Management
Public spends more time on paperwork in 2002
Americans spent more time filling out government-related paperwork in 2002 than in 2001, despite agency efforts to simplify forms, the Office of Management and Budget said Friday.
Management
OPM launches program to diversify senior executive corps
To help increase diversity in the Senior Executive Service, the Office of Personnel Management has created a new program to help develop a more diverse pool of candidates for positions in the government’s top management corps.
Management
Diplomats give Powell high marks after two years
Secretary of State Colin Powell is fulfilling his promise to revitalize the State Department after decades of management neglect at the department, a council of current and former diplomats say in a new report.
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Some contractors would be exempt from oversight under proposal
Certain federal contractors would no longer have to follow key oversight and accounting rules on contracts worth up to $200 million under legislation being drafted by the chairman of the House Government Reform Committee.
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Lawmakers oppose Bush’s pay-for-performance fund
Lawmakers from both parties said Tuesday they would oppose a Bush administration proposal to create a $500 million fund for performance-based pay raises for federal employees this year.
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Congress in eclipse as power shifts to executive branch
In everything from the war on Iraq and homeland security to energy policy, President Bush and the leading members of his administration have become the dominant players in Washington, at the expense of members of Congress.
Management
Agencies kick off historic preservation drive
Officials from dozens of federal agencies gathered in Washington Wednesday to launch a drive to preserve more historic federal property.
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