Lower-level appointments loom as big hurdle for Bush

Getting political appointees in place not only in the Cabinet but at lower levels in agencies looms as the biggest hindrance to a successful transition for President-elect Bush, experts said Tuesday.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• January 17, 2001

Energy Department will scrutinize e-mail at nuclear labs

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• January 16, 2001

Shalala calls HHS tenure a 'wonderful management experience'

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• January 11, 2001

Report finds progress in labor-management partnerships

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• January 11, 2001

Clinton leaves smaller, more activist government, panel says

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• January 10, 2001

Bill aims to make military absentee ballots count

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• January 10, 2001

Defense Department introduces new hardship duty pay

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• January 8, 2001

TSP’s C Fund increases slightly in December

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• January 8, 2001

Study shows feds paid more than Hill staffers

Federal employees may be paid less than their counterparts in the private sector, but they make more than staffers in congressional offices, according to a new report.

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• January 5, 2001

Bill targets discrimination and retaliation at federal agencies

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• January 5, 2001

Former GSA chief lauds reforms, laments politics

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• January 3, 2001

Ethics office to study presidential appointments process

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• January 2, 2001

New e-mail feature makes the hunt for federal jobs easier

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• December 28, 2000

Bureau of Indian Affairs signs agreement with tribal nations

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• December 21, 2000

Union challenges IT pay raise at Florida base

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• December 20, 2000

Union, OPM reach settlement in 17-year-old back pay case

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• December 19, 2000

OPM sets rules for new intern program

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• December 15, 2000

Acting HCFA chief forced to quit due to Hatch Act violation

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• December 15, 2000

FirstGov to be first stop for government forms

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• December 14, 2000

In federal offices, no gift boxes for bosses

• Tanya Ballard Brown
• December 13, 2000