Not President's Day

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• Tom Shoop
• February 21, 2006

GSA reworks strategy for technology services contract

New approach to the $65 billion Alliant procurement promises more flexibility.

• David Perera
• February 21, 2006

Agency Line-Item Veto?

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• Tom Shoop
• February 17, 2006

Lincoln Group's Personal Propaganda

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• Tom Shoop
• February 17, 2006

Government wants court hearing on BlackBerry usage

Justice Department seeks a hearing on the technical details of exempting government users from a possible blackout.

• Sarah Lai Stirland
• February 17, 2006

Air Force aims for fresh image with public affairs overhaul

Officials tapped to fill top posts in expanded communications shop are cargo pilots with limited press experience.

• Sydney J. Freedberg Jr.
• February 17, 2006

NASA chief defends emphasis on shuttle and space station

With a tight budget, the agency has been forced to place some science and exploration projects on the back burner, administrator says.

• David Hess
• February 17, 2006

VA chief: Budget shortfalls are behind us

The department’s fiscal 2007 budget request has been crafted with care, secretary assures lawmakers.

• Jenny Mandel
• February 17, 2006

Cheney's Secrets

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• Tom Shoop
• February 16, 2006

Rumsfeld, Chertoff: No E-mails, Please

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• Tom Shoop
• February 16, 2006

Conference Spending By Agency

• February 16, 2006

House panel criticizes FDA for slow approval of generic drugs

Agency should have requested a higher budget and devoted more employees to the approval program, member of appropriations subcommittee says.

• Elaine S. Povich
• February 16, 2006

GSA eliminates no firms in first round of telecom contract bidding

All four major companies bidding on Networx Universal make it through.

• David Perera
• February 16, 2006

Dispute over low-income energy assistance delays flood insurance bill

Without a hike in the federal insurance program’s borrowing limit, FEMA may be unable disburse checks to hurricane victims.

• Bill Swindell
• February 16, 2006

Data shows drop in agency conference spending last year

Figures indicate that conference spending fell $19.7 million between fiscal 2004 and fiscal 2005, slowing an upward trend.

• Daniel Pulliam
• February 16, 2006

Mineta Blasts Britney

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• Tom Shoop
• February 15, 2006

Congress awaits Thursday delivery of two supplemental funding requests

Requests for military operations, foreign assistance and Gulf Coast reconstruction could be slightly more than White House said last week.

• Peter Cohn
• February 15, 2006

Compromise eyed on bill to create Katrina recovery organization

White House says it has already contributed a significant sum to rebuilding Louisiana.

• Bill Swindell
• February 15, 2006

White House veto threat looms over postal bill negotiations

Administration opposes language giving the Postal Service access to escrow account funds and transferring its military pensions obligation.

• Alyson Klein
• February 15, 2006

Alaska Native firms capture up to $700 million in no-bid contracts

Records show Interior Department organization issued the contracts, which are available for use by other agencies, in 2003 and 2004.

• Kimberly Palmer
• February 15, 2006