Management

Agencies' management grades continue to improve

Agencies continue to inch their way to green on OMB's traffic-light management scorecard, administration officials said Thursday.

Defense

Cyber alert system debuts as super worm spreads

While a virulent new computer worm spread around the Internet, the Homeland Security Department on Wednesday unveiled a cyber alert system to send e-mail warnings of such threats.

Management

Energy to open more nuclear lab contracts to competition

The Energy Department plans to place four more nuclear facility management contracts up for bids, officials said Tuesday.

Management

Bush on the bureaucracy: Mixed signals

President Bush offered praise for federal employees and plans for expanded federal programs in his State of the Union address, but also urged limits on the size of government and discretionary spending.