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Draft guidance creates standardizes government policies and regulations to head off abuse and fraud.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
Lost charge card data raises ire of Senate leader
Susan Collins questions heads of Bank of America and GSA about loss of government workers’ personal information.
Management
Education urged to step up oversight of for-profit schools
Agency's deputy inspector general acknowledges investigations have declined in recent years.
Management
Lawmakers ask White House to flesh out grants consolidation plan
Plan would force HUD to cede control of major community development program
Defense
Sandia nuke lab understated security risks, report finds
NNSA report found that Sandia National Laboratories played down the public's risk from its nuclear reactors.
Management
Social Security Administration dipping into politics, report says
Democrats accuse Bush administration of using agency to push its privatization agenda.
Management
Senate appropriations reorganization could come this week
Appropriations Committee Chairman Thad Cochran, R-Miss., considering modified version of House plan to restructure subcommittees.
Management
Davis cautious on civil service reform
House Government Reform Committee chairman says White House has "a long way to go" to make case for governmentwide reform.
Management
Printing office to continue using paper format for 'nonessential' items
Agency plans, however, to increase electronic access to government documents.
Management
Pentagon investigating former officials working for contractors
Probe aims to determine if procurement executives violated federal conflict-of-interest laws.
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