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.

Management

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.

Management

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.

Management

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.

Management

Lawmakers debate employee role in ‘fast-track’ reorganization

Lawmakers Thursday vowed to include the input of federal employees in the plan to grant the president “fast-track” authority to reorganize federal agencies.