Management

Management scorecard still in the red

Defense

Defense contractors slide into homeland security business

Large, traditional defense contractors have easily remade themselves to be homeland security providers since the September 2001 terrorist attacks. But none appear to have made drastic changes that would redefine their core businesses.

Management

GAO: Find out why new federal employees quit

Federal agencies should interview employees who quit to find out why they’re leaving, a new General Accounting Office report suggests.

Tech

Administration has hits, misses in implementing management agenda

The administration's ambitious plan to expand electronic government is meeting bureaucratic resistance on Capitol Hill.

Defense

House panel approves overhaul of Defense personnel system

The House Government Reform Committee approved legislation late Wednesday that would overhaul the civilian personnel system at the Department of Defense, as well as give broad personnel flexibilities to NASA and the Securities and Exchange Commission.