Management
Iraq reconstruction failures tied to contracting breakdowns
As the longest-serving members of project teams, contractors often run the show in Iraq, author of new book says.
Tech
GSA finalizes merger of contracting organizations
Amount of authority the consolidated acquisition office will have over regional offices is not settled.
Management
New government report card coming in late 2007
Nonprofit group aims to measure workforce quality, leadership and public support.
Management
Army Corps competition for IT work strains staff
Some information management offices have lost more than a third of their employees since public-private contest began.
Tech
Working group to study online procurement
Group will review agencies that use "creative" buying services, and issue a best practices guide.
Defense
Bush, lawmakers at odds over qualifications for FEMA chief
Bush says he may not abide by appropriations measure's requirement that emergency management chief have at least five years of related experience.
Management
Forum discussion probes contracting challenges
Attendees recommend replacing “acquisition” with “purchasing” to make jobs sound more appealing.
Management
White House chief's notebook raises question: What's a 'record'?
Former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card sought to circumvent Presidential Records Act by keeping key personnel information in blue spiral notebook he bought himself.
Defense
Park Service deputy chief resigns
Donald Murphy is central figure in case of fired Park Police Chief Teresa Chambers.
Tech
Advocacy group puts federal spending search tool online
Launch of FedSpending.org provides new insight into contract and grant spending, raises questions on focus of upcoming government site.
Tech
GSA launches governmentwide property sales site
Web site will consolidate agencies’ efforts to unload unwanted assets.
Defense
Privacy groups rap DHS plan to limit access to clearance information
Proposal could make half of data gathered during background investigations off-limits to applicants, one opponent says.
Defense
Agencies say most Iraq contracts competitively bid
GAO review finds some errors in documenting the procurement process and reporting to Congress.
Tech
GSA probe of regional contracting shops finds few problems
Agency continues to differ with the Defense Department on interpretations of law on spending contract funds.
Tech
Agency launches anti-drug ads on video-sharing site
Potential for reducing drug use remains unclear; online ads run risk of prompting parodies.
Tech
DHS pulls back $5 million from communications project
Disaster management systems are being consolidated to save money, department spokesman says.
Management
EEOC raises visibility of initiative to hire more disabled
Program seeks to stem a decrease in representation of the severely disabled in the federal workforce.
Defense
TSA advised to strengthen emergency operations plan
Inspector general also calls on FEMA to beef up oversight of agencies’ contingency preparations.
Defense