Management

Army renews effort to count contractors

In what amounts to a sweeping indictment of the downsizing strategy pursued by the Army in the 1990s, Army Secretary Thomas White has said contractor employees should not be off-limits to downsizing initiatives and has revived a controversial Army effort to count its contractor workforce.

Management

House votes to replace INS with two new agencies

The House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to abolish the Immigration and Naturalization Service and replace it with two new agencies in the Justice Department.

Management

HHS effort to consolidate operations met with skepticism

Participants in a Senate hearing Thursday questioned whether consolidating several public affairs offices within the Health and Human Services Department would improve communication on bioterrorism between the government and the public.

Management

Bush to nominate management deputy

Management

Pentagon retools plans to privatize utilities at military bases

The Defense Department is retooling its plans to privatize utilities at military bases across the country after initial attempts to turn the systems over to contractors failed.