Management
FAA team decides against further appeals of outsourcing decision
Team representative “not inclined” to challenge rejection of employees' bid protest.
Tech
Computer security not a telework hindrance, says advocacy group
Report finds agencies far behind private sector in implementing telework.
Management
Treasury secretary promises green, sees red
Financial management ratings on president's scorecard remain low.
Defense
Assaults on Park Service officers increase
National Park Service officers were assaulted 111 times in 2004, resulting in 33 injuries.
Management
Intern recruitment program finalized
Excepted-service appointments allow agencies to bypass traditional hiring rules.
Management
FAA employees seek temporary halt to outsourcing effort
Participants in age discrimination suit seek preliminary injunction pending a ruling on their legal challenge to privatization of flight services.
Management
Energy employees win appeal of outsourcing decision
Successful bid protest will force agency officials to rethink maintenance contract.
Management
EPA scientists criticize agency management
Internal survey shows scientists in research and development labs and centers do not trust their managers and believe that their views are not considered.
Management
Safety repairs ordered on orbiting shuttle
Spacewalker will try to remove material on heat shield in risky procedure.
Management
Defense updates competitive sourcing software
Latest version further automates, standardizes cost calculations.
Management
Share-in-savings contracting regulations at least a month away
In the absence of guidelines, agencies hesitant to use contract vehicle.
Management
Shuttle close call stymies review panel
Close call with a chunk of fuel-tank debris draws shock from expert panel.
Management
IRS puts plans for assistance center closures on hold
Plan had generated opposition on Capitol Hill.
Defense
Rice proposes State Department reorganization
Plan would merge two offices to create new Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation.
Management
Transportation safety board in turmoil
Board now has no members with a background in engineering or aviation; employee represenatives say morale is sinking.
Management
Shuttle fleet grounded indefinitely
Discovery arrives at space station with supplies, prepares to do repairs.
Defense
Intelligence community grapples with ‘daunting challenges’
Deputy national intelligence director says agencies must morph into a nonhierarchical network in order to counter decentralized terrorist organizations.
Management
Homeland Security says it's following financial law
Revised organizational chart shows agency's CFO reporting directly to Secretary Michael Chertoff.
Management