Management
Auditors detail flaws in VA budget process
Department should better justify savings projections, fully comply with congressional reporting requirements, investigators find.
Management
GSA set to implement merger of acquisition offices
Official says agency has dropped unpopular Get It Right program, which was aimed at curbing contracting abuses.
Management
NIH bill would establish electronic research tracking system
New “common fund” would target studies cutting across institutes.
Management
Union wins back pay for former IRS mailroom workers
Settlement represents a rare case in which an agency has been forced to issue payouts as a result of a lawsuit related to contracting out.
Management
Panel supports inspector general pay revisions
Special committee weighs options for updating the law governing IG operations.
News And Analysis
Pundit's Peril
Publicity deals and moonlighting on the air put agencies to the propaganda test.
Tech
OMB says new search tool will reflect accurate spending data
Administration official pledges to meet standards for federal spending database, but others have doubts about cost, feasibility.
Management
Data problems surface in review of Forest Service contract savings
Critic says flaws in assessment process point to broader problems in contract management.
Management
Congress approves federal spending database bill
New search tool would put information on federal grants and contracts in one place.
Management
Social Security warns of potential furloughs
Fiscal 2007 spending levels approved by a Senate committee would require 10-day furloughs agencywide, commissioner says.
Management
Measure to block Walter Reed outsourcing fails in Senate
Sponsor will push conferees to keep House-passed language.
Management
EEOC to establish working groups on federal complaint process
Effort will focus on timeliness, quality and perceived conflict of interest in investigations.
Management
GAO to OMB: Go slow on stricter audit requirements
Agencies need time to comply with June requirement before the standards get tougher, overseers say.
Management
New procurement chief seeks to ramp up job competitions
Paul Denett also wants internship programs, training to boost acquisition workforce.
Management
IRS prepares to start private debt collection next week
House, Senate divided on whether to block the initiative.
Management
Acquisition panel takes up conflict of interest issues
Cross-training on government and contractor ethics rules could bridge gaps in knowledge, advisory commission members say.
Management
EEOC reorganization a highlight, departing chairwoman says
Operational challenges of Sept. 11 helped agency prepare for Katrina, says Cari Dominguez.
Management
OMB releases update on audit requirements
Changes include new requirements for reporting revisions to prior-year audits.
Management
Judge skeptical of argument for new trial in Safavian case
Decision to admit e-mail evidence was “close,” judge says.
Management
Opportunities Abound
New administrator, Lurita Doan, brings energy and a small business perspective to the General Services Administration.
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