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
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.
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