Management
GAO offers oversight advice to new Congress
Personnel reform, integration of Homeland Security agencies, and the government’s emergency response plans are among areas tagged for greater focus.
Management
Most agencies get clean audits, but big problems persist
Five agencies with $507.5 billion in spending had problems so severe that auditors were unable to form an opinion on their finances.
Management
Army Corps nixes public-private contest for 2,000 jobs
Agency will reorganize employees into a “high-performing organization” and pledges the process won’t involve layoffs.
Management
SBA unveils recertification rules for small businesses
Agency will publish score card tracking agencies' progress on meeting small business contracting goals.
Management
Legislators seek longer life for Iraq oversight office
Measures approved by the Senate and introduced in the House would reverse a last-minute termination provision passed before recess.
Management
Senators question nominee for chief regulatory post
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, says nominee must distinguish between academic, executive branch roles.
Management
Agencies see green in final 2006 management grades
E-government scores see the most change; ratings remain steady in the financial and human capital management areas.
Management
Report shows little progress reducing case backlog at OSC
Whistleblower cases referred for investigation jumped in fiscal 2005; advocates say increase doesn’t make up for lost ground.
Management
Dems take control of House, changing oversight dynamics
Democrats likely to set more proactive agenda on federal employee issues, increase scrutiny of executive branch operations.
Management
Senators call for delay in closing EPA libraries
Legislators join unions and advocacy group in calling for greater scrutiny of closures plan.
Management
Senate oversight panel unlikely to see big post-election changes
Democratic takeover could, however, trigger musical chairs in committee leadership.
Tech
OMB: Management agenda will outlast Bush administration
Initiatives to address basic challenges for government will last, in some form, even without legislation, officials say.
Management
Outsourcing of tax debt collection may not pay off in short term
IRS projections show costs may outpace collections; GAO urges accounting changes to reflect contractor fees.
Management
IG: Iraq contractor abused rules to limit release of data
Use of “proprietary” designation on documents not justified under bid and proposal rules, auditors say.
Management
Ex-procurement chief gets 18 months in prison
David Safavian's lawyer will argue for release on bond during appeal.
Management
Officials share strategies for complying with new financial management rules
Difficulties in meeting new requirements in an Office of Management and Budget circular may continue another two years.
Defense
Overhead reached 55 percent in some Iraq contracts
Review finds long idle periods racked up charges in construction projects.
Management
Report urges consolidation of financial management regulations
CFO job would be simpler if 25 separate laws and circulars were combined, the National Academy of Public Administration says.
Defense
Iraq reconstruction oversight office to expand, then disband
Senators condemn provision in recently signed authorization law to terminate oversight group in late 2007.
Defense
Defense punts on Iraq contractor census
Researcher says that overall, contractors and grantees working for agencies outnumber civil servants by more than 5 to 1.
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