People

Senate skeptical of GSA's reorg plan

The effort to reorganize the General Services Administration's acquisition services, pushed by House lawmakers and the Bush administration, is coming under fire from Senate appropriators.

Modernization

Senate committee fully funds IRS modernization

Lawmakers approved $199 million for IRS modernization, which is the amount that IRS officials requested for the program.

People

Senate committee seeks GSA reorg sign-off

A Senate Appropriations Committee spending bill would prohibit GSA from reorganizing without approval by the House and Senate appropriations committees.

Cybersecurity

OMB wants cybersecurity service consolidated

OMB wants to consolidate security training and other services, according to the draft of a plan being circulated.

People

House e-gov restrictions find faint echo on Senate panel

Senate panel votes to fully fund Transportation CIO office and ignores other House actions on e-gov.

People

Senate subcommittee limits competitive sourcing

Subcommittee votes to prevent agencies from converting federal jobs into private-sector ones without letting government workers compete.

People

White House issues civil service reform proposal

The Bush administration proposal would phase out the General Schedule system replacing it with occupation-based pay bands.

People

For some IRS employees, it's tough to win

An 18-month workforce restructuring effort affecting 15 percent of employees of the Internal Revenue Service's Modernization and Information Technology Services (MITS) should be complete by September.

People

Legislating a sunset

Commissions would examine, even eliminate programs and agencies

People

IRS 5.0

After numerous failed modernization efforts, the IRS now believes it has a model that works

Digital Government

Architectures to go under the microscope

The Government Accountability Office is notifying major departments and agencies that auditors will assess how well they're managing their enterprise architectures.

People

EPA to set jobs up for competition

The Environmental Protection Agency is coming closer to deciding which functions might be ripe for inclusion in the agency's push to competitively source an average of 200 jobs a year through 2008.

People

Lawmakers introduce results and sunset bill

Lawmakers today introduced White House-crafted legislation that would create two commissions to examine the efficacy of federal programs and agencies.

Digital Government

OMB releases final budget guidance

Few changes in store for fiscal 2007 budget preparations.

People

EPA lays out competitive sourcing details

Agency earmarks 10 job functions that might increase competitive sourcing to 200 positions a year through 2008.

People

House bills restrict competitive sourcing

Lawmakers approve amendment that prohibits agencies from using revised A-76 process.

Digital Government

GAO assessing agency architectures

Audits are planned to make sure agencies are on track with enterprise architecture plans.

People

House cuts off funding for eTravel

Program would kill a sector of the small-business community that includes travel agents working with government, according to its sponsor.

Modernization

OMB requires telecom preparedness

Emergency planning should become a factor in all new federal agency telecom procurements, according to an OMB memo.

People

House undeterred by veto threat

Amendment that would limit use of revised competitive sourcing process approved for appropriations bill.