Management

Agencies tighten the link between budget and performance

Nearly 30 federal agencies were able to show a direct link between budget requests and performance plans in fiscal 2002, according to a General Accounting Office report released Thursday.

Management

Results-oriented President uses levers of power

In his first year in office, President Bush has not been shy about flexing his executive muscles and using his authority over the bureaucracy to push his agenda.

Management

Agencies to receive more money, scrutiny, OMB chief says

Under the 2003 budget plan the Bush administration will submit to Congress next month, federal program managers can expect funding increases, but also more oversight of their operations, Office of Management and Budget Director Mitch Daniels said Thursday.

Management

Experts sound off on ways to improve government management

Improving agency performance in the federal government is a difficult, long-term process, but it can be done, according to a panel of experts who gathered Friday to discuss President Bush’s management agenda.