Management

Senators urge repeal of ethics rules for contractors

Two leading Senate Republicans have urged the General Services Administration to repeal a regulation allowing agencies to deny federal contracts to firms that have been accused of violating federal laws.

Management

CIA startup technology firm gets cautious thumbs-up

The CIA’s edgy experiment in acquiring cutting-edge technology is a qualified success, according to a review by independent business executives.

Management

Public relations firms take a second look at federal clients

With the economic slowdown hurting prospects for new high-tech and corporate clients, Washington’s public relations firms are turning to a line of business many of them once shunned: contracts from the federal government.

Management

Pentagon to seek single round of base closures

The Bush administration will seek a single round of military base closures in 2003 after a comprehensive review of all Defense Department installations, the Pentagon announced Thursday.

Defense

House panel laments military procurement squeeze

Management

Agencies’ performance reports fall short of expectations

The most recent round of performance reports by federal agencies still don’t provide an adequate picture of how the government is performing, according to Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee