Management

Most agencies receive clean financial audits

A record 21 federal agencies received clean financial audits for fiscal 2002, a sign that federal accounting operations are improving, the Office of Management and Budget announced Thursday.

Management

Nominee pledges to revive SEC

Management

Bill would stop FAA job competition

A public-private job competition involving 2,700 Federal Aviation Administration employees would grind to a halt under legislation to be introduced by Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J.

Tech

Agencies face 'smart card' challenges

Management

Spy agency busts union

In the latest Bush administration move to rankle federal union leaders, the head of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency on Thursday revoked collective bargaining rights from the agency’s employees.

Tech

Coast Guard says budget request will delay Deepwater

A project to upgrade the Coast Guard’s aging fleet will fall behind schedule if it does not receive more than the $500 million slated for it in the president’s 2004 budget request, a Coast Guard spokeswoman said Tuesday.

Management

Agency-by-agency budget breakdown

Management

Bush increases NASA funding in 2004