TSP's G Fund Helps Delay Debt Ceiling
CBP Could Escape Furloughs
Feds Flock to TSP's L Funds
EIG 2013 as Told by Your Tweets
Boldly Go Where No Fed's Gone Before
The Big Squeeze: Defense Under Sequester
OVERSIGHT - ALL ARTICLES
House lawmaker joins bid to end TSA contracting exemption
Senators are making a similar effort; witnesses at hearing say changes would bring greater transparency, more competition.
Bill to target waste in contracting moves to Senate floor
Measure encourages maximum competition and limits length of non-competitive contracts awarded under exceptional circumstances.
Watch for Retirements
Large numbers of House member retirements concentrated in one party would be telling.
Treasury chief calls on Congress to boost debt ceiling
In the past when lawmakers have failed to act fast enough, Treasury has been forced to borrow from government retirement funds.
GSA lets 29 firms in on massive tech services contract
Winners aren’t guaranteed work; agencies can still shop around among the awardees or look outside the list of pre-selected vendors.
Agencies struggle to meet goals on opening work to contractors
Democratic control of Congress and ensuing legislative resistance partly to blame for lack of progress, OMB says.
House approves Commerce-Justice-Science spending bill
Measure exceeds Bush’s request by $2.3 billion, and did not pass by enough votes to sustain a veto.
Crash probe raises issue of air traffic controller staffing
National Transportation Safety Board unsure second controller would have prevented crash of Comair Flight 5191.
Caution urged on border, immigration contracts
Demands could cause jump in spending, requiring care to avoid waste and abuse, congressional staff member says.
Senate backs holding TSA to standard contracting rules
Chamber approves spending bill amendment that would repeal the agency’s exemption from governmentwide regulations.
