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

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.