Defense
Government hiring of vets is on the rise, report finds
More than a quarter of new hires are vets.
Oversight
SBA called slow to kill duplicative programs and curb improper payments
Administrator defends progress against criticisms from the agency’s IG and a GAO specialist.
Pay & Benefits
Unions urge administration to protect FERS pensions
Letter to Vice President Biden criticizes proposals to increase employee retirement fund contributions.
Defense
Appropriators back $1 billion decrease in nuclear agency budget
Figure is $1.1 billion below Obama's initial $11.7 billion request for NNSA.
Defense
House Committee slashes conventional "global strike" funds
Defense officials say a small number of these arms are necessary as an alternative to some nuclear weapons.
Oversight
Influential federal CIO to step down
Vivek Kundra is credited with saving taxpayers $3 billion through smart tech policies.
Pay & Benefits
Pension Penalties
Proposals attempt to curb corruption amid lawmakers by expanding the list of offenses punishable by loss of retirement benefits.
Oversight
Labor-management council urges closer look at delinquent agencies
Those that have failed to develop partnerships should not get off easy, union leaders say.
Defense
Pentagon in search of 'secret' farmers for Afghanistan
Why is the U.S. sending farmers with high security clearance to Afghanistan?
Oversight
Social Security has been doling out $8 billion to the wrong people
IG says most payments were made to people not reporting all their resources.
Oversight
OMB controller cites government’s ‘low learning curve’ on analytics
Danny Werfel praises Recovery Board’s data tools to detect fraud and cut improper payments as model for agencies.
Tech
From Nextgov: Executive feds are smartphone savvy, but lag on tablets
New survey suggests security concerns aren't stopping senior leaders from using personal devices for work.
Oversight
Chief officers want more collaboration among interagency councils
A panel of top federal leaders in IT, human capital and financial management say cross-pollination among groups would improve government operations.
Defense
Pentagon: No more big defense mergers
Acquisition chief predicts industry will go through a period of profound change as it adjusts to a new era of austerity.
Defense
U.S. needs effective counter-WMD strategy, Defense official says
President Obama has identified countering WMD threats as a top national security goal.
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