Management
OMB appoints technology czar
Office of Management and Budget Director Mitch Daniels has appointed Mark Forman, a vice president for e-business at Unisys Corp., to the newly created position of associate director for information technology and e-government.
Management
Managers say agencies are still not using Results Act
Federal agencies have gained little ground in the effort to manage for results, according to a survey of managers and supervisors conducted by the General Accounting Office.
Management
Outsourcing panel told to scrap Circular A-76
A special panel on federal contracting issues should work to eliminate OMB Circular A-76, witnesses said at the panel’s inaugural public hearing Monday.
Management
Definition of 'inherently governmental' could change
A high-level panel reviewing federal outsourcing policy is working to better define when and why federal jobs can be considered inherently governmental, Comptroller General David Walker said in an interview this week.
Management
Pentagon acquisition boss moves to help contractors
The Defense Department will no longer force contractors to shoulder part of the cost of Pentagon research and development projects, Pete Aldridge, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, said Wednesday.
Management
Mismanagement 'shocking,' says outgoing Senate panel chair
Sen. Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., Tuesday issued a comprehensive report detailing management problems in the government as a whole and at individual agencies, imploring the Bush administration to address the situation.
Management
FEMA director has a tough act to follow
The new head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has the unenviable task of filling the waders of James Lee Witt, who was often on the scene wherever floods and other natural disasters struck.
Management