Management

Investigators probe theft of Defense medical records

Federal investigators are trying to find the thieves who stole computer equipment and medical records from a military contractor’s offices in mid-December.

Management

Printing office cuts price, wins bid to handle 2004 budget

OMB has picked the Government Printing Office to print the fiscal 2004 budget after threatening to contract out the job if the printing office couldn’t underbid private contractors.

Management

Recent Bush initiatives raise issue of lower morale

A series of recent decisions regarding pay, benefits and union rights have soured President Bush’s relationship with federal labor leaders and many of the people they represent. But the damage is not necessarily permanent.

Management

Lawmakers blast Army privatization plan

Management

FAA says air traffic control not ‘inherently governmental’

The Transportation Department has decided its air traffic control operations are no longer inherently governmental work, a move that could lead to eventual outsourcing of such operations.

Management

GPO offers to cut cost of printing budget document

The Government Printing Office has offered to cut the cost of printing the federal budget by 23 percent to prevent the Bush administration from contracting out the job.

Management

Defense 'transformation' bill could include civil service overhaul

The Defense Department is crafting legislation that could provide wide-ranging flexibility in personnel and management rules, similar to authority enjoyed by the Homeland Security Department.

Management

White House pondered longer job competition deadlines

The White House considered giving agencies much more time to complete public-private job competitions before choosing a 12-month deadline.

Management

OMB releases second round of FAIR Act lists

Management

Postal Service delivers improved financial news

What originally looked like another horrible year for the Postal Service turned into a not-so-bad one. Though the agency lost $676 million in fiscal 2002, that figure is far better than the $1.35 billion in losses originally predicted at the beginning of the year.