Reauthorization of Defense procurement bill delayed

• Margo MacFarland
• March 20, 2003

USDA chief says administration may seek new meat inspection powers

• Congress Daily
• March 20, 2003

OMB weighs changes to job competition process

The Bush administration is contemplating wide-ranging changes to rules that allow federal jobs to be directly outsourced to private companies, Office of Federal Procurement Policy Administrator Angela Styles told a Senate panel on Wednesday.

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• March 19, 2003

Lawmakers grill HHS secretary about proposed budget

• Congress Daily
• March 19, 2003

Defense could use new 'best value' competition method under proposal

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• March 18, 2003

IRS nominee pledges to step up enforcement, modernization

• Margo MacFarland
• March 18, 2003

Agencies fail to report on contract bundling

• Matthew Weinstock
• March 18, 2003

Legislators want to accelerate Deepwater, but observers are skeptical

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• March 17, 2003

NASA could resume space flight in fall

• Congress Daily
• March 14, 2003

Defense pushes for more flexibility to manage civilian employees

• Amelia Gruber
• March 14, 2003

House panel orders cuts in benefits spending, pushes pay parity

The budget resolution passed by the House Budget Committee on Thursday proposed a $39.46 billion cut in spending on federal benefits programs over the next 10 years. The House panel also approved a provision supporting military-civilian pay parity.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• March 13, 2003

Education officials tout financial management achievements

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• March 12, 2003

Former Los Alamos officials deny accusations of mismanagement

• Amelia Gruber
• March 12, 2003

Davis seeks to put reorganization on fast track

President Bush needs the flexibility to reorganize federal agencies as the nation faces the prospect of war and security threats loom, House Government Reform Committee Chairman Tom Davis, R-Va., said Monday.

• Maureen Sirhal
• March 10, 2003

Columbia investigators focus on NASA contracting

• March 7, 2003

VA moves to outsource property management jobs

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• March 7, 2003

Report backs overhaul of executive pay, evaluation systems

• Kellie Lunney
• March 6, 2003

Three former officials call for fewer political appointees

Three former political appointees told House lawmakers Thursday that reducing the number of appointees would help the government run more efficiently and improve the morale of career civil servants.

• Amelia Gruber
• March 6, 2003

House Democrats attack OMB job competition program

• Jason Peckenpaugh
• March 5, 2003

Senate panel votes to let Postal Service keep retirement plan surplus

• Michael Posner
• March 5, 2003