Management
Political appointees not managing for results, scholar says
Report states leaders tend to resist performance measures and need to focus more on goal-setting.
Management
House leader seeks to boost White House authority to reorganize agencies
Government Reform Chairman Tom Davis, R-Va., wants to reinstate executive reorganization authority used to create OMB and FEMA.
Management
IRS gets clean audit, but problems linger, says GAO
Outdated systems and confidentiality restrictions prevent easy fixes to financial management problems.
Defense
Lack of personnel, expertise impede Iraq reconstruction
A shortage of skilled contract specialists on the ground has led to multiple problems, study finds.
Tech
Ex-cybersecurity chief calls on feds to step up efforts
"The government doesn't know what its IT assets are," says Amit Yoran.
Management
Bush taps White House counsel for attorney general slot
Critics call for successor to restore balance between civil liberties and security in antiterror campaign.
Management
Perform or Else
GAO ditches across-the-board pay hikes, denying raises to employees who don't meet expectations.
Defense
Pentagon to review ex-Air Force acquisition official’s contract management
Darleen Druyun’s admission she favored Boeing in key contracts leads to wide-ranging probe.
Management
Agencies face new rules for managing property
Council ratifies directives to help improve dismal management score card ratings.
Management
GAO debates new auditing rules for agencies
Auditors question whether the public sector should follow private sector regulations.
Management
GAO: Social Security lags on return-to-work demonstrations
Agency hasn’t taken advantage of projects encouraging those under disability insurance to get back to work, report says.
Defense
Defense contractor to take $110 million loss
Court upholds Energy's move to cancel a $179 million contract after finding Lockheed Martin failed to clean up nuclear waste site.
Management
Advisory group says Park Service needs better science
Outside advisers recommend an in-house team of researchers and improved park monitoring; retirees accuse agency of stalling release.
Management
Federal employee unions upset at their candidate’s loss
Groups vow to work with both sides and urge President Bush to rethink his management initiatives.
Management
How FEMA delivered Florida for Bush
The emergency management agency came through, with Election Day a breath away.
Management