Management
Bright Ideas, Dim Prospects
The old-fashioned suggestion box won't spark real change unless agencies follow through.
News
From Nextgov.com: Military's drug policy threatens troops' health, doctors say
Army links prescription drug use to the services' growing suicide rate .
Pay & Benefits
Pay freeze could affect employee attrition
Agencies must improve recruiting, training and rewarding of employees, report says.
News
Peace Corps founder Sargent Shriver dies at 95
Former Democratic vice-presidential candidate was part of Kennedy family circle.
Oversight
Obama orders review of agency regulations
Executive order aims to fix or repeal rules seen as outdated or inefficient that could be restricting job growth.
Oversight
Issa investigates GAO auditors in battle over for-profit schools
Probe prompted by agency's revision of a report issued in the summer outlining alleged fraudulent recruiting practices at for-profit career colleges.
Oversight
Survey shows growing distrust between industry and federal auditors
Contractors polled by Grant Thornton blame Defense Contract Audit Agency for failing to promptly resolve procurement disputes.
Oversight
GOP moves to cut spending to 2008 levels
Proposed measure would give Budget Committee chair unprecedented power to set spending levels.
Oversight
House speaker warns Obama on spending
The president and other Democrats have been on a ‘job-destroying spending spree’ and must start cutting up their credit cards, Boehner says.
Defense
House Armed Services chairman restructures committee
Under new setup designed to enhance oversight of the Pentagon, subcommittees are more closely aligned to military missions.
Oversight
Dialing It Down
GOP leaders’ reaction to the Tucson rampage could make it harder for Democrats to portray Republicans as radicals.
Defense
Senate Judiciary panel plans to review use of 'invasive' scanners at airports
Chairman Patrick Leahy says government must strike a balance between defending against terrorists and protecting citizens’ constitutional rights.
Oversight
Republicans coming to grips with debt ceiling
GOP House members are signaling they will go along with raising the limit, but will use the move as leverage for spending cuts.
News
From Nextgov.com: Homeland Security kills secure border tech program
The department decides to end Boeing contract for the troubled SBInet initiative and come up with a new technology plan.
Oversight
Postal Service seeks efficiency through staff cuts
Agency will eliminate 7,500 jobs and press for changes in pension funding, postmaster general says.
Defense
Military extends health care coverage for adult children
TRICARE will allow unmarried dependents to stay on their family’s insurance plan several years longer.
Oversight