Management
Hawk or Dove
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales balances tough action with an amiable management style.
Management
Bolten said to have stayed the course as OMB director
Most of the major management initiatives in place at OMB started with his predecessor.
Management
Group proposes agency to review public works funding
Establishment of an impartial, federally funded body to evaluate projects would limit the role of politics in the investment process, commission says.
Management
Card resigns as top White House aide; OMB chief to take over
Andrew Card leaves post as chief of staff after more than five years; Joshua Bolten named to succeed him.
Management
Defense Department names new procurement chief
Shay Assad, a Marine Corps official with significant experience in the private sector, will step in next month.
Defense
Auction of Cunningham’s loot brings almost $100,000
But proceeds will not count toward $3.65 million in back taxes and penalties owed by former legislator who admitted taking bribes from defense contractors.
Management
Report: IRS plan to close service centers based on faulty data
Agency pledges to improve accuracy; will not shut any service facilities this year.
Management
Lobbyists seek to broker deals with agencies
Even former FEMA director Michael Brown is in on the business of helping contractors sell products to the government.
Management
Proposed EEOC budget cut draws congressional scrutiny
Letter to appropriators expresses concern that $4.2 million cut in the agency’s budget would cause backlog of complaints to grow.
Management
Five federal employees win public service awards
Contributions to aviation safety, equal opportunity employment, courts, youth science programs and performance-based pay win praise.
Management
Panel’s overhaul of earmark practices appears to have an effect
Appropriators are reporting a large reduction in earmark requests for fiscal 2007.
Management
Army denies employee appeal of Walter Reed outsourcing
Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, D-D.C., says she is working to prevent contract for base operations work from being signed.
Tech
Firm wins contracts to help business consolidation effort
General Services Administration awards three $500,000 contracts to SiloSmashers of Fairfax, Va.
Defense
Homeland Security management chief resigns
Janet Hale wins praise from DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff for integrating the 22 agencies that formed the department.
Management
Looser limits on tax preparers’ sharing of data proposed
Hearing on the controversial proposal is scheduled for early next month.
Tech
IRS gives teleworkers high-speed access to networks
Previous systems only allowed access through a dial-up connection.
Management
Contractor group pushes state, local access to GSA schedules
Proposal would let lower levels of government use pre-negotiated homeland security contracts.
Defense
Pentagon to streamline process for buying business systems
Pilot program will be announced in next few months, Defense official says.
Management