Tech
Panel backs licensing for tax return preparers
IRS should also drop outsourcing initiative and boost funding for assistance services, taxpayer committee recommends.
Defense
DHS alters plans for transportation worker ID program
Facility and vessel owners will not need to install card readers during the first phase.
Tech
Bush orders health agencies to standardize IT systems
Executive order urges agencies that oversee health insurers and medical providers to share quality and price information.
Oversight
Summer Slump
A decline in traffic to conservative political Web sites could be viewed as a sign that the right wing is struggling.
News
GovExec.com at 10, Part Two: The Big Stories
The second part of our weeklong series on the 10th anniversary of GovExec.com features a look at the major stories we've covered over the past decade.
Defense
A year later, Katrina survivors give government low marks
Almost 70 percent give the feds a thumbs-down in new poll.
News
TSP officials weigh automatic enrollment of employees
Board members assess how changes in recently signed pension overhaul measure will affect federal retirement plan.
News
GovExec.com at 10, Part One: A Look Back
In the first of our weeklong series on the 10th anniversary of GovExec.com, we look back at the lessons of a decade of electronic publishing.
Management
Army Corps upholds decision to keep IT work in-house
Contractor that competed for the jobs has until Aug. 28 to file an appeal outside the agency.
Tech
GSA awards contract for end-to-end ID card services
BearingPoint wins $105 million, 5-year contract for integrating products and services complying with presidential mandate.
Defense
Compromise on immigration reform legislation appears elusive
House members attack less-punitive Senate measure allowing most of the estimated 11 million illegal immigrants to remain in the country while seeking permanent citizenship.
Tech
GAO calls for more detailed electronic records expenditure plan
Plan complied with acquisition rules and requirements, report says.
Defense
FEMA chief says agency continues to be understaffed
Government hiring process is “arduous” and “complicated,” R. David Paulison says.
Management