Affirmative action rulings unlikely to impact military academies’ policies

• Amelia Gruber
• July 3, 2003

Patent office to roll out electronic application format

• National Journal
• July 2, 2003

VA halts all competitive sourcing studies pending ruling

The Veterans Affairs Department has halted all public-private job competitions over concerns that the program could violate federal law, putting one of the biggest competitive sourcing programs in government on hold.

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• July 2, 2003

OMB to brief appropriators about federal program ratings

• Amelia Gruber
• July 2, 2003

Judge orders partial Internet blackout at Interior

The Interior Department this week has disconnected computer systems from the Internet for the second time in two years amid a federal judge’s concerns about computer security for Native Americans’ financial records.

• Brian Friel
• July 2, 2003

Appointees, civil servants share secrets to a good relationship

• Amelia Gruber
• July 2, 2003

Officials tout benefits of IT accessibility rules

• Maureen Sirhal
• July 1, 2003

At DHS, the Bush team and unions are actually getting along

Federal unions and officials at the new Homeland Security Department are doing a surprising thing: They’re getting along.

• Brian Friel
• July 1, 2003

Report says Justice Department's antiterror dragnet haphazard

• Siobhan Gorman
• July 1, 2003

Census employees win job competition; other feds lose

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• July 1, 2003

GSA advises agencies to start e-Travel system migration plans

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• June 30, 2003

Agencies need to share resources, look beyond own performance, analysts say

• Amelia Gruber
• June 30, 2003

Forest Service considers competing more than 10,000 jobs

The Forest Service is weighing plans to let private contractors compete for the jobs of more than 10,000 employees, including those in its wildfire program, to meet White House competitive sourcing goals.

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• June 29, 2003

Pentagon says procurement restrictions could pose security risk

• National Journal
• June 27, 2003

GAO: Defense needs backup plans for contractors in crisis

• Amelia Gruber
• June 27, 2003

Senate confirms Bolten as OMB director

• Congress Daily
• June 27, 2003

Lawmakers target job competitions at two agencies

Members of Congress launched fresh efforts to halt public-private job competitions at the Agriculture Department and National Park Service Thursday, as Bush administration officials tried to fend off congressional assaults on the competitive sourcing initiative.

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• June 26, 2003

NASA consolidates financial management

• Amelia Gruber
• June 26, 2003

EPA deputy administrator resigns

• Congress Daily
• June 26, 2003

House panel grants Amtrak three-year extension

• Michael Posner
• June 26, 2003