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Robert Harding will recuse himself for one year from matters relating to security firm he founded. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031610cdam1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44802 webmaster@govexec.com (Chris Strohm, CongressDaily) Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:20:04 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031610nj1.htm?rss=management&oref=rss State Department's Harold Koh said he is "comfortable" with the administration's legal position on the use of unmanned aircraft to kill suspected terrorists. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031610nj1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44807 webmaster@govexec.com (Shane Harris, National Journal ) Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:20:41 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031610cdam2.htm?rss=management&oref=rss Congressional notification provisions in House and Senate authorization measures top the list of issues. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031610cdam2.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44804 webmaster@govexec.com (From CongressDaily) Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:18:21 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031610cdpm1.htm?rss=management&oref=rss Army general says next several months will be marked by tough fighting, as the military sends 30,000 more troops to quell rising violence. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031610cdpm1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44808 webmaster@govexec.com (Megan Scully, CongressDaily) Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:40:09 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031610cdpm2.htm?rss=management&oref=rss Republican Jim Bunning is holding up administration nominees, critics say. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031610cdpm2.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44810 webmaster@govexec.com (From CongressDaily) Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:45:19 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031610kp1.htm?rss=management&oref=rss Lawmakers praise efforts to decentralize operations, but worry about staffing shortages. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031610kp1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44811 kpeters@govexec.com (Katherine McIntire Peters) Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:59:06 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031510cdpm1.htm?rss=management&oref=rss The president kicks off a week of lobbying for healthcare reform, insisting the proposal is good for older Americans. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031510cdpm1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44797 webmaster@govexec.com (George E. Condon Jr., with Billy House contributing, CongressDaily) Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:26:25 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031510nj1.htm?rss=management&oref=rss Agency hopes its offbeat commercials will save money by encouraging more people to return forms. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031510nj1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44798 webmaster@govexec.com (Mark Blumenthal, National Journal ) Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:05:43 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031510rb1.htm?rss=management&oref=rss DynCorp International argues that the Army's new proposed task orders were outside the scope of the underlying multiple awards contract. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031510rb1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44801 rbrodsky@govexec.com (Robert Brodsky) Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:47:06 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031510e1.htm?rss=management&oref=rss Research institute finds more pressure and leadership from the administration are needed to make significant changes. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031510e1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44799 enewell@govexec.com (Elizabeth Newell) Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:25:01 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031510l1.htm?rss=management&oref=rss But agencies also are responsible for accurate reporting of contract award spending, analysts say. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031510l1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44800 elong@govexec.com (Emily Long) Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:32:43 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031210cdam2.htm?rss=management&oref=rss Move is part of a broader effort to boost transparency and accountability. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031210cdam2.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44785 webmaster@govexec.com (Humberto Sanchez, CongressDaily ) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:15:28 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031210rb1.htm?rss=management&oref=rss Survey shows other projects have been put on the back burner, leading to award delays and less contract monitoring. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031210rb1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44787 rbrodsky@govexec.com (Robert Brodsky) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:49:59 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031210cdam3.htm?rss=management&oref=rss Service had hoped to avoid delays that plagued the Air Force's portion of the program, but now faces a 13-month lag. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031210cdam3.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44784 webmaster@govexec.com (Megan Scully, CongressDaily) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:30:06 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031210cdam1.htm?rss=management&oref=rss The moderate Democrats will suggest reducing nonsecurity discretionary spending by 2 percent annually for three years, and then freezing spending levels for two years. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031210cdam1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44786 webmaster@govexec.com (Humberto Sanchez, CongressDaily ) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:30:33 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031210cdpm1.htm?rss=management&oref=rss Congressional leaders have pledged to take up the panel's recommendations before the end of the year and have lawmakers cast an up-or-down vote. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031210cdpm1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44788 webmaster@govexec.com (Humberto Sanchez, CongressDaily ) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:12:53 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031210ar1.htm?rss=management&oref=rss Coburn says Congress should pay workers out of its own budget as punishment for its "inability to maintain core federal programs." http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031210ar1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44791 arosenberg@govexec.com (Alyssa Rosenberg) Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:59:00 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031110rb1.htm?rss=management&oref=rss Interim report suggests clearer contract requirements and stronger oversight of performance. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031110rb1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44778 rbrodsky@govexec.com (Robert Brodsky) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:48:03 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031110cdpm1.htm?rss=management&oref=rss Increase means the Pentagon's largest program will breach the 1982 Nunn-McCurdy cost-control law. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031110cdpm1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44779 webmaster@govexec.com (Megan Scully, CongressDaily) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:27:31 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031110cdpm2.htm?rss=management&oref=rss Extraneous provisions could erode bipartisan support for the measure, Commerce Committee leaders say. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031110cdpm2.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44780 webmaster@govexec.com (Darren Goode, CongressDaily) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:36:41 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031110cdam2.htm?rss=management&oref=rss Bill would require non-Bureau mailings to have a disclaimer. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031110cdam2.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44775 webmaster@govexec.com (From CongressDaily) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:46:05 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031110cdam1.htm?rss=management&oref=rss House prohibition could just end up shifting spending directed to for-profits from "one side of the Capitol to the other," one observer cautions. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031110cdam1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44776 webmaster@govexec.com (Humberto Sanchez, CongressDaily ) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:38:36 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031010cdam1.htm?rss=management&oref=rss Harding plans to steer clear of matters involving former consulting clients. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031010cdam1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44763 webmaster@govexec.com (Chris Strohm, CongressDaily) Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:12:37 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031010mag1.htm?rss=management&oref=rss Former Government Executive reporter Shane Harris discusses his book on why agencies are better at collecting intelligence than analyzing it. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031010mag1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44765 webmaster@govexec.com (Compiled by GovExec.com) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:27:54 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031010rb1.htm?rss=management&oref=rss Obama directs agencies to hire more auditors who get paid based on the amount of money they recapture. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/031010rb1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44766 rbrodsky@govexec.com (Robert Brodsky) Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:47:07 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/300910rb1.htm?rss=management&oref=rss Program examiner said his office would 'make life miserable' for OPM inspector general if he took budget complaints to Congress. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/300910rb1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44756 rbrodsky@govexec.com (Robert Brodsky) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:38:27 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/030910cdpm2.htm?rss=management&oref=rss Lawmakers will keep a close eye on the contract, but won't intervene, according to the Arizona Republican. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/030910cdpm2.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44759 webmaster@govexec.com (Megan Scully, CongressDaily) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:26:47 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/030910cdam1.htm?rss=management&oref=rss Potential amendment to jobs bill would throw up roadblocks to fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2011 measures that include directed spending. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/030910cdam1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44752 webmaster@govexec.com (Humberto Sanchez, CongressDaily ) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:55:22 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/030910e1.htm?rss=management&oref=rss Strides in IT and human capital seen as key to improving program performance and gaining public trust. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/030910e1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44754 enewell@govexec.com (Elizabeth Newell) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:39:55 GMT http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/030910cdpm1.htm?rss=management&oref=rss Hoyer stresses lawmakers are not tied to that timeline. http://www.govexec.com/dailyfed/0310/030910cdpm1.htm http://www.govexec.com/mailbagDetails.cfm?aid=44758 webmaster@govexec.com (From CongressDaily) Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:20:19 GMT