Management
Flight service employees file age discrimination suit
Complaint claims decision to outsource flight service operations disproportionately harms older workers.
Defense
With top Air Force slots vacant, Pentagon takes over procurement programs
Action is "not a punitive one," says Defense undersecretary.
Defense
Commission: Problems plague intelligence community, despite reform efforts
Final report includes 74 recommendations, some of which are intended to clear up confusion created by new intelligence reform law.
Management
Shuttle’s return to space hits pothole
Oversight panel says NASA has not completed two internal reviews that are needed for report on readiness.
Management
Private sector advises acquisition panel
Proctor & Gamble executives offer tips for buying services.
Defense
Lawmakers fault changes in Coast Guard acquisition program
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, laments that the agency has stretched the time frame for completing the Deepwater program to as long as 25 years.
Management
Panel to probe alleged false documents on Yucca Mountain project
Officials are investigating e-mails in which a U.S. Geological Survey employee indicated he had fabricated information, according to Energy Secretary Sam Bodman.
Management
Pointing Out the Problems
Former DHS Inspector General Clark Kent Ervin spent his two-year tenure pressing for better management at homeland security.
Tech
Cybersecurity standardization moves forward
OMB is exploring consolidation of agency cybersecurity functions as part of its strategy to reduce back-office expenses.
Management
National EEOC call center opens amid controversy
Critics say customer service center will lead to decrease in efficiency.
Defense
Defense policies on GSA contracts are confusing, officials say
New Pentagon rules on use of GSA and other non-Defense contracts were implemented after discovery of procurement abuses.
Defense
New chief selected to lead U.S. Park Police
Former chief Teresa Chambers vows to continue legal battle to win back the position.
Tech
Unions raise concerns about online personnel records system
Labor leaders support moving employee personnel files online, but voice security concerns.
Management
Share-in-savings contracting policy to be unveiled next week
Rules designed to temper risks, but spark criticism.
Management
Bush and the bureaucracy: a crusade for control
The Bush administration has made its mark with a coordinated effort to centralize control over the management and operations of government.
Tech
Securities commission rife with security gaps, GAO says
Agency charged with regulating other companies’ financial systems has regulation problems of its own.
Tech
House chairman calls on Treasury to nix telecom contract
Records show Tom Davis, R-Va., was involved in efforts to deter Treasury officials from awarding the contract in December.
Management