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
Experts offer advice on picking up the appointments pace
As many of President Bush's appointees continue to languish in the nominations process, a half-dozen experts offer their advice on how to speed things up.
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