Management

Driving Force

Poor management can steer good employees out of the door.

Management

GSA reorganization gains momentum

Management

Chief financial officers highlight their job challenges

Blurred roles of CFOs and information officers create confusion, said senior official.

Management

Program assessments factor into Bush plan to trim deficit

Cuts and reductions proposed for more than 150 programs.

Tech

Administration calls for boost in technology spending

Spending on enterprise architecture, technologies designed to improve efficiency and cybersecurity would increase under budget proposal.

Management

President renews pledge to reform personnel system

Budget proposal hails management agenda as a money-saving tool.

Management

White House seeks savings in domestic spending

Budget proposes to eliminate or sharply reduce 150 federal programs, saving about $20 billion.

Management

Administration faces uphill task in eliminating programs

President Bush wants to cut 150 programs, but last year Congress axed only one of 13 federal efforts OMB had designated as not working.

Management

Lawmaker says executive branch overhaul faces obstacles

Proposals would grant the president enhanced authority to reorganize agencies.

Defense

DHS experience is cautionary tale for new intelligence director

Whoever takes over as the new chief of the intelligence apparatus could learn from the early, faltering steps of the Homeland Security Department.

Defense

Outgoing Homeland Security official cites need for better planning

DHS has done a good job of hashing out short-term policy matters, but long-term planning has lagged, says Assistant Secretary C. Stewart Verdery Jr.

Management

Nuclear security agency needs more scientists, GAO says

Contractors responsible for nuclear facilities face expiring contracts and mass retirements.

Management

Bush issues call to slash spending, create TSP-like retirement system

In State of the Union message, president pledges to eliminate 150 poor-performing programs.

Management

Legislators applaud NIH's stricter ethics rules

New rules aimed at eliminating scientists' conflicts of interest.

Management

Partners in Crimefighting

The merger of customs and immigrations agents helped net a major bust.

Management

Contracting giant wins huge FAA job competition

Lockheed Martin will take over 2,500 flight service jobs in biggest public-private competition ever.

Management

Agencies struggle to reduce improper payments

Latest numbers show benefits programs dish out too much money.

Management

Demand for security, law enforcement workers to increase

Workforce survey also shows agencies will need more employees in the fields of medicine, engineering, science and business.