Management
Shift to moon-Mars focus affects 2,680 NASA jobs
About 15 percent of civil service workforce will be transferred or paid to leave by end of fiscal 2006.
Management
Government Reform Committee backs federal program reviews
Bill gives OMB the authority to decide how to conduct reviews.
Tech
Homeland security tech grants could total $11 billion
More dollars proposed for border and port security and mass transportation systems over the next five years.
Management
Bolstering Buyers
Federal procurement chief David Safavian wants to give the acquisition workforce a shot in the arm.
Tech
Human resources standardization project moves forward
New business centers will lead to centralization of agencies’ HR functions.
Tech
OMB optimistic about e-gov and cybersecurity progress
Two new reports describe achievements over past year.
Management
Bush elevates career EPA official to top job
Stephen Johnson had been serving as acting head of the agency.
Tech
OMB issues new charge card guidance
Draft guidance creates standardizes government policies and regulations to head off abuse and fraud.
Management
Witnesses spar over FDA's effectiveness on drug safety
FDA Acting Deputy Commissioner for Operations Janet Woodcock said agency officials already spend half their time on safety issues.
Management
OPM employees sustain first competitive sourcing loss
Small business wins $16.8 million contract for administrative work.
Tech
Lost charge card data raises ire of Senate leader
Susan Collins questions heads of Bank of America and GSA about loss of government workers’ personal information.
Management
Education urged to step up oversight of for-profit schools
Agency's deputy inspector general acknowledges investigations have declined in recent years.
Management
Lawmakers ask White House to flesh out grants consolidation plan
Plan would force HUD to cede control of major community development program
Defense
Sandia nuke lab understated security risks, report finds
NNSA report found that Sandia National Laboratories played down the public's risk from its nuclear reactors.
Management
Social Security Administration dipping into politics, report says
Democrats accuse Bush administration of using agency to push its privatization agenda.
Management
Senate appropriations reorganization could come this week
Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran, R-Miss., considering modified version of House plan to restructure subcommittees.
Management