Management
GSA weighs creating new business units, splitting schedules program
Critics say plan is based on a potentially dangerous business model.
Management
Bye-Bye, Captain
Lately, the Navy is more likely to dismiss officers for misbehavior than poor job performance.
Management
OSC chief defends management of agency
Lawmakers question head of Office of Special Counsel on efforts to transfer employees and cut agency’s backlog of whistleblower complaints.
Management
Treasury watchdogs challenge decision to close IRS assistance centers
They say the IRS' approach is based on the assumption that taxpayers who need personal services will easily get them electronically.
Management
Special counsel report counters complaints from watchdog groups
Agency says numbers show cases were not dismissed after minimal review in order to clear backlog.
Management
House chair questions agencies on food inspection duplication
FDA official counters that few facilities are inspected by more than one agency.
Tech
Funding for VA medical computing system in jeopardy
House subcommittee recommends $11 million appropriation, far short of $311 million White House request.
Management
E-mail message spurs concern over OMB competitive sourcing tactics
Union officials worry OMB is pressuring the Forest Service to meet numerical targets.
Defense
Border Patrol seeks more personnel, might enlist citizen patrols
CBP Commissioner Robert Bonner says thousands of more border guards are needed.
Management
Lawmakers lament lack of funding for science agency
Legislators push for $6.1 billion in NSF funding for fiscal 2006.
Defense
Rumsfeld expected to restore funding for cargo aircraft
Defense secretary working with OMB to restore funding during fiscal 2007 and fiscal 2008 budget cycles.
Management
Congressional watchdog agency targeted by lobbyists
Government Accountability Office was lobbied by 292 groups in the last six years, according to independent watchdog group.
Management
The Filter Dilemma
Protecting the boss from the onslaught of information is bound to burst his bubble.
Management
NASA awards $230 million contract for support facility
Space agency expects to conserve millions with a central administrative center.
Management
Senator seeks to relax small business contracting guidelines
Rider attached to supplemental spending bill could water down Energy Department standards for compliance with federal small business contracting requirements.
Tech
Lawmaker: Higher purchase card spending limit 'inevitable'
Rep. Tom Davis, R-Va., says $2,500 is too low and anticipates an increase in the future.
Defense
Report: FBI falls short in hiring, retaining intelligence analysts
Low pay, poor promotion potential, unfulfilling work and lack of respect for their position within the bureau cited as problems.
Management
House panel approves GSA reorganization
But Government Reform Committee members strike provision requiring that head of proposed Federal Acquisition Service be a political appointee.
Defense