Management
Contractor group pushes state, local access to GSA schedules
Proposal would let lower levels of government use pre-negotiated homeland security contracts.
Management
TSP officials say few plan members fell for ‘phishing’ scam
Grammatical errors in phony e-mail asking participants to divulge personal information aroused suspicion.
Management
Report: Poor planning hurt hurricane contracting
Advance preparation and more contract oversight are needed to prevent waste, GAO reviewers conclude.
Management
Line-item veto power found to have minimal effect on spending
Despite advocacy for veto power, presidents rarely use their rescission authority, CBO official says.
Management
Reviews do little to reduce paperwork burden, GAO finds
Reviews conducted by chief information officers to certify information collected from the public are generally "pro forma" exercises, GAO official testifies.
Management
Justice employees win competition for their jobs
But winning proposal involved downsizing from 80 to 66 positions in grants management support services.
Management
Data collection still a problem in needy families program
Agencies face reporting difficulties for state-administered program, HHS official tells lawmakers.
Management
GAO: Agency public information centers should stress accuracy
Contact centers require more oversight, and could benefit from governmentwide data collection, report says.
Management
IRS announces first contracts for debt collection work
Contractors will be subject to strict background, training and operating guidelines, agency says.
Management
AFGE takes vote of ‘no confidence’ in Defense leadership
Union officials say Pentagon should abandon contested labor relations plan and collaborate on new measures.
Management
Outgoing EPA inspector general tells of search for accountability
Nikki Tinsley also pushes for change in salary rules that restrict IGs’ earnings potential.
Management
Report: Teaching program could benefit from enhanced oversight
Joint Education-Defense department effort also should be better coordinated with other federal programs, GAO concludes.
Management
GAO: Energy improperly awarded sole-source contract extension
Contract notice discouraged competition, oversight body concludes.
Management
Treasury union members rally against outsourcing tax collection
Contractors cost more and present privacy risks, union argues.
Management
Homeland Security gets help strengthening financial controls
PricewaterhouseCoopers wins contract worth up to $42 million to help address systemic accounting problems.
Management
Court rules that IRS inappropriately outsourced mailroom work
Agency and union have 30 days to file proposals for a remedy.
Management
GAO declines to hear protest of Walter Reed competitive sourcing decision
Agency official lacked standing to challenge job contests started prior to January 2005, decision states.
Management
Panel backs enhanced oversight of interagency contracting
Preliminary recommendations direct OMB to provide oversight, but leave authority over the contracts with agencies.
Management
GSA launches review of acquisition rules
Goals include streamlining internal regulations, eliminating duplication with governmentwide rules and reducing burden on small firms.
Management
Investigators close complaint about EPA communications project
Research office director hails IG’s findings, and calls attempt to discredit the effort “anti-science” and “anti-government.”
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