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
CIA effort to beef up recruiting begins to pay off
The CIA’s accelerated efforts to hire spies and analysts since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are starting to show results.
Management
Report spawns rethinking about NASA's reliance on contractors
The report on the space shuttle Columbia disaster is raising serious questions about NASA's heavy reliance on contractors to perform its mission.
Management
EEOC scorecard to rate agencies’ anti-discrimination efforts
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will rate agencies’ anti-discrimination efforts using a scorecard as part of a broader plan to hold agencies more accountable for discrimination in the federal workplace, EEOC officials announced Tuesday.
Management
Longtime AFGE member elected to lead union
Delegates of the American Federation of Government Employees, the largest federal employee union, elected a new president Wednesday night, ousting two-term president Bobby Harnage.
Management