Executive Recruitment

Tailor-Made

Management

Bolstering Buyers

Federal procurement chief David Safavian wants to give the acquisition workforce a shot in the arm.

Management

OPM employees sustain first competitive sourcing loss

Small business wins $16.8 million contract for administrative work.

Management

Lawmakers ask White House to flesh out grants consolidation plan

Plan would force HUD to cede control of major community development program

Features

Budget Tangles

Features

Squeezing Services

Management

White House details proposed program cuts

Education, Justice and Agriculture departments hardest hit.

Management

Administration faces uphill task in eliminating programs

President Bush wants to cut 150 programs, but last year Congress axed only one of 13 federal efforts OMB had designated as not working.

Management

Program assessments factor into Bush plan to trim deficit

Cuts and reductions proposed for more than 150 programs.

Management

Contracting giant wins huge FAA job competition

Lockheed Martin will take over 2,500 flight service jobs in biggest public-private competition ever.

Features

The Big Squeeze

Management

White House set to propose lean budget

Poor-performing programs expected to take hits in fiscal 2006 submission early next month.

News

Procurement chief weighs changes to job competition rules

Ban on "direct conversions" of jobs to contractors is under review.

Management

FAA anticipates end to massive job competition

Even if in-house team wins, some employees could lose their jobs; agency says displaced workers will get first crack at other FAA positions.

News And Analysis

Culling Complaints

News And Analysis

In the Line of Fire

News

Intelligence bill overhauls procedures for security clearances

Legislation mandates faster processing and requires agencies to recognize each other's clearances.

Management

New initiatives at Labor Department lead to high scores

Finance chief envisions “something totally different,” and implements a new financial management system.

News And Analysis

Terrorism Risk vs. Reward