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RECENT NEWS STORIES
- FAA reaches settlement with whistleblower (01/03/09)
Controller had warned that takeoff and landing procedure in Memphis, Tenn., had led to near midair collisions.
- Amid tensions, Obama offers NASA spot in parade (12/18/08)
The president-elect and agency officials differ on funding for a new generation of space shuttles.
- Vendors might have to vouch for product authenticity (11/21/08)
Industry views rule to crack down on counterfeit equipment and software as too burdensome.
- Administration touts continued progress on financial audits (11/19/08)
Twenty of 24 major agencies passed their evaluations, including the Treasury Department, which had to submit its statements just as the economic rescue began.
- Merit board links employee engagement and productivity (11/18/08)
Study also finds that higher salaries and education correlate with greater involvement in work.
- Court decision voids major small business contracting law (11/06/08)
Appeals judges deem law setting goals for contracts with small disadvantaged businesses unconstitutional.
- Homeland security and traffic concerns drive telework expansion (10/16/08)
Agencies must make the work arrangement part of their culture for it to succeed, advocates say.
- Set-asides still offer billions in contracting prospects (10/09/08)
Awards to small firms continue to rise, though the pace is slowing, industry research group finds.
- SBA to stop certifying small disadvantaged businesses (10/06/08)
Agency will no longer verify status; companies can self-certify or get help from a third-party.
- Homeland Security replaces head of troubled border program (09/23/08)
Mark Borkowski, a veteran government manager, will now lead the multibillion-dollar virtual fence project.
- NASA expands mentor-protégé contracting program (09/22/08)
HUBZone, veteran-owned small businesses now are eligible to participate.
- Agencies make the best of tight technology budgets (08/26/08)
Two wars, a plunging deficit and a slow economy have made fiscal 2008 a historic year - for all the wrong reasons.
- Space agency presses full-speed ahead on exploration plans (08/18/08)
Budget and technological hurdles aren't stopping NASA
from shooting for the moon -- and Mars.
- Agencies urged to make better use of performance measures (07/25/08)
Managers are collecting more information, but they aren't using it to guide policy decisions or resource allocations, GAO reports.
- Competition in contracting remains steady (07/24/08)
Energy ranks first in fostering competition; Veterans Affairs comes in last.
- Federal money managers see positive investment returns (07/22/08)
Chief financial officers have made substantial progress in reconciling the government's books, but serious problems remain.
- Weapons dealer pleads not guilty to procurement fraud (07/08/08)
Attorney for Efraim Diveroli says government misconstrued the law, and will ask a judge to dismiss the case.
- Generation Y seeks more interaction with government online (07/02/08)
Report says younger citizens rely on blogs and social networking tools for information.
- Homeland Security awards data center contract to CSC (07/02/08)
Contract, worth a potential of $390 million, is another step toward consolidation of department's 18 data centers.
- House supplemental bill praised for including extra research and science funds (06/23/08)
A Senate vote on the House version is possible this week, and President Bush has indicated that he will probably sign it.
