Management

OPM nominee favors giving agencies pay flexibilities

President Bush’s pick to head the Office of Personnel Management said Thursday that she favors giving agencies pay flexibilities, but stopped short of endorsing military-civilian pay parity.

Management

OMB deputy says performance-based budgeting is top priority

President Bush’s chief management priority is to link the performance goals of federal programs to agency budgets, a top administration official said Tuesday.

Management

Bush won’t seek civil service reform this year

The Bush administration will not seek legislation this year to improve the civil service system, as proposed by President Bush in his fiscal 2002 budget, Office of Management and Budget spokesman Chris Ullman said Thursday.