Management
OPM tech specialists fend off private sector competitors
In-house team of IT workers builds on successful competitive sourcing record.
Management
Task force members rap NASA effort to return shuttle to flight
Cutting corners to deal with deadline pressure compromised astronaut safety, says a minority of members of assessment group.
Management
Services acquisition panel discusses time and materials contracts
Witnesses debate whether such agreements are too labor-intensive.
Management
Procurement ethics provisions in Defense bill prompt industry concern
Language in Senate bill is overly restrictive and duplicative, coalition argues.
Tech
Agencies' top tech employees eligible for public-private sector swap
Exchange program allows the loan of exceptional IT employees to the private sector for educational purposes.
Management
Homeland Security financial management project in limbo
CFO rethinking strategy for integrating management systems.
Defense
FBI National Security Branch gets leadership
Veteran FBI and CIA officials to head the new organization.
Management
IRS employees win competitive sourcing study, cut jobs
Plan of in-house team relies heavily on intermittent workers.
Management
Bill targets tax-evading contractors
Legislation instructs Pentagon to create a registry of contractors for tax purposes.
Management
Space operations chief announces retirement
Veteran astronaut spearheaded Discovery shuttle mission.
Tech
Homeland security barrier to FOIA reform
Efforts to strengthen the Freedom of Information Act may be stymied by homeland security fears.
Management
OMB finalizes charge card guidance
Updated rules for purchase and travel cards require agencies to perform background checks on new cardholders.
Management
Acquisition institute plans share-in-savings training
Courses will be provided free if Congress extends authority to use the contract vehicle.
Tech
DHS initiates programs to unify technology acquisitions
Programs would standardize shopping for IT services, commodities.
Management
Senate aims to restrict USAID contracts
Contractors have received a larger share of the democracy-building budget than non-governmental organizations under the Bush administration.
Tech
FBI solicits proposals for new information system
Agency keeps solicitation and cost estimates secret as it moves to develop an integrated system by 2009 to replace the failed Virtual Case File effort.
Management
Shuttle returns home safely
But NASA needs to solve problem of breakaway foam insulation before further launching further flights.
Tech