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March 14
March 12
- Blue Dogs advocate three years of spending cuts
- Burning Question: Did the CIA spike a town's bread with LSD?
- From Nextgov.com: Army, Air Force mine databases to manage evacuations of wounded
- GOP announces debt panel picks
- Navy acknowledges schedule for F-35 fighter is slipping
- Senator holds up bill compensating furloughed Transportation workers
- Stimulus workload taxes agency staffs and missions
- The Week in Comments: Federal paychecks, fishing rods and the Tower of Babel
- Union seeks to boost IRS employees' spirits
- White House to post spending bill earmarks
March 11
- Congressional panel seeks broad Defense acquisition overhaul
- Fighter jet's costs jump more than 50 percent
- From Nextgov.com: Industry sees promise in open government contests
- House takes aim at Census look-alike letters
- Senator showcases exemplary feds
- Senators seek clean FAA bill
- Watchdogs applaud earmark ban, wonder about loopholes
March 10
- Administration gets tough on improper payments
- Burning Question: Does the Pentagon deserve an Oscar for Best Embedding Program?
- Corrections
- Dot, Dot, Dot . . .
- FDA: Airport scanners are safe
- From Nextgov.com: FDA to regulate online drug promotions
- House passes bill to preserve pay for furloughed Transportation workers
- Legal issues hamper searches of intelligence databases
- Performance chief calls for more nuanced employee ratings
- Some travelers displeased about TSA body scanners
- White House: TSA nominee to avoid conflicts of interest
March 9
- Attacks on federal employees, facilities a hot-button issue at union conference
- Burning Question: Is the Obama administration coming for your fishing rod?
- Contest to organize airport screeners heats up
- From Nextgov.com: VA investigating security breach of veterans' medical data
- House leader 'hopeful' budget blueprint will pass by Easter
- McCain: Hill won't threaten tanker deal
- OMB chief calls reports federal employees are overpaid 'misleading'
- OMB staffer to be disciplined for threats to IG
- Proposals to ban earmarks continue to pick up steam
- Turning around negative view of government will take time, Obama official says
March 8
- Burning Question: Who do you like in the NCAA tournament?
- Court puts HUBZone firms at top of small business pecking order
- Forward Observer: QDR is a Quite Disappointing Report
- From Nextgov.com: Army plans to create huge enterprise e-mail system
- Moderate Democrats pitch bailout repayment bill
- Northrop pulls out of tanker bid
- Obama taps former intelligence officer to lead TSA
- Report shows jump in use of incentive payments
March 5
- Delays plague Energy's Recovery Act spending
- From Nextgov.com: Regulations could bog down financial system modernization
- IG: Homeland Security isn't awarding noncompetitive contracts by the book
- Look-alike Census mailings targeted by House measure
- Pentagon gunman linked to anti-government Web rantings
- Screening of all U.S.-bound air cargo still years away
- Senate confirms Defense nominees stalled by GOP holds
- The $100,000 question: How much pay is too much for a federal employee?
- Timeline: Government Under Attack
March 4
- Alaska to host Interior's first climate science center
- Burning Question: What's the fee to overthrow the government?
- From Nextgov.com: Wiki in the works for sharing safest travel routes in Afghanistan
- Navy official calls for rapid deployment of unmanned vessels
- OPM aims to release revised retirement statements by mid-April
- Oversight panel leader slams new KBR contract
- Provision to fire tax-delinquent federal employees pulled
- Senator: Contracting provisions will be passed in next jobs bill
March 3
- 'Burrowing in' increased slightly under Bush, report shows
- Agencies move ahead to create labor partnership councils
- Army awards KBR more work in Iraq
- Burning Question: Is government broken, and can it be fixed?
