Tech
Relocation expense tracking system operational
Agencies unable to afford a system for tracking relocation expenses can contract with a government business center.
Management
Postal Service prepares for rate hike despite strong financial results
CFO expects agency will earn $1 billion this year, break even next year.
Defense
Justice forms procurement fraud task force
In wake of scandal at Defense Department, new working group aims to combat abuses in acquisition system.
Management
Life After Government
A former government technology guru goes to the private sector, helping contractors design their pitches.
Tech
Lawmaker offers plan for curbing purchase card misuse
Bill intended to reduce wasteful spending would increase purchase card spending analysis and GSA bargain-hunting efforts.
Defense
Boeing CFO gets four-month jail sentence
Michael Sears also fined $250,000 for illegally negotiating a job for a top Air Force official at the nation’s second-largest defense contractor.
Defense
Former Boeing CFO might face prison in procurement scandal
Prosecutors argue alternatives to imprisonment would do little to deter "such illegal conduct in the future by companies and their senior management."
Management
GSA reissues controversial counseling contract
Technology company previously held contract.
Tech
GAO chief calls for effort to rethink federal priorities
"We are headed toward very troubled waters if we stay on this course," says David Walker. "We're on an unsustainable path."
Tech
Cybersecurity rating rises--barely
Lawmakers give government an overall grade of D+, up from a D in 2003, but several agencies make significant gains.
Management
GSA to hire outside contracting help
Draft statement of work calls for contractor employees to be deployed at regional offices around the country.
Management
Just Say No to Slogans
Agency campaign jingles are meant to motivate employees, but they’re just silly.
Management
FDA creates independent drug safety board
Consumer groups and some lawmakers say the agency's Office of Drug Safety lacks sufficient independence and resources.
Defense
President sends supplemental request to Congress
Request includes funding to restructure and increase the number of Army combat brigades and for humanitarian assistance in Sudan.
Tech
Governmentwide IT contracts will have small business set-asides
Contracts may total $65 billion.
Management