Defense
Navy workers go on charge card shopping spree
Navy personnel bought $500 worth of Mary Kay cosmetics, $700 in compact discs and a $400 designer briefcase on their government purchase cards last year, officials with the General Accounting Office told Congress Monday.
Management
Army contractors earn higher salaries, study finds
Employees of contractors who work for the Army earn much higher average salaries than the Army’s own civilian and military employees, according to preliminary data from an Army study.
Management
White House wants more federal workers to face competition
Think your job is "inherently governmental"? Think your job is safe from the Bush administration's public-private competition drive? Think again.
Management
OMB to let agencies privatize offices for 2003 target
Agencies may privatize some operations in fiscal 2003 to comply with a Bush administration mandate to open federal jobs to the private sector, an Office of Management and Budget official said Thursday.
Management
Army has fewer contractors but they cost more, study shows
The Army employs a smaller contractor workforce than previous Defense Department studies have found, but contractors who work for the Army cost more than was previously thought, according to preliminary data from an Army study.
Management
OMB centralizes control of management issues
In a departure from recent practice, top Office of Management and Budget officials are playing a central role in developing and implementing a strategy for managing the federal government.
Management
Bush unveils plan for federal management reform
President Bush released a plan for putting in place his management reform agenda on Wednesday, reinstating the President’s Management Council and directing agency heads to designate chief operating officers who will be responsible for overall management at each agency.
Management
Retired officers say outsourcing bill threatens national security
Legislation allowing federal employees to compete for virtually all government contracts would cause “irreparable harm” to national security, according to 12 retired senior military officers.
Management
Pentagon IG says Air Force should redo A-76 competition
A public-private job competition at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas was so riddled with errors that the Air Force should consider holding a new competition, the Pentagon inspector general has concluded.
Management
Pentagon readies new rules for public-private competitions
The Defense Department will soon introduce new guidance providing step-by-step instructions for conducting public-private job competitions under the “best value” procurement standard.
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