News
From Nextgov.com: White House crackdown on IT might be a moneymaker for vendors
Suppliers of easy-to-configure software say they could receive more business when departments recompete canceled projects , or when they buy smaller systems.
Defense
NIH renews research for countering nuclear threats
Seven institutions will receive funding to develop medical countermeasures for dirty bombs or nuclear attack.
Defense
Young arms dealer gets into more trouble
Efraim Diveroli, who delivered faulty munitions to Afghan security forces through a Pentagon contract, is arrested again on firearms charges.
Pay & Benefits
Retirees shouldn’t hold their breath for automated annuity payments
Transition away from the paper-based system has been put on hold until OPM has a chance to come up with a new game plan.
Oversight
Sherrod turns down USDA job
Ousted official refuses Secretary Tom Vilsack's offer to take a civil rights post.
Oversight
Observer: Managers have reason to be wary of telework
Difficulty staying in touch with employees and monitoring productivity might have soured supervisors on the arrangement, executives association official says.
Oversight
Civilian agencies feel contracting pinch
Agencies watch their wallets and bring work back in-house.
Oversight
Another Headache
President Obama’s opinion on the Manhattan mosque is far from expedient -- unfortunately for Democrats.
Defense
Pentagon pursues productivity growth
As budgets tighten, the Defense Department and