- Coast Guard takes control from Deepwater's integrators
- Contractors could make or break Afghanistan surge
- FAA suspends controller after child's air traffic transmissions
- From Nextgov.com: Army will tap its 'digital natives' for apps
- Grassley might oppose Treasury nominee
- House minority leader seeks open debt panel meetings
- Navy chief optimistic F-35 will enter fleet on schedule
March 2
- Administration takes first crack at controversial women's procurement program
- Agriculture chief says black farmer discrimination settlement needs $1.15B
- Air Force secretary says F-35 cost to breach legal limit
- Burning Question: Should federal employees take a pay cut?
- Commerce secretary joins lineup of leaders helping out Reid
- Defense seeks more time to weigh multiyear fighter jet deal
- From Nextgov.com: FCC to propose new video archive in national broadband plan
- Postal Service outlines plan to stay afloat
- Procurement policy office surveys agencies on tax-delinquent contractors
- Stalled border security nomination worries former commissioners
March 1
- Burning Question: When will this whole Internet fad die out?
- Coming soon: New guidelines on which federal jobs can be outsourced
- Congressional inaction forces Transportation to furlough 2,000
- From Nextgov.com: Army and Air Force continue to ban flash media
- GAO: Federal financial picture is grim
- Hoyer: Comity needed to avoid widespread fiscal ruin
- Lawmaker pitches Consumer Financial Protection Agency counteroffer
- TSP funds flourish in February
February 26
- Burning Question: Will full-body scanners get TSA in hot water with the Pope?
- From Nextgov.com: Defense Department opens up to social media
- House resolves dispute, authorizes intelligence bill
- Interagency contracts aren't big money-savers, panelists say
- Marines storm the Hill seeking equal billing with Navy
- New analysis fuels debate over alternative F-35 engine
- Proposed benefit for certain contractors draws fire
- Trust issues raised at first meeting of labor-management council
- Web site helps nuclear security agency employees find role models
February 25
- Bad press makes contracting an unattractive field, professor says
- Burning Question: Do agencies make new employees do busywork?
- From Nextgov.com: White House says data mining to focus only on government files
- GOP seeks to cut DHS personnel funding
- Marines, Navy cite urgent 'reset' needs
- Officials still hope firms will compete for tanker deal
- Uncle Sam kicks off new federal employee survey
- Ways and Means leader is wary of deficit-cutting panel
February 24
- Census chief defends Super Bowl commercial
- Drugs, guns and violence dominate Blackwater hearing
- From Nextgov.com: Obama order resembles controversial Bush-era data-mining tool, security expert says
- Homeland Security contractors outnumber civilian employees
- Lawmakers criticize shipbuilding budget
- Northrop's Hill allies hit tanker RFP
- Senate leader throws his picks into deficit commission mix
- Union calls for expanding definition of law enforcement officers
- Watchdog says FDA should fine-tune processes for handing out bonuses
February 23
- Air Force will release tanker RFP on Wednesday
- Army resists immediate end to gay ban
- From Nextgov.com: VA expands plan for troubled IT projects to all system development efforts
- Military services scale back their wish lists to Congress
- Most NSPS workers will return to the General Schedule by October
- National labor leaders back AFGE in effort to organize screeners
- Officials question need for bill to boost prescription drug oversight
- Report finds Army broke contracting regulations in Iraq
- Unmanned drone sought for Texas-Mexico border
February 22
- AFGE seeks to represent screeners
- Burning Question: Which is better, his fastball, or his policy pitch?
- Challenges loom in expanded use of unmanned systems
- Dems take harder fiscal stand than Obama
- Forward Observer: Weyand's Message
- From Nextgov.com: Army studying use of virtual reality to treat post-traumatic stress
- Head of the Fish and Wildlife Service dies on ski trip
- Iraq watchdog proposes new agency to manage reconstruction
- Obama issues health care compromise
- Republican renews bid for multiyear F-18 deal
February 19
- Burning Question: Do some people really think IRS building attacker was 'American hero'?
