Management
VA competitive sourcing program derailed by Congress
A plan to let contractors bid on 55,000 Veterans Affairs Department jobs will remain on hold because VA officials did not receive authority to restart their competitive sourcing program in the $328 billion catch-all federal spending bill crafted last month.
Management
White House objects to job competition revisions
The White House has raised last-minute objections to measures governing federal job competitions in the conference report on the fiscal 2004 Transportation-Treasury budget bill, and may pressure lawmakers to alter the language.
Management
Curb on Justice job competitions draws veto threat
Legislation that would protect hundreds of Justice Department employees from possible outsourcing earned a veto threat from the White House this week.
Management
GSA official nominated to be federal procurement chief
The White House announced Tuesday that David Safavian, chief of staff at the General Services Administration, is President Bush's nominee to be the next federal procurement administrator.
Defense
Merger of immigration, customs agents causes friction
Attempts to weave four cultures together at the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement are being hampered by employee resentment and mission confusion.
Management
Contractor workforce grows as civil service shrinks
The government’s “shadow workforce” of contractors grew by 727,000 positions between 1999 and 2002, while the civil service got smaller, according to a new estimate by the Brookings Institution.
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