Management

Legislation would force agencies to track costs of operations

The Bush administration wants agencies to account for the full costs of their programs, providing new information that should help managers decide if an in-house function should be subject to competition from the private sector.

Management

Administration plans first ‘results-based organization’

The Bush administration has given a new name—and new life—to a Clinton administration proposal to let federal managers run their offices more like private businesses.

Management

OMB orders agencies to submit plans for flattening management

The Office of Management and Budget wants to know how many employees each federal manager oversees as part of a Bush administration effort to cut 40,000 management jobs.

Management

House panel chides agencies for poor financial management

Leaders from the three federal agencies with the worst records in financial management took their lumps Tuesday during a series of hearings before a House Government Reform Subcommittee.

Management

Postal Board raises rates again

Management

IRS phone service improves slightly

Management

OMB Bulletin on Workforce Planning 5/8/01

OMB's directive on workforce planning, May 8, 2001

Management

Federal regulations pay off, OMB report says

The benefits of federal regulations tend to outweigh their costs, according to a draft report by the Office of Management and Budget.