Management
Immigration services job competition moves forward
Recent protests by lawmakers and an array of interest groups have not changed the Homeland Security Department’s plans to put immigration services jobs up for competition within the next 10 months, according to a department spokesman.
Management
House rejects OMB’s job competition revisions
The House on Tuesday night passed an $89.3 billion budget bill that includes language unraveling the Office of Management and Budget’s latest revisions to rules on public-private job competitions.
Management
White House threatens veto over proposed A-76 amendments
President Bush will likely veto the $90 billion 2004 Transportation-Treasury appropriations bill if the final version includes language impeding his administration’s competitive sourcing initiative, the Office of Management and Budget said Thursday.
Management
Contractor workforce grows as civil service shrinks
The government’s “shadow workforce” of contractors grew by 727,000 positions between 1999 and 2002, while the civil service got smaller, according to a new estimate by the Brookings Institution.
Tech
Bush selects career civil servant as new e-gov leader
President Bush on Wednesday announced that he plans to nominate Karen Evans, the Energy Department’s chief information officer, as the federal government’s technology chief.
Defense
Air marshals depart TSA, join law enforcement bureau
Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge announced Tuesday that the federal air marshals program will move from the Transportation Security Administration to the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Defense