Management
Clean government audit remains elusive
Financial management problems at the Pentagon continue to prevent the federal government from earning a passing audit.
Management
Industry representatives, union weigh in on job competition protest
Attorneys representing a government contractor and the Forest Service are pushing GAO to dismiss a job competition protest filed last week by a federal employee union.
Management
Lawmakers call for five-year program reviews
House lawmakers on Wednesday will introduce legislation amending the 1993 Government Performance and Results Act to require regular evaluations of all federal programs.
Management
OMB pressed to clarify rules on job competition appeals
An industry group wants OMB to clarify its policy on who can represent federal employees in agency-level appeals of outsourcing decisions.
Management
Proposed acquisition policy favors contractors, critics say
An interagency council is considering a change to federal procurement rules that critics say would give contractors preferential treatment over federal employees.
Management
NIH tries to balance scientists' interests with taxpayer interests
A recent congressional hearing on NIH exposed a conflict that pits taxpayer-funded scientists' interest in making discoveries against the taxpayers' desire for near-term therapies and ethical restraints on research.
Defense