Defense
From Nextgov: Threat of destructive coding on foreign-manufactured technology is real
High-ranking cybersecurity official confirms security loopholes embedded in product parts shipped to the United States.
Oversight
Cut contracting costs by 15 percent, agencies are told
OMB sets goal of saving $6 billion on management support services as part of campaign to ‘buy smarter and buy less.’
Pay & Benefits
Discrimination allegations on the rise, report shows
EEOC complaints increase in fiscal 2010, and agencies pay out more in settlements and benefits to employees.
Defense
Pentagon's second-ranking official to resign
William J. Lynn III says he couldn't commit to staying through President Obama's first term.
Oversight
HUD rebuts charge of illegal grant to ACORN
Judiciary Watch says housing money violated congressional ban on funding for dismantled community action group.
News
Democrats, Republicans to work over weekend on debt deal, Obama says
Bipartisan group of Congressional leaders agrees a deal to raise the debt ceiling must be reached soon, president says.
News
Social Security changes are on the table in debt talks
It's unclear if Obama is willing to raise the retirement age or merely accept changes in inflation-adjustment calculations that would reduce benefits.
Defense
Condolence letters for suicides fuel debate over war wounds
How the military should look at suicides is a subset of a broader debate about what it means to be a casualty of Iraq or Afghanistan..
News
Treasury Department holds secret talks on debt contingency plan
Top officials have been meeting to hash out a Plan B.
Pay & Benefits
Hurricane Help
OPM outlines pay and hiring policies for severe weather and other emergencies.
Oversight
SEC chief agrees to give up facility leasing authority
Chairwoman Mary Schapiro accepts House panel criticisms of mishandled bid to expand office space.
News
From Nextgov: Estonian experience offers lessons on preparing for a major cyberattack
The wired Baltic nation has become a proving ground for attackers as well as an intellectual center for rethinking cybersecurity , says Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves.
Oversight
Pentagon says it will comply with court order on 'don't ask'
Defense is reviewing the latest court ruling with the Justice Department.
Oversight
Clock ticks on recess-appointed Medicare official
Senate has yet to confirm Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Donald Berwick.
Defense
Study finds lengthy deployments contribute to mental health problems in children
Stress, anxiety and depression are taking a toll on kids whose parents serve in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Oversight
Postmaster general attempts to steer USPS out of the red
With revenues in freefall and a complex business mandate, Patrick Donahoe has his work cut out for him.
Defense
President reverses condolence letter policy to include troop suicides
Change signifies a new understanding of the wounds of war.
Defense