Management
Report challenges Commerce program aimed at small manufacturers
Department is urged to use the creation of a new federal manufacturing czar to realign assistance programs.
Defense
House panel receives 'first responder' extension
Judiciary Committee gets a week's extension to take its shot at revamping the federal process for issuing grants to first responders.
Defense
House chair says DHS should lead intelligence analysis
Homeland Security Committee Chairman Christopher Cox, R-Calif., says housing such efforts within the CIA is only an "interim step."
News
Homeland Security job applicants surprised by continued hiring freeze
Job seekers want more information, and labor union leaders say this is no time to stop hiring.
Pay & Benefits
President Bush orders agencies closed Friday for day of mourning
Executive order issued Sunday covers all agencies except those that must remain open for national security reasons.
News
House moves ahead with spending bills as Senate is deadlocked
Senate leaders continue to work to get the last two votes needed for passage of the budget resolution.
Pay & Benefits
OPM: Agencies not taking advantage of hiring flexibilities
Survey shows readily available hiring tools not widely used.
Management
Program review bill to be fine-tuned
Congressional staffers consider modifications, including language preventing the outsourcing of performance evaluations.
News
Homeland Security clears up books, but hiring still frozen
Fears of a budget shortfall prove unfounded, but officials still won’t start adding staff again until 2005.
Defense
Popular culture clashes with homeland security mission, panel chief says
House Homeland Security Committee chairman takes on filmmaker Michael Moore.
News
GOP leaders to senators: Vote for budget bill or lose pork
Moderates threatened with loss of earmarked projects in their states.
Management
Panel OKs OMB review of federal programs every five years
House committee rejects Democrat-sponsored move to have agencies review themselves.
Management
Army contractor count stymied by red tape
Paperwork Reduction Act bogs down Army effort to count its contractors.
News
National Building Museum honors General Services Administration
Agency is recognized for its architectural contributions to nation’s communities.
Defense