OMB should fine-tune program evaluation strategy, panelists say

The Bush administration should refine its strategy for evaluating the performance of federal programs, panelists testified at a congressional hearing Wednesday.

• Amelia Gruber
• February 5, 2004

OMB chief doesn't rule out domestic spending freeze

• Susan Davis and Peter Cohn
• February 5, 2004

Democrats, Rumsfeld tangle over emergency powers

• Amy Klamper
• February 5, 2004

Panel weighs expanded collective bargaining at Postal Service

• Zach Patton
• February 5, 2004

NASA officials say Bush mission goals can be attained

• David Hess
• February 4, 2004

Lawmakers, analysts question Pentagon troop increase methods

• Amy Klamper
• February 4, 2004

Communities hire consultants to battle base closings

• Amy Klamper
• February 4, 2004

Air traffic specialists hire lobbyist to fight privatization

• Congress Daily
• February 4, 2004

Deployment plan would relieve National Guard forces

• George Cahlink
• February 4, 2004

Defense chief maps military's needs for transformation

• Greta Wodele
• February 4, 2004

Homeland security officials questioned over ricin intelligence

Lawmakers raised concerns Wednesday about the failure of officials at the Terrorist Threat Integration Center to warn Congress and other government agencies about the potential threat of a bioterrorism attack using the toxin ricin.

• Chris Strohm
• February 4, 2004

White House expands e-government initiative

• Ted Leventhal
• February 4, 2004

Bush supports deadline extension for Sept. 11 commission

• Chris Strohm
• February 4, 2004

Animal health panel suggests overhaul of inspection system

• Jerry Hagstrom
• February 4, 2004

Rock the Vote

The Defense Department is not happy that a group of experts went very public with their concerns about its online voting experiment.

• Shane Harris
• February 3, 2004

Bush budget battered from many sides

• Peter Cohn
• February 3, 2004

Agencies release budget details

• Congress Daily
• February 3, 2004

Park Police budget request falls short of chief's estimate

The Bush administration's fiscal 2005 budget request for the U.S. Park Police is well short of what the agency’s embattled chief said is needed to combat funding and personnel shortfalls.

• Chris Strohm
• February 3, 2004

Administration seeks to use surplus GSA funds for e-gov initiatives

• David McGlinchey
• February 3, 2004

As Senate buildings close, no cases of illness reported

• Susan Davis, Emily Heil and John Stanton
• February 3, 2004