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.
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