Management
Civilian agencies denounce new job competition deadlines
The Bush administration’s overhaul of federal outsourcing rules is drawing fire from civilian agencies that believe it sets unrealistic time frames and could sap resources from other White House management initiatives.
Management
Investigators probe theft of Defense medical records
Federal investigators are trying to find the thieves who stole computer equipment and medical records from a military contractor’s offices in mid-December.
Management
Printing office cuts price, wins bid to handle 2004 budget
OMB has picked the Government Printing Office to print the fiscal 2004 budget after threatening to contract out the job if the printing office couldn’t underbid private contractors.
Management
Recent Bush initiatives raise issue of lower morale
A series of recent decisions regarding pay, benefits and union rights have soured President Bush’s relationship with federal labor leaders and many of the people they represent. But the damage is not necessarily permanent.
Management
FAA says air traffic control not ‘inherently governmental’
The Transportation Department has decided its air traffic control operations are no longer inherently governmental work, a move that could lead to eventual outsourcing of such operations.
Management
GPO offers to cut cost of printing budget document
The Government Printing Office has offered to cut the cost of printing the federal budget by 23 percent to prevent the Bush administration from contracting out the job.
Management
Defense 'transformation' bill could include civil service overhaul
The Defense Department is crafting legislation that could provide wide-ranging flexibility in personnel and management rules, similar to authority enjoyed by the Homeland Security Department.
Management