Progress, Setbacks Among Bush's Workforce Reforms
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Bold changes in the government's organization and ambitious plans to reshape personnel management continue to swirl around the federal workforce five years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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Governors are facing up to some harsh realities: Their states' school children aren't ready for the 21st century, their workers aren't trained for the new jobs created every day, and their businesses aren't competing as strongly as they must to keep ahead.
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Fresh off re-election, President Bush is dusting off an ambitious plan to overhaul Social Security, a controversial proposal that had been shelved because of politics and the administration's focus on tax cuts and terrorism.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush says his economic policies, including billions of dollars in tax cuts, are helping to create new jobs. But not the millions he promised...
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The list of major challenges confronting President Bush as he prepares to take the oath of office for the second time is exhausting.
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Controversial new rules regarding overtime pay went into effect Monday, with the Bush administration and labor advocates squabbling over how many US workers are affected.
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As President George W. Bush's plans for a guest worker program languishes in a backlash against immigration, employers both large and small say they rely on Hispanic workers to keep the economy running.
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CRAWFORD, Texas  - Many of President Bush's  assertions about progress in Iraq -- from police training and  reconstruction to preparations for January elections -- are in  dispute, according to internal Pentagon documents, lawmakers  and key congressional aides on Sunday.
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Bush administration officials hope to resolve one of the government's most vexing problems before leaving office -- how to speed up security clearances for federal employees and contract workers.
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WHITE HOUSE More than half of President Bush&#39;s Cabinet is on the way out -- but officials say his second-term makeover hasn&#39;t yet run its course.
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A sweeping immigration reform drive collapsed in the US Senate on Thursday, leaving 12 million illegal immigrants in limbo and dealing a stinging blow to President George W. Bush.
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President George W. Bush suffered a major defeat on his plan to overhaul immigration laws on Thursday when the Senate refused to close debate and advance the legislation.
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WASHINGTON - A bill making sweeping reforms to the nation&#39;s intelligence agencies that had appeared to be on track Saturday was derailed by House Republicans, handing president Bush his first legislative setback since his reelection.
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President Bush&#39;s aides are preparing the groundwork to move ahead with his plans to overhaul the tax code and Social Security, as cabinet members await signals
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You've got to give President Bush an A-plus for the way he marketed the Social Security proposals last week, but the centerpiece of his reforms doesn't do anything to fix the system's woes.
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The Bush administration proposed new regulations Monday aimed at clarifying employment protections for veterans and reservists returning from active duty.
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President Bush was saying last month that the economy had &quot;turned the corner,&quot; but the recovery he&#39;s counting on to help drive him to re-election Nov. 2 has hit some potholes lately.