Oversight
White House orders independent review of Energy-loan program
The 60-day assessment will be conducted by former Assistant Treasury Secretary Herb Allison.
News
Navy considers price critical in Next-Generation Network contract
NGEN is expected to cost $10 billion over five years -- double what the service spent on its current network.
Oversight
OMB reorganizes monitoring of financial assistance grants
New council coordinates work of 25 agencies to curb waste and highlight trends.
Oversight
Justice watchdog issues corrected report on muffin scandal
Added documentation and consultation prompts IG to back off charge of overpriced meals at department conference.
Oversight
Administration unveils two new tools to spur job creation
One-stop portal for small businesses to access federal services and faster marketing of lab research outlined in presidential memos.
Pay & Benefits
Union opposes pension contribution proposal
Group takes particular issue with provision requiring employees of nontaxpayer funded Tennessee Valley Authority to pay into retirement plans.
Pay & Benefits
Wellness and disease prevention appear higher on FEHBP radar
Keeping enrollees healthy will help hold down costs, observers say.
Defense
Panetta: Defense budget likely to include $250B in cuts over 5 years
Comments come as the Pentagon is embroiled in a review of how to eliminate roughly $450 billion in spending over the next decade.
News
Play of the Day -- Jon Stewart says in the race for the craziest, no one puts Herman in a corner
A daily roundup of late-night video.
Pay & Benefits
Long-Term Open Season
A look at how many feds have signed up for long-term care insurance during this year’s open season -- and why they did.
News
Republicans, Democrats trade barbs on deficit reduction
Both sides are questioning the other’s sincerity about reaching agreement by the Thanksgiving deadline.
News
Government rapidly depleting Deepwater Horizon cleanup fund, GAO finds
Continued BP spill relief may result in lack of money for future spills.
Defense
Pentagon's embattled personnel official resigns
Clifford Stanley plans to leave the Pentagon within the next two weeks.
Defense
Defense cyber chief: The cloud is the military's next Internet
Computers and programs must be linked to a central, remote environment that aligns security departmentwide, Gen. Keith Alexander says.
Defense
Mail delivery to service members in Iraq winds down
The Postal Service will not accept parcels addressed to military post offices there after Nov. 17.
News
Fraud continues in small business preference programs
Agencies struggle to monitor contractors that misrepresent qualifications in self-certifications.
News