort to cut 40,000 management jobs.