- From Nextgov.com: Security must be a consideration as acquisition databases are combined
- Group claims repealing gay ban could hinder military readiness
- Groups weigh in on proposed changes to EEO complaint process
- House minority whip says GOP will say 'no' on health deal
- Mississippi governor seeks to help block EPA move
- New Air Force program aims to groom civilian executives
- Report finds federal regulations have delayed stimulus projects
February 18
- Attack on IRS building injures two, kills pilot
- Burning Question: Do DHS agents know where their guns are?
- Coming soon: Revamped spending Web site and more
- From Nextgov.com: Cyber exercise aims to teach the good guys to think like the bad guys
- General warns of unmanned aircraft 'infatuation'
- Obama creates debt panel
- Senator looks into hike in HHS travel costs
February 17
- Analysis: Getting Appointees Up to Speed
- Anti-government movement shouldn't be anti-governing, says former lawmaker
- Burning Question: Does a steady paycheck buy trust in government?
- Defense launches General Schedule training program
- From Nextgov.com: A new kind of awards program
- Inspector general faults TSA's internal controls
- One year later, administration touts stimulus impact
- Pentagon will ramp up F-35 review
February 16
- Errors result in improper billing for victims of military sexual trauma
- From Nextgov.com: Simulation shows government lacks policies needed to respond to cyberattack
- Obama to propose deficit panel this week
- Senator cites progress in Afghanistan contract oversight
- TSP's international fund continues to slide
February 12
- Burning Question: Are federal employees the envy of boyfriends and girlfriends everywhere?
- Civilian agencies help fuel growth in translation contracts
- Coast Guard commandant cites urgent need for icebreakers
- From Nextgov.com: HHS awards millions in grants to advance health IT initiatives
- Industry sees few changes with new House defense appropriations chief
- Obama to issue order for deficit commission within 10 days
- Postal Service financial woes will continue in 2011
- Senate confirms 27 Obama nominees
- TSP funds slip in January
February 11
- Agencies find errors in Recovery Act spending reports
- Agencies issue new rules to boost biofuels production
- Analysis: Transparent leadership starts from within
- From Nextgov.com: Google's super-broadband plan could benefit agencies' online efforts
- State Department cafeteria will lead the way on healthy dining
February 10
- Army study explores deployment stress on soldiers' children
- From Nextgov.com: Budget request addresses some open government costs
- Lawmaker calls for telework incentives during shutdowns
- Report says labor-management partnerships should focus on cost savings
- Washington Democrat likely to take over defense spending panel
February 9
- Airlines oppose renewed push for higher security fees
- Analysis: Visa security is critical to preventing terrorist attacks
- From Nextgov.com: Budget request includes funds for IT oversight
- Gimme My Discount!
- Haiti response effort brings lessons from Katrina
- Senator lifts nominee holds, says issues being addressed
- VA tightens rules for veterans contracting program
February 8
- Army bases face funding gap this year
- From Nextgov.com: DISA telecommuters can work just fine even with more snow
- Labor coalition raises questions about generic drug prices for some feds
- Lawmakers race the clock to extend surveillance provisions
- Murtha dies at 77 after hospitalization
- NOAA proposes new climate agency
February 5
- Debt vote shows freshmen Dem concerns
- From Nextgov.com: Reps. like Obama's tech proposals to track health quality, fraud
- High-priority performance goals don't draw additional budget dollars
- House panel: Defense review lacks priorities
- House sends debt limit increase, pay/go to White House
- Senate bill aims to boost small business contracting
- Senator puts blanket hold on presidential nominees
February 4
- Budget chief catches flak on deficit commission
- Debt limit increase nears final House vote
- DHS comes under fire for failure to track conference and travel costs
- Energy secretary gets heat on Yucca funding
- From Nextgov.com: Government takes layered approach to aviation security
