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
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