Oversight
Omnibus provision rules out FDA consolidation
Language prohibits appropriations from being used to close or consolidate laboratories and offices.
Management
The Letter of the Law
DHS might have funded shared services illegally by pooling earmarked funds.
Oversight
Backlog of Social Security disability claims likely to grow
Congress increases funding for SSA to address growing number of requests for hearings; but experts say fundamental changes still needed.
Oversight
Booz Allen Hamilton weighs splitting government, commercial operations
Key consulting firm is one of largest federal contractors.
Oversight
Lawmakers push for chief management officers at agencies
New positions would carry five-year terms; Bush administration management chief says they aren't necessary.
Defense
Chertoff seeks unified DHS, sets 2008 priorities
Homeland Security secretary says agency is suffering from congressional "oversight run amok."
Oversight
Agencies put regulatory plans online
New unified agenda is designed to increase transparency, save money.
Defense
Army officials pledge to beef up contracting workforce
Departing procurement chief says service plans to reorganize leadership, boost personnel by 1,400 over next few years.
News
Auditors voice concern about NASA launch vehicle program
GAO urges space agency to set firm requirements before going ahead with key project for space exploration.
Features
Running the Light
The Bush administration has used its traffic-light system to rate agency management since 2001. Now we evaluate the president’s progress.
News And Analysis
The Letter of the Law
DHS might have funded shared services illegally by pooling earmarked funds.
Oversight
OMB sets standards for contracting officials
Office of Federal Procurement Policy establishes training and competency requirements for contracting officer technical representatives.
Defense
Clinton asks Homeland Security IG to probe contract bonus payments
Several reports show DHS struggling to properly link award fees to performance.
Defense
Report: Defense made IT purchases without competition
Inspectors general find department did not follow rules when ordering off National Institutes of Health multiple award contracts.
Management
Real-Time Buying
Agencies work to link procurement with their financial and business systems.
Oversight
Agencies continue to make strides in financial management
All meet 45-day financial audit deadline, with 19 of 24 receiving clean audits; number of material weaknesses continues to decline, according to OMB.
Tech
Report details TSA information technology management problems
Homeland Security inspector general says agency’s IT environment is decentralized, lacks integration and is ineffectively managed.
Federal Marketplace
Real-Time Buying
Agencies work to link procurement with their financial and business systems.
Oversight
Justice proposes requiring contractors to report suspected criminal violations
Rule would expand on regulations issued earlier mandating a contractor code of ethics.
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