Management
Congress set to back measure to keep agencies open in new fiscal year
Approach would require lame-duck session after elections to finalize fiscal 2005 agency budgets.
Defense
VA to boost mental-health services for returning troops
More soliders may suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder and amputation, says Principi.
Management
SEC urged to flesh out performance goals
Lawmaker finds regulatory agency’s five-year strategic plan low on substance.
Management
Oceans agency may win independent status
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration would become independent within Commerce Department under Senate bill.
Management
Protest of Iraq security contract denied
Security services firm Dyncorp took issue with controversial $293 million award to British company.
Management
Homeland Security unit freezes spending until end of fiscal year
Order temporarily limits purchases and travel in three of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement bureau’s offices.
Defense
Task force to investigate Navy and Army academies
In the wake of an Air Force Academy report, the congressionally mandated task force will make recommendations in a year.
Defense
E-mails prompt requests for probe of Air Force secretary
Air Force official allegedly made promises in exchange for OMB support of a controversial proposal to lease 100 Boeing tankers.
Management
Los Alamos director expects operations to resume next month
University of California advisory panel urges school to bid to continue to operating Energy facilities.
Management
House votes to curtail job competitions
Lawmakers support a House member in his second attempt to force the Bush administration back to the drawing board.
Tech
Citizen satisfaction with some federal Web sites lags
Panelists say improving sites can save agencies money.
Management
System Failure
Prewar management decisions and postwar miscalculations contributed to abuses at Abu Ghraib prison.
Management
EEOC awards $4.9 million contract for customer service center
Choice of Virginia contractor stirs criticism.
Management
Social Security, union clash over sexual orientation contract provisions
Union claims agency seeks to remove provisions allowing gays and lesbians to file grievances alleging discrimination.
Management