Tech
Database firm rejects TSA's pre-screening approach
ChoicePoint CEO Derek Smith says the airline passenger pre-screening system in development is too much like the controversial Terrorism Information Awareness data-mining project.
Management
Senate panel to give diploma mills the third degree
While investigating fake degree-granting institutions, GAO auditors obtained two diplomas under a Senate leader's name.
Management
VA offers plan to close hospitals, build clinics
VA Secretary Anthony Principi seeks billions of dollars for construction of outpatient facilities.
Management
OMB backs congressional effort to review programs
An Office of Management and Budget official offers qualified support for base-closing style legislation aimed at killing poor-performing programs.
Defense
Agencies set security plan for high-profile events
An interagency working group grapples with how to handle events ranging from the dedication of the World War II memorial to the national political conventions.
Management
House committee advances DHS financial accountability bill
Measure would require the creation of a chief financial officer at the Homeland Security Department.
Defense
OPM puts security clearance merger plans on ice
Agency postpones absorbing Defense unit, a move that may have speeded up the security clearance process at the Pentagon.
Management
Coast Guard weighs changes to multibillion-dollar modernization deal
The service struggles to keep pace with homeland security demands.
Management
Leading vs. Managing
There's a big difference between the two, readers said in their reactions to last week's column.
Management
OMB boasts progress in eliminating government waste
In a report to lawmakers released Tuesday, the Bush administration touted agencies' progress at spending taxpayer dollars more efficiently.
Management
Draft postal overhaul bill draws criticism from mailers
The bill would not grant the agency the broad rate-setting freedom recommended by the President's Commission on the Postal Service.
Management
Los Alamos steps up purchase card oversight
Los Alamos is taking steps to prevent purchase card fraud similar to that exposed by two whistleblowers in the fall of 2002, according to Energy Department investigators.
Management
Foodborne illnesses decline; federal role credited
Since 1996, when three agencies set up a system to track diseases transmitted through food, the incidence of such illnesses has dropped sharply.
Management
OMB procurement nominee may rethink controversial policies
David Safavian said he favors expansion of federal employees’ rights to challenge job competition decisions, and might eliminate a requirement for regular re-competitions.
Management
Senate panel votes to end diversion of patent fees
Without a whisper of dissent, the Senate Judiciary Committee endorsed Thursday a House bill that raises fees for the Patent and Trademark Office and lets the agency keep its own money.
Management
House chairman introduces procurement reform bill
Tom Davis' latest effort would boost share-in-savings contracts and set up a government-industry exchange program.
Management
Lawmakers push bill to improve charge-card shopping
Legislation is designed to help government purchase cardholders spend more wisely and get bigger discounts.
Management