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
Defense and VA urged to share more healthcare resources
Departments are already working on a joint system to provide mental health services by videoconferencing.
Tech
GSA releases guidelines on telework
Guidance designed to encourage continued growth in the number of federal employees who work away from the office.
Management
TSP officials say few plan members fell for ‘phishing’ scam
Grammatical errors in phony e-mail asking participants to divulge personal information aroused suspicion.
Management
Report: Poor planning hurt hurricane contracting
Advance preparation and more contract oversight are needed to prevent waste, GAO reviewers conclude.
Management
Line-item veto power found to have minimal effect on spending
Despite advocacy for veto power, presidents rarely use their rescission authority, CBO official says.
Defense
House panel approves DHS management changes
Members hold off on considering merger of ICE and CBP, stronger protections for homeland security whistleblowers.
Management
Flood insurance program added to high-risk list
Claims from last year’s hurricanes could total $23 billion -- much more than total payments since program was created in 1968.
Defense
Defense business agency meets three-quarters of goals
Transformation agency officials say missed milestones were anticipated and will be addressed by the end of the fiscal year.
Management
Reviews do little to reduce paperwork burden, GAO finds
Reviews conducted by chief information officers to certify information collected from the public are generally "pro forma" exercises, GAO official testifies.
Management
FISMA Fizzles
A law meant to boost federal cybersecurity might be pressuring agencies to shuffle paper instead.
Management
Justice employees win competition for their jobs
But winning proposal involved downsizing from 80 to 66 positions in grants management support services.
Management