Defense
Pentagon to finish personnel system tweaks Friday
Working group is nearly done simplifying performance management system.
Management
White House unveils list of programs slated for cuts
List of 141 programs facing termination or reduction hits hard at Education, Health and Human Services, and Agriculture departments.
Tech
HUD irks managers with bar on teleworking
Policy forbids employees with supervisory responsibilities from working away from the office; other agencies have less strict rules.
Management
Budget assumes agencies will collect unlikely amount in fees
Congress may prove reluctant to enact key fee hikes incorporated into the 2007 budget, leaving money even tighter than it appears.
Management
Report: Agencies making little progress in tracking real property
Inventory identifies $9 billion in unneeded buildings.
Management
Federal spending on conferences soars
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., says agency expeditures on attending events have grown by about 70 percent in five years.
Defense
Iraq reconstruction funds may run out before projects finished
The less than $3 billion left is not enough to complete 87 water and 125 electric projects, inspector general says.
Management
Cosmic Downers
Astronaut's memoir reminds technology program managers that they can't ignore the human element.
Defense
DHS expects companies will have to verify workers’ immigration status
Department requests funding boost for Citizenship and Immigration Services in anticipation of new requirement.
Management
OMB touts progress at reducing improper payments
Agencies saved $7.8 billion in fiscal 2005 by reducing payment errors.
Defense
Pentagon’s business transformation effort moves forward
Agency created to bring Defense modernization programs under one roof unveils organizational structure and first budget request.
Management
Budget cuts may prove difficult in election year
Lawmakers praise effort to slow entitlement growth, warn that stringent cuts in discretionary spending may be hard to swallow.
Management
Bush makes new push for Patent Office to keep fees
Agency's proposed budget includes incentives to retain "highly qualified and productive workforce."
Tech
More R&D spending proposed, earmarks criticized
Overall science funding request is flat, but non-defense R&D nevertheless would be boosted 1.9 percent.
Management
President's budget seeks to rein in discretionary spending
Fiscal 2007 proposal promises continued focus on results and recommends significant cuts to 141 programs.
Defense
DHS budget emphasizes immigration reform, border security
Fiscal 2007 request also includes increases for efforts to detect weapons of mass destruction.
Management
Bush calls for 2.2 percent pay raise in 2007
In break with previous proposals, president seeks same increase for military service members and civilian employees.
Management
More requests to cut programs enacted, but some remain a tough sell
Congress is still reluctant to let some programs go, even if they are unable to show results.
Management
Report: VA uses faulty methods for savings calculations
Auditors find that savings projections and reports of actual savings cannot be substantiated.
Management