Defense
House, Senate eye deal to pass troubled Army Corps measure
Bill authorizing billions of dollars in new projects has been given new life in lame-duck session.
Management
BlackBerry Jam
How wireless e-mail devices are taking over the lives of some federal executives.
Defense
GAO: Postal Service needs comprehensive plan for physical security
While security has improved at many sites, agency lacks solutions for core centers, auditors say.
Management
Agencies speed up financial reporting
Most hand in statements nearly three months earlier than last year.
Management
Agencies seek to improve job satisfaction rankings
Leadership, managing employee skills rank among most influential factors.
Defense
Ex-Boeing CFO pleads guilty in Air Force procurement scandal
Michael Sears acknowledges he illegally helped ex-Air Force procurement official Darleen Druyun get a job with defense contractor.
Tech
FDA supports radio-frequency identification on drug labels
Manufacturers would use small transmitters to reduce counterfeiting, theft and tampering.
Management
Omnibus negotiations pick up as lawmakers seek a deal
Lawmakers try to avoid extending lame-duck session.
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Outdated systems and confidentiality restrictions prevent easy fixes to financial management problems.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