Management
A-76 competitions may not hurt federal workers’ pay
The public-private competition process may not cause cuts in pay and benefits for federal workers, according to a new General Accounting Office report.
Management
Agencies submit annual performance plans to Congress
On Monday, federal agencies submitted to Congress their annual performance plans for fiscal 2002, outlining how they will meet the Bush administration’s goals of flattening the federal hierarchy while beefing up performance-based contracting.
Management
Bush to link agencies' budgets to performance in 2003
The Bush administration has mandated that agencies use performance-based budgeting on selected programs in the fiscal 2003 budget cycle, according to the 2002 budget unveiled Monday.
Management
Bush budget calls for 3.6 percent federal pay raise
President Bush has proposed a 3.6 percent pay raise for civilian federal employees next year, according to the administration’s full budget, released Monday.
Management
OMB directive may lead to more federal outsourcing
The Office of Management and Budget has ordered agencies to submit lists of jobs considered “inherently governmental” with their 2001 FAIR Act inventories--a move that could lead to more outsourcing.
Management
Agencies eye privatizing jobs to meet OMB goal
As agencies seek to meet a Bush administration mandate to put thousands of jobs up for competition with private firms, many are considering simply converting some of their jobs to contract positions without competitions.
Management
Senators to Bush: Get tough on high-risk problems
Two prominent Republican senators want the Bush administration to tell agencies to get serious about resolving the government’s toughest management challenges.
Management
Scholars want AID folded into State Department
The Agency for International Development should be folded into the State Department, two scholars recommend in this month’s Foreign Service Journal.
Management
Bush team moves to overturn contractor 'blacklisting' rules
Two rules will be issued Tuesday that portend the demise of controversial contractor ethics regulations issued at the end of the Clinton administration.
Management