- Senate confirms Johnson as GSA administrator
- Winter storm in Washington highlights telework
February 3
- Analysis: Internationally oriented executives needed
- Contractors welcome military surge in Afghanistan
- From Nextgov.com: VA tests online score card for IT projects
- Gates rejects multiyear deal on Navy aircraft
- National intelligence chief bemoans politicizing of security
- Obama budget revives dispute over new spy satellites
- Some agencies could see staff gains in 2011
- Spending plan attracts bipartisan criticism
- Strategic reviews emphasize risk management
February 2
- Budget calls for larger acquisition workforce
- Defense budget tackles major management issues
- Defense chief continues push to 'rebalance' U.S. military forces
- From Nextgov.com: Budget freeze could lead agencies to focus on IT projects that reduce costs, report says
- Gates sacks F-35 manager, withholds Lockheed payments
- HHS budget supports flu-fighting efforts
- Panel will study impact of gay ban repeal on military
- Program Cuts, Agency-by-Agency
- Some nonsecurity agencies see slight budget boosts
- Strategy for stepping up veterans hiring focuses on training, outreach
February 1
- Administration outlines performance management strategy
- Budget calls for more data on employee satisfaction and health
- Democrats see key ingredients for passage of 2011 budget
- From Nextgov.com: Obama budget proposal counts on IT to save millions
- House GOP leader willing to look for Defense cuts
- Interior plan reduces travel, IT spending
- Obama proposes eliminating locality pay surveys
- Obama seeks increase in Defense spending
- Obama's $3.8 trillion budget slashes 120 programs
- President's budget recommends pay parity
- Stimulus funded nearly 600,000 jobs in late 2009, recipients report
January 31
January 30
January 29
- Contractors assist in Haiti earthquake relief
- Employee groups call for pay parity in budget proposal
- Feds face steep challenges meeting new pollution targets
- From Nextgov.com: OPM kills plan to stop using SSNs as government employee identifiers
- GSA moves closer to a permanent leader
- Obama budget to seek $7 billion for nuclear stockpile
- Pentagon leaders set to testify on 'don't ask, don't tell'
- Senate leader attempts to break stalemate on GSA nominee
January 28
- Budget likely will target agencies' top performance goals
- Continuing resolutions could be on the horizon for agencies
- Democrats get mixed budget office views on TARP
- From Nextgov.com: Critical infrastructure is a frequent target for cyberattacks, report says
- Senate approves debt ceiling increase
- Unions are anxious for details of spending freeze
January 27
- Director: NCTC has analyst shortage
- Federal employees continue to see favoritism in promotions and awards
- From Nextgov.com: White House bars agencies from posting some statistics
- Obama calls for loan forgiveness for public service, transparency
- Obama is forced to adjust State of the Union goals
- Obama to broaden top-level pay freeze
- Reaction to Obama freeze proposal comes with caveats
- Vilsack names more key deputies
January 26
- Analysts: Defense budget likely to receive increased scrutiny
- From Nextgov.com: Public satisfaction with federal Web sites increased in 2009
- Interior aims to improve workforce diversity
- Napolitano: Aviation security tops DHS priority list
- Obama to propose 'nuanced' spending freeze
- Problems remain in Homeland Security oversight
- Senators seek military trial for terrorism suspect
- Spending freeze will have exceptions
January 25
- Audit faults State for failing to monitor Iraq contract
- Bipartisan group announces debt panel
- Congress has light load for State of the Union week
- From Nextgov.com: Governments will rely on high-tech security center for Olympics
- Markup set to seek information on health bill deals
- OPM launches revamped USAjobs.gov
January 22
- Budget agency launches review of alleged threat against OPM official
- Former adviser gives Obama an 'A-' on defense policy
- From Nextgov.com: VA slips slightly in deployment of GI bill claims system
- House chairman sees wholesale overhaul of GSEs
- Obama to request $14.2 billion to train, equip Afghan forces
- Report says size of FCC staff decreased steadily during past decade
- Vilsack: USDA programs boost economy
