Management

More outsiders needed for mid-level government jobs, report says

The government must hire more mid-career professionals from the private sector to avoid a major gap in skills between the middle and senior levels of the federal workforce, according to a new report from a nonprofit group.

Management

Management, not technology, is the problem, OMB says

An Office of Management and Budget official says that achieving the Bush administration's e-government goals is more a challenge of management than technology.

Management

Bush management scorecard gets a green light

Legislators and government officials gave the Bush administration's “traffic light” management scorecard a green light at a House subcommittee hearing Friday.

Management

Report stresses management’s role in boosting cybersecurity

The Bush administration has pledged to ensure that cybersecurity is a management priority and will devote extra funding to plug the government’s IT security holes, according to a report released Wednesday by the Office of Management and Budget.

Management

Panel to revisit ‘quiet crisis’ in the public service

Former Federal Reserve Board Chairman Paul Volcker is heading up a sequel to the commission that uncovered a "quiet crisis" in the civil service 12 years ago.