Management
Kerry, Edwards unveil plan to cut managers, trim bureaucracy
Democratic standard-bearers pledge to slash supervisory positions, eliminate several agencies, cut contractors and freeze the federal travel budget.
Defense
Kerry backs military, intelligence overhaul in convention speech
Democratic nominee emphasizes his military service and pledges to implement all of the 9/11 commission's recommendations.
Defense
CIA Director Tenet resigns; to leave post in July
President Bush accepted his resignation Wednesday night; said he has done a "superb job."
Management
Kerry pledges to cut contractors, freeze travel spending
Democratic presidential standard-bearer John Kerry pledged Wednesday to cut 100,000 federal contractor jobs and to freeze agencies’ travel spending in an effort to trim the federal budget deficit.
Outlook
The Missing Link
Lofty rhetoric aside, there's simply no direct line that can be drawn between a federal program's performance and its budget.
Pay & Benefits
President moves to limit 2004 federal pay raise
President Bush issued a plan Wednesday designed to limit the pay increase for white-collar federal employees to an average of 2 percent in 2004.
Management
NASA needs management overhaul, shuttle investigators told
In its final public hearing Thursday, the Columbia Accident Investigation Board moved beyond the search for the immediate cause of the loss of the space shuttle on Feb. 1 to probe the overall state of NASA’s management.
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