Management

Anti-discrimination bill ready for president’s signature

Congress sent President Bush a bill Tuesday that would make federal agencies more accountable for discrimination and retaliation against employees.

Management

HHS effort to consolidate operations met with skepticism

Participants in a Senate hearing Thursday questioned whether consolidating several public affairs offices within the Health and Human Services Department would improve communication on bioterrorism between the government and the public.

Defense

FBI valued career advancement over security, report says

FBI management has fostered a culture in which agents view internal security measures as bureaucratic and security investigation duties as a threat to career advancement, a special commission set up in the wake of the Robert Hanssen spying case said Friday.