Defense
Obama taps new Defense acquisition chief
Frank Kendall’s nomination pleases contractor community.
Defense
Symantec software upgrade caused Military Health Record System shutdown
An older version of the storage program is in use for two weeks until a patch is ready, DISA says.
Defense
Army planning to eliminate brigades
News comes as the Pentagon is dealing with a potential budget cut of nearly $260 billion in the next year.
Defense
White House gives rundown of the rescue raid in Somalia
Background on the U.S. mission that freed two aid workers.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- What if GOP debates were silent films?
A daily roundup of late-night video.
Defense
U.S. raid frees two hostages in Somalia
Commandos flew in by helicopter and killed nine pirates during the mission.
Management
The Sky’s the Limit
Answers to IT managers’ top five most nagging questions about moving federal operations to the cloud.
Defense
Navy faces crushing demand for information warfare systems
The service must be able to quickly deploy inexpensive tools to keep networks secure.
Oversight
Obama calls for ‘smarter, more effective government’
President stresses his agency consolidation plan, defends efforts to streamline regulations.
Defense
President touts bin Laden killing, end of Iraq war in speech
Obama opens and closes his address with references to security accomplishments.
Oversight
Obama announces new unit to investigate unfair trade practices
Officials say the president acted because there is a backlog of cases involving China but not enough lawyers or investigators to pursue them.
Pay & Benefits
Conferees meet to discuss payroll tax cut extension
Lawmakers did not discuss federal compensation provisions in any detail during first hearing.
Pay & Benefits
OPM to expand employee survey to all workers
This year's Employee Viewpoint Survey will go out to 1.8 million feds.
Defense
VA must focus on homeless women vets, watchdog says
Department should improve transitional housing and coordinate with HUD to gather better data on female vets’ needs, GAO finds.
Oversight
First lady's State of the Union guest list released
White House announces who Michelle Obama has invited to her husband's speech.
Oversight