Defense
Government flunks annual audit, again
Accounting problems at the Pentagon muddy the overall financial picture for the ninth year.
Tech
Patent office launching massive telework program
Agency plans to train 500 employees a year to work away from the office.
Management
Satisfaction with government services drops
For the first time since 2002, American Customer Satisfaction Index score for public services has decreased.
Management
Final budget-cutting vote may be delayed until January
Acting majority leader did not commit Wednesday to bringing reconciliation bill up before Congress adjourns for the holidays.
Tech
Bush orders agencies to name chief FOIA officers
Agencies must develop plans within six months to streamline process of releasing information to public.
Management
Three agencies honored with top management awards
President’s Quality Awards go to the Social Security Administration and departments of State and Labor.
Management
Getting Serious
Charlie Allen is repackaging Homeland Security intelligence to boost the department's reputation.
Tech
Tech institute launches graduate level cybersecurity program
Announcement comes as another report is released finding the government is failing to make IT security a priority.
Defense
Report: FBI mishandled counterterrorism case
Findings raise concerns about bureau’s internal workings, treatment of whistleblowers.
Tech
Teleworkers express more confidence in emergency plans
Employees at agencies that incorporate the work arrangement in emergency planning feel better-prepared for disaster, survey finds.
Management
Pentagon unveils new rating standards for some jobs
Employees to be evaluated on seven factors, including customer focus and cooperation.
Defense
Defense business modernization still a work in progress
Department has completely satisfied only one of six requirements in 2005 law, GAO says.
Tech
Teleworking increases across government
OPM survey shows that nearly 19 percent of eligible employees used the alternate work arrangement in 2004.
Defense
Federal offices in New Orleans area gradually open doors
Half of government facilities in the region are estimated to be up and running.
Tech
OPM offers details on tech worker exchange program
Exchange aimed at generating flow of expertise between the government and the private sector.
Management
Pentagon cleared to move senior execs to pay-for-performance
Move is key to departmentwide personnel overhaul, Defense official says.
Management
Agencies urged to standardize reference checks
MSPB report offers legal guidance, tips for checking job candidates’ references.
Defense
9/11 commissioners cite failures to act on recommendations
Bush administration and Congress receive poor grades in more than a dozen areas, including allocations of homeland security funds.
Management