Management
Leading public administration scholar and civil servant dies
Harold Seidman, an influential scholar of public administration whose academic work was shaped by 25 years in the civil service, died of cancer Tuesday at the Methodist Home of Washington. He was 91.
Defense
Government creates new Washington evacuation plan
The federal government has created a new procedure for evacuating federal employees in Washington in the case of possible terrorist attacks on the nation’s capital.
Defense
House defeats union rights amendment for federal employees
The House defeated an attempt to preserve the union rights of employees in the proposed Homeland Security Department on Friday.
Defense
OMB freezes tech projects at homeland security agencies
The Office of Management and Budget has frozen funds for information technology projects at agencies slated to move to the proposed Homeland Security Department pending a White House review.
Defense
Bush releases homeland security strategy
President Bush officially unveiled the nation’s first strategy for homeland security on Tuesday in a document that broadly outlines how government and the private sector should counter the threat of terrorist attacks.
Management
Panel approves pay raise, rejects OMB job competition plan
A Senate Appropriations subcommittee approved a 4.1 percent pay raise for federal employees and voted to curb a White House plan to let private firms bid on thousands of federal jobs.
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