Management

Bush says feds will take leading role in airport security

Federal employees will lead an effort to supervise contractors and tighten security at airports across the country, President Bush said Thursday.

Management

OMB releases first round of 2001 FAIR Act lists

More than 200,000 federal jobs could be performed in the private sector under the 1998 Federal Activities and Inventory Reform Act, according to the first round of 2001 job inventories released Wednesday.

Management

House scraps Pentagon job competition provisions

The House removed a series of measures in the Defense authorization bill on Tuesday that would have limited outsourcing and allowed Defense employees to compete for work that is traditionally reserved for contractors.

Management

Airport security won’t be turned over to the government yet

The Bush administration is not yet ready to turn airport security over to the federal government, Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta told Congress on Thursday.

Management

Defense Department will continue job competitions

The Defense Department will put thousands of its jobs up for competition with private firms even as it leads a potential war against international terrorism, Office of Management and Budget Deputy Director Sean O’Keefe said Tuesday.

Management

Bush proposal would help agencies avoid job competitions

Federal agencies would have vast new authority to outsource work without giving civil servants a chance to compete for their jobs under a proposal being developed by the Bush administration.