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
Government Reform Committee backs federal program reviews
Bill gives OMB the authority to decide how to conduct reviews.
Tech
Homeland security tech grants could total $11 billion
More dollars proposed for border and port security and mass transportation systems over the next five years.
Management
Bolstering Buyers
Federal procurement chief David Safavian wants to give the acquisition workforce a shot in the arm.
Tech
Human resources standardization project moves forward
New business centers will lead to centralization of agencies’ HR functions.
Tech
OMB optimistic about e-gov and cybersecurity progress
Two new reports describe achievements over past year.
Management
Bush elevates career EPA official to top job
Stephen Johnson had been serving as acting head of the agency.
Tech
OMB issues new charge card guidance
Draft guidance creates standardizes government policies and regulations to head off abuse and fraud.
Management
Witnesses spar over FDA's effectiveness on drug safety
FDA Acting Deputy Commissioner for Operations Janet Woodcock said agency officials already spend half their time on safety issues.
Management
OPM employees sustain first competitive sourcing loss
Small business wins $16.8 million contract for administrative work.
Tech