Management

Patent office to begin testing examiners’ skills

The Patent and Trademark Office plans to start testing its patent examiners and managers, and will make them take refresher courses if they fail.

Management

Hundreds of weapons, laptops missing from Justice Department

Five Justice Department agencies, including the FBI, have reported hundreds of lost or stolen weapons and computers over the last few years, according to a new report.

Management

Senate confirms OMB deputy director

Defense

OMB freezes tech projects at homeland security agencies

The Office of Management and Budget has frozen funds for information technology projects at agencies slated to move to the proposed Homeland Security Department pending a White House review.