Management
Ten federal programs named semifinalists for innovation award
Awards of $100,000 will be made in July to six winning programs that are rated best for creative thinking and results-driven goals.
Management
Stakeholders backing Senate chief's postal overhaul legislation
Bill reflects consensus on "worksharing" issues, in which work usually done by postal workers could shift to large mailers.
Management
Cabinet secretaries get White House office space
Chief of Staff Andrew Card has invited Cabinet members to each spend at least two hours a week working just a stone's throw from the Oval Office.
Management
Congressional concerns linger over performance-based budgets
Appropriations staffers say budget justifications contain too little information on workload and output, too much on management.
Management
Bush picks former OMB controller to head OPM
Linda Springer would be the administration’s lead official on human resources issues.
Management
Senators renew effort to overhaul Postal Service
Bill includes language shifting responsibility for military pensions to Treasury Department, a plan opposed by the Bush administration.
Tech
GAO sustains protest of Treasury telecom contract
Six firms protested the December award of the Treasury Communications Enterprise contract to AT&T Corp.
Tech
GSA moves ahead with reorganization
Under the proposed restructuring, the Federal Supply Service would merge with the Federal Technology Service.
Defense
Defense buildings remain closed after anthrax scare
Despite false alarm, Defense and postal workers still critical of emergency procedures.
Management
Hard Bargain
Unions hustle to attract new members as labor loses clout in personnel reforms.
Management
Legal battle over FAA outsourcing decision begins
Protest by losing employee team could delay plans to transfer flight service work to contractor.
Management
Anthrax alarm closes three mail facilities
An initial test on material from a Pentagon mail center turned up positive for anthrax.
Defense
Senator to question Army's acquisition of tech network
Commercial designation of program source of concern for Sen. John McCain.
Management
Smooth confirmation process seen for NASA nominee
Johns Hopkins University physicist Michael D. Griffin would succeed Sean O'Keefe, who resigned in December.
Management
OMB pushes measurement of contract costs, performance
"Earned value management" compares actual cost, planned cost and output.
Management
Shift to moon-Mars focus affects 2,680 NASA jobs
About 15 percent of civil service workforce will be transferred or paid to leave by end of fiscal 2006.
Management