Management
Most agencies receive clean financial audits
A record 21 federal agencies received clean financial audits for fiscal 2002, a sign that federal accounting operations are improving, the Office of Management and Budget announced Thursday.
Management
Bill would stop FAA job competition
A public-private job competition involving 2,700 Federal Aviation Administration employees would grind to a halt under legislation to be introduced by Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J.
Management
Spy agency busts union
In the latest Bush administration move to rankle federal union leaders, the head of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency on Thursday revoked collective bargaining rights from the agency’s employees.
Tech
Coast Guard says budget request will delay Deepwater
A project to upgrade the Coast Guard’s aging fleet will fall behind schedule if it does not receive more than the $500 million slated for it in the president’s 2004 budget request, a Coast Guard spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Management
Shuttle disaster came amid privatization debate
NASA was considering several alternatives for privatizing the space shuttle fleet—including shifting full ownership of the $3.2 billion program to private contractors—when the space shuttle Columbia disintegrated on Saturday.
Management
Agencies slow to move from red to green in OMB performance ratings
Office of Management and Budget Director Mitch Daniels said Thursday that federal agencies are making slow but steady progress in improving the performance of their programs.
Management
OMB: Agencies fail to track program results
More than half of 234 federal programs analyzed by the Office of Management and Budget can’t show results for the dollars they spend.
Defense