- Watch lists don't necessarily bar entry, officials say
January 21
- Bill would boost oversight of FEHBP prescription drugs
- From Nextgov.com: One year in, resistance to open government memo lingers
- GOP senator seeks $120 billion in funding cuts
- Grim trend in Army suicides continues
- Lawmakers include feds in excise tax relief
- Lawmakers weigh security spending options
- Obama sets new tone for regulatory process
- Pentagon taps career Navy executive to dissolve NSPS
- Report reveals trouble with new Army combat systems
- State of the Union, debt limit top agenda
January 20
- At one-year mark, Obama shows progress on management pledges
- Defense contractors are confident about fiscal 2011 budget
- Embattled TSA nominee withdraws
- From Nextgov.com: Air Force issues second call for network attack capabilities
- Obama goes after tax-delinquent contractors
- Official: Terrorist watch list system is too bureaucratic
- Visa, watch list changes are questioned
- Withdrawal of TSA nominee raises concern about agency workforce
January 19
- Challenges remain in administrative judge hiring, evaluation
- Forward Observer: F-35 Challenges Gates
- From Nextgov.com: Agencies step up efforts to coordinate Haiti relief
- Obama to unveil fiscal 2011 budget on Feb. 1
- Professor launches fight to save consumer protection agency
- Retirement savings plan to launch new Web site in May
- Senator: Obama favors panel on deficit
- Survey: Many federal contractors saw boost despite recession
January 15
- Defense takes aim at contractor business systems
- Feds are left out of excise tax compromise
- Fort Hood review recommends action against several officers
- From Nextgov.com: Defense launches online system to coordinate Haiti relief efforts
- House majority leader touts deficit reduction commission, pay/go
- States get expanded role in Guard policy
January 14
- Civil liberties group probes legal basis for drone attacks
- Dems aim to send health bill to CBO Friday
- From Nextgov.com: Establishing telecommunications systems tops feds' to-do list for Haiti
- Key lawmakers tackle Islamic extremism in the military
- Marines cite mounting equipment needs
- OPM debuts new health center at headquarters building
- Outgoing intelligence HR chief says pay-for-performance can work
- Senate takes on thorny debt limit increase
- White House solicits advice from industry on modernizing government
January 13
- Admiral: Fleet size hinges on larger maintenance budget
- Customs got alleged terrorist's name days before flight
- From Nextgov.com: Amtrak to offer passengers wireless Internet on high-speed trains
- Homeland Security halts deportations to Haiti after earthquake
- Lawmakers outline Hill terrorism probes
- Navy advocates see rough waters ahead
- Obama to host forum on modernizing government
- OMB official accused of threatening OPM inspector general over budget
- Report calls for overhaul of presidential transition process
- State Department employees are accounted for after quake
January 12
- Democrats slam effort to block EPA from regulating emissions
- Empty Agriculture offices, including food safety, raise concerns
- From Nextgov.com: Federal IT spending to increase almost 4 percent in fiscal 2010
- House leaders return, with health overhaul back on front burner
- Suicide prevention continues to elude Army leaders
- Transportation IG finds gaps in contractor enforcement
January 11
- Concern grows over stalled GSA nomination
- From Nextgov.com: FDA nationwide electronic network will track safety of drugs and medical devices
- Intelligence HR chief is stepping down
- Labor leaders pitch health bill concerns to Obama
- Many U.S. embassies lack additional layer of visa security
- New airport screening policy under fire
- Unions create governmentwide coalition
January 8
- From Nextgov.com: IT improvements big part of Obama's call for better security
- Questions persist about security lapses
- USDA chief plans for Afghanistan trip
- Vows of bipartisanship give way to rancor on House oversight panel
- Women's group pushes overhaul of pay-for-performance programs
January 7
- Agency defends 'clunkers' contracts
- Cadillac health care tax is closer to law
- From Nextgov.com: GSA tags Steven Kempf to lead Federal Acquisition Service
- House will return for short work week
