Management
Agency management scorecards still in the red
Most agencies are still struggling to implement key pieces of the president’s management reform plan, despite a few improvements over the past year, Office of Management and Budget officials said Monday.
Defense
Bush seeks employee support for homeland security reorganization
President Bush Wednesday asked federal employees to be patient and support his proposal for a Homeland Security Department, but did not directly address concerns about workers’ rights or pay.
Defense
Contract overpayments continue to plague Defense Department
Defense Department contractors returned $488 million in overpayments to the agency in fiscal 2001, despite the agency’s efforts to prevent improper payments, according to a new General Accounting Office report.
News
Pentagon ‘mayor’ dies from injuries sustained in car crash
David O. “Doc” Cooke, a longtime career civil servant known as the “mayor of the Pentagon,” died June 22 from injuries suffered two weeks ago in a car accident near Charlottesville, Va.
Pay & Benefits