People

House may keep DOD sourcing requirements

A proposed spending bill would force contractors to provide health insurance comparable to that of civilian DOD employees.

People

Health sites spur satisfaction

NIH operates eight of the 10 most highly rated federal sites in the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index.

People

EPA plans more competitive sourcing

Many jobs at the EPA will be reclassified as not inherently governmental.

People

No summer vacation for competitive sourcing

Lawmakers, unions and OMB prepare for more battles over jobs

People

White House promotes personnel reform

The Bush administration is planning a coordinated campaign by top agency officials to promote civil service reforms to federal workers.

People

Oversight Board criticizes IRS tax center closure

An Internal Revenue Service decision to close 68 of its 400 walk-in tax assistance centers has come under additional criticism, this time by the IRS Oversight Board.

People

Roback joins Treasury

Ed Roback, head of the Computer Security Division at National Institute of Standards and Technology, will leave his post to join the Treasury Department June 26.

People

Procurement honchos seek frontline input

OMB will restart a forum for meeting with contracting officers.

People

Lawmakers would keep USDA sourcing restraints

House appropriators want to renew language restricting competitive-sourcing studies at the Agriculture Department.

Modernization

Davis treasures GSA telecom

The chairman of the House Government Reform Committee says all federal agencies should use GSA's telecom contracts.

People

Bush seeks pay changes by 2010

OPM's director tells the House speaker that the White House wants a merit-based system for federal workers.

People

GSA's Bibb defends reorganization

Acquisition management will not be overlooked, the deputy administrator of the General Services Administration said.

Digital Government

OMB: Competitive sourcing spends $1 to save $20

Every dollar spent on competitive sourcing during fiscal 2004 will produce $20 in savings during the next five years, according to an Office of Management and Budget report.

People

F Street shuffle

GSA draft reorganization plan gets cautious, critical reception.

People

UK struggles with e-gov ignorance

British officials are trying to figure out how to get people to use e-government services.

Digital Government

DHS exec stresses privacy

Writing protections for civil liberties and civil rights into the business rules of federal information-sharing projects is a necessary step, a DHS official said.

People

Civilian personnel reform to be targeted

It won't be as sweeping as the civil service reforms for DOD and DHS, Clay Johnson says.

People

IRS walks out on walk-ins

The Internal Revenue Service will close 68 out of 400 walk-in centers this fall because more people now use online tax services.

Acquisition

OMB wants fewer A-76 exemptions

New guidance from the Office of Management and Budget on exemptions of federal jobs from competitive sourcing efforts promises greater scrutiny of agency decisions.

People

OMB will measure EA use

Assessments of agency architectures will begin to evaluate the level of enterprise architecture integration in capital planning and investment control.