Defense
Military health and retirement benefits take a hit in lawmakers’ proposals
Recommendations to the super committee include TRICARE fees and changes in compensation systems.
Oversight
HHS announces contribution to Obama regulatory reform
Three Medicare and Medicaid hospital management rules are aimed at both improving health care and saving money.
Defense
White House immigration message: We’re tough
Homeland Security cites growing deportation numbers as progress.
News
Cybersecurity could be a bright spot in otherwise flat IT budgets
Forecast predicts amount of spending to protect computer networks will mirror intensity of breaches, especially if the country sustains a cyberattack on the scale of Pearl Harbor.
Oversight
Justice plans to cut four antitrust division field offices, employee relocation time
Measures are part of plan to reduce spending by $130 million.
Pay & Benefits
Agriculture offers another round of buyouts
Nearly 2,000 Rural Development employees will have the option of leaving, for payments of $25,000.
News
Obama's speech equipment stolen in Virginia
President is scheduled to visit the state on Wednesday to campaign for his American Jobs Act.
Oversight
Super committee gets mixed messages on USPS
Recommendations range from “please save” the Postal Service to “stay out.”
Oversight
IG council honors star performers
14th annual awards ceremony highlights crime-fighting, exposure of waste and fraud.
Defense
Clinton arrives in Libya, pledges more aid for wounded, securing weapons
New aid package, expected to total about $11 million, will include transportation to treat some of the most severely wounded and provide spare parts to fix medical equipment.
Defense
Cain re-embraces electric fence
Two GOP presidential contenders vie to out-tough each other on immigration in Arizona.
Oversight
Bird in the Hand
GOP primary voters could choose the next president, if only they can make their peace with the front-runner.
Defense
Agencies propose privacy training in wake of TRICARE data theft
Draft rule requiring all contractors to brush up on handling sensitive information in many cases codifies policies already in place.
Defense
Deployment to Central Africa part of larger U.S. effort against LRA
The Bush administration started providing the Ugandan military with logistical support and training in late 2008 after Joseph Kony refused to sign a peace agreement with Uganda.
News