Management

Printing office predicts layoffs if monopoly ends

The Government Printing Office would have to lay off 1,500 of its 3,000 employees if executive branch departments stop using the agency’s printing services, GPO officials said recently in response to a Bush administration effort to end the office’s monopoly on government printing.

Management

Postal Service woes ignite lobbying battle on Capitol Hill

The Postal Service's all-but-inevitable bailout has sparked a ferocious, behind-the-scenes lobbying battle in Washington—as its competitors and corporate customers alike fight to shape postal reform legislation.

Defense

Pentagon cracks down on charge card abuse

Defense Department Comptroller Dov Zakheim Thursday announced a series of measures, including greater penalties, intended to rein in the abuse of government-issued travel and purchase cards.

Management

Lawmakers urged to make Web sites more accessible

Leaders from government and industry gathered on Capitol Hill Thursday to urge congressional offices to voluntarily make their Web sites more accessible to the disabled.