Management
OMB to let agencies privatize offices for 2003 target
Agencies may privatize some operations in fiscal 2003 to comply with a Bush administration mandate to open federal jobs to the private sector, an Office of Management and Budget official said Thursday.
Pay & Benefits
TSP board fires, sues computer modernization firm
The Thrift Savings Plan board on Tuesday fired the contractor that has spent four years trying to modernize the retirement savings program’s computer system.
Management
Army has fewer contractors but they cost more, study shows
The Army employs a smaller contractor workforce than previous Defense Department studies have found, but contractors who work for the Army cost more than was previously thought, according to preliminary data from an Army study.
Management
Bush’s point man on e-gov calls for simpler systems
The Bush administration’s point man for electronic government said Thursday he is taking aim at complex and scattered federal information technology systems.
Management
OMB centralizes control of management issues
In a departure from recent practice, top Office of Management and Budget officials are playing a central role in developing and implementing a strategy for managing the federal government.
Management
Bush unveils plan for federal management reform
President Bush released a plan for putting in place his management reform agenda on Wednesday, reinstating the President’s Management Council and directing agency heads to designate chief operating officers who will be responsible for overall management at each agency.
Pay & Benefits
Tech workers will be guinea pigs for civil service changes
A House lawmaker on July 31 will unveil legislation to change some rules for recruiting and retaining federal technology and procurement specialists.
Management
Retired officers say outsourcing bill threatens national security
Legislation allowing federal employees to compete for virtually all government contracts would cause “irreparable harm” to national security, according to 12 retired senior military officers.
Management
Pentagon IG says Air Force should redo A-76 competition
A public-private job competition at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas was so riddled with errors that the Air Force should consider holding a new competition, the Pentagon inspector general has concluded.
Management