- Lawmaker asks GAO to investigate gaps in terrorist watch lists
- President orders agencies to take new security steps
- Senator blocks Treasury nominees
January 6
- Army to spend heavily on new aircraft
- From Nextgov.com: Hundreds of vets participate in test of sharing electronic health records
- Government management is a fit for businessman, observers say
- Interior Department tightens leasing rules
- Patent and Trademark Office seeks OK to spend higher fee income
- Rule would waive Buy American provisions for some Afghanistan support contracts
- Senator seeks review of 'cash for clunkers' effort
- Student interns head back to college to tout Energy Department
January 5
- Agriculture's cafeteria serves healthy meals alongside traditional fare
- Dissension, poor communications found at federal nuclear site
- From Nextgov.com: Private equity firm buys majority of GovDelivery
- Industry resists proposal for single banking regulator
- Lawmakers pan plan to skip conference on health bill
- Major defense contractor moves headquarters to DC region
- OPM announces reorganization
January 4
- Deputy director begins work at OPM
- From Nextgov.com: Web application gives air travelers chance to rate airport security procedures
- GSA lowers mileage reimbursement rate in 2010
- Gunman shoots two federal employees at Las Vegas courthouse
- Informal negotiations on health bill are likely instead of conference
- Iraqi government plans to file suit against Blackwater guards
- OPM issues regulations expanding life insurance access
- Panels set hearings, key Homeland Security posts still vacant
- TSP funds end 2009 on positive note
- White House: No 'smoking gun' in hand to halt attack
December 29
December 28
December 24
December 23
- A federal holiday poem
- Administration alters stimulus job counting formula
- Agencies under pressure to mix and match public, private workers
- From Nextgov: Education, IRS try to make filing student aid form less daunting
- Head of Foreign Agricultural Service reassigned
- Obama issues order implementing 2010 pay raise
- White House taps new Coast Guard commandant
December 22
- Defense measure aims to improve contractors' handling of sexual assault cases
- EEOC proposes changes to federal discrimination complaint process
- From Nextgov.com: Congress takes and gives in funding major Defense IT projects
- Senate language eases employee fears about OPM and health reform
- Senate moves up final healthcare overhaul vote
December 21
- Agencies identify $19 billion in contract savings
- From Nextgov.com: VA employee presents cost-cutting idea to Obama despite snow
- Obama set to name cyber coordinator
- Obama signs 3.4 percent raise for military
- Senate on track to approve health bill
- Senate vote sets up health overhaul passage
December 19
December 18
- Agriculture chief disputes USDA climate bill study
- From Nextgov.com: Senators introduce bills to boost acquisition workforce roles, training
- Senator backs settlement of Indian trust fund case
- Watchdog urges Homeland Security to tighten conference policies
- Worries about price tag of domestic partner benefits bill fade
December 17
- Defense and State brace for surge in Afghanistan contracting
- Defense releases guidelines for NSPS transition
- From Nextgov.com: GSA awards geospatial services agreements to four firms
- Lawmakers see danger in national debt
- Senate leader eyes key Monday vote on health bill
- Troop surge to bring more orders for unmanned aircraft
December 16
- From Nextgov.com: Delays in Networx transition put cloud computing decisions on hold
- House passes Defense spending bill, riders
- Partner benefits bill advances, but hurdles remain
- Senate leader's Christmas wish list is growing
- Veterans Affairs' acquisition practices come under fire
December 15
- Defense bill breathes new life into canceled programs
- Fight over tanker pact puts two nominations in limbo
- From Nextgov.com: House backs e-standards for financial reports
- IG will investigate whether department misused funds
- Number of Homeland Security contractors raises eyebrows
- Senator asks IRS to report on contractors' unpaid taxes
- Senators: Army needs better info about soldiers
- Watchdog urges Postal Service managers to support cost-cutting initiative
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