Defense
Homeland Security management chief resigns
Janet Hale wins praise from DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff for integrating the 22 agencies that formed the department.
Management
Looser limits on tax preparers’ sharing of data proposed
Hearing on the controversial proposal is scheduled for early next month.
Tech
IRS gives teleworkers high-speed access to networks
Previous systems only allowed access through a dial-up connection.
Tech
Securities chief pushes Web tools for shareholders
Electronic proxy system would allow investors quicker access to company information, SEC chairman says.
News
Bush blames bureaucracy for Katrina failures
President expresses frustration at reports of empty trailers meant for Katrina victims, asks DHS chief to find a use for them.
Defense
Chertoff wants flexibility in managing chemical plant safety
Homeland Security chief encourages ranking facilities based on risk levels.
Management
Contractor group pushes state, local access to GSA schedules
Proposal would let lower levels of government use pre-negotiated homeland security contracts.
Tech
Review of FBI tech project finds millions in questionable expenses
More than 1,200 pieces of equipment missing as well, GAO says.
Defense
Pentagon to streamline process for buying business systems
Pilot program will be announced in next few months, Defense official says.
Oversight
The Big Picture
National polls indicate that Republicans are at least as bad off as Democrats were in 1994, prior to losing control of Congress.
Management
Defense and VA urged to share more healthcare resources
Departments are already working on a joint system to provide mental health services by videoconferencing.
Defense
Bird flu screening to be expanded
Tests will be conducted on more than 75,000 birds in 2006, Interior Secretary Gale Norton says.
Defense