Management
Agencies' job competition ratings well-earned, analysts say
A jump in ratings on the competitive sourcing portion of the Office of Management and Budget's latest traffic-light scorecard likely reflects real headway on the initiative, rather than political maneuvering, according to several analysts.
Management
Hill negotiators agree to revamp job competition process
Members of a House-Senate conference committee have agreed on a measure that would make it easier for federal employees to compete against private firms for their jobs.
Management
Curb on Justice job competitions draws veto threat
Legislation that would protect hundreds of Justice Department employees from possible outsourcing earned a veto threat from the White House this week.
Defense
Unions blast Defense personnel overhaul, back Homeland effort
House-approved legislation to overhaul the civil service system at the Defense Department is drawing fire from federal employee representatives, even as they praise the process of implementing similar legislation at the Homeland Security Department.
Defense
Defense accused of flouting travel rules and wasting millions
Defense Department employees milked taxpayers for tens of millions of dollars by purchasing thousands of unauthorized or unjustified premium class travel tickets, witnesses told lawmakers Thursday afternoon.
Management
Agencies move out of red zone on job competitions
Nearly half of federal agencies evaluated on OMB's latest traffic light-style management scorecard earned yellow ratings for competitive sourcing, a marked contrast from six months ago, when all agencies got red marks in that area.
Management