Management

Union must stop voter registration drives in federal offices

Office of Special Counsel decision is politically motivated, says American Federation of Government Employees.

Management

EEOC moves forward with plan to expedite cases

Move would affect Washington field office; union official cries foul and prepares to fight back.

Management

Appropriators gird for fight over budget enforcement

Bill would impose discretionary spending caps for five years. Appropriators want input in setting the caps.

Management

OMB chief denies White House planning steep budget cuts

Says a planning document is just "what the computer spits out to get the process started."

Defense

Defense Department lacks staff to tackle security clearance backlog

Defense Security Service investigators complain about having to adapt to OPM's case management system.

Management

Forest Service admits flaws in job competition effort

Agency has decided to hold off on initiating any new competitions this fiscal year.

Defense

Army requested company’s interrogators for Iraq prison

Interior inspector general will probe details of use of technology contract to hire interrogation services from CACI Inc.

Management

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Management

Bush administration touts savings from job competitions

OMB projects competitive sourcing initiative will save at least $1.1 billion over the next three to five years.

Management

Financial management upgrades may take years

Some agencies have been slow to move up in the Bush administration’s rankings because they’re in the midst of building new technology systems.

Management

FAA to help set up air tanker inspection program

Agreement sparks hope that the 33 large planes could be used to fight wildfires this summer.

Management

Administration decries 'insourcing' measure

White House and Defense officials are critical of a union-backed effort to force a set percentage of contractors to defend their jobs against federal employees.

Defense

Technology contract used to purchase interrogation work

A military task force used an Interior Department procurement unit to buy services using a contract designed for computer purchases.

Management

Age-based bias complaints on the rise

Annual report of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission details trends in discrimination complaint filings.

Management

Officials say recruiting efforts will offset retirement wave

The civil service is still an attractive option for job applicants, administrators say.

Management

House panel votes to require reviews of federal programs

Bill would amend the Government Performance and Results Act to mandate regular evaluations of all programs.

Management

GAO says Medicare videos violated law

Videos distributed to news stations to promote the law were not identified as coming from a government source.

Management

Management by E-Mail

A look at some federal managers' reactions to last week's column on the benefits and drawbacks of e-mail communication.