Management

OMB orders agencies to reduce contract bundling

The Bush administration Wednesday told federal procurement officials to cut back on bundling contracts, saying the practice makes it difficult for small businesses to compete for federal dollars.

Management

OPM announces internal restructuring plan

The Office of Personnel Management may need to hire more staff, not cut staff, as part of a reorganization aimed at making the office a better central human resources agency for the government, a senior OPM official said Wednesday.

Management

OMB ignores Congress, may bypass printing office

Ignoring a congressional mandate to use the Government Printing Office, President Bush’s budget director this week announced that private contractors may print the fiscal 2004 budget.

Management

Army plan to outsource soldiers’ jobs will increase costs

An Army plan to outsource the jobs of nearly 60,000 military personnel will not save any money, but is necessary to move soldiers into warfighting positions, according to Army officials.

Management

Military depots can’t tell how much work they outsource

Military depots do a poor job of tracking how much work they contract out, according to a new General Accounting Office report.