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

Commerce audit pans NOAA restructuring

Inspector General says he’s concerned that consultant’s study may not have adequate support for recommendations.

Management

Conference Burnout

Big meetings might not be worth the cost.