Management
Bush official backs off pledge to cut 40,000 managers
The Bush administration is not going to force agencies to eliminate 40,000 management positions, as President Bush proposed during his campaign, according to OMB Director Mitch Daniels.
Management
Federal acquisition workforce ill-equipped for procurement reforms
The federal acquisition workforce lacks the skills and training to take full advantage of procurement innovations and reforms begun in the early to mid-1990s, according to experts who testified on Capitol Hill Tuesday.
Management
Drop in projected retirements puts Bush management cuts at risk
President Bush’s campaign promise to eliminate 40,000 federal management positions over eight years will be harder to achieve than administration officials originally expected.
Management
Lobbying campaign against federal prison firm heats up
Business lobbyists and federal managers are joining forces to attack the system that gives a federal prison labor firm advantages in contracting with agencies.
Management
Key Bush nominees outline management challenges
Lawmakers on Thursday questioned two nominees for senior government operations positions in the Bush administration about performance-based service contracts, outsourcing and other management issues.
Management