Defense

New York agencies regroup after loss of offices

News

FAA will regulate airport screeners in November

Management

Bush proposal would help agencies avoid job competitions

Federal agencies would have vast new authority to outsource work without giving civil servants a chance to compete for their jobs under a proposal being developed by the Bush administration.

Management

Administration unveils targeted management agenda

A strapped military health care system, error-prone student aid programs, and substandard public housing are some of the specific federal management problems President Bush pledged to correct in his management agenda released Saturday.

Management

White House to propose increased use of pay banding, bonuses

The Bush administration will soon propose legislation to increase the use of pay banding, hiring bonuses and other workforce restructuring tools across the federal government, Office of Management and Budget Deputy Director Sean O’Keefe said Tuesday.

Management

Agencies aren’t evaluating results of social programs, report says

Federal agencies have virtually no idea whether most social service programs designed to help the needy actually work, according to a Bush administration report released last week.

Management

Agencies biased against faith-based groups, White House says

Federal agencies unfairly deny faith-based organizations access to government funds because they wrongly believe that religion can play no part in the work of government, according to a Bush administration report released Thursday.

NASA

Doing Fewer Projects More Safely

Interior Department

Fantastic Plastic

Management

Pentagon to seek single round of base closures

The Bush administration will seek a single round of military base closures in 2003 after a comprehensive review of all Defense Department installations, the Pentagon announced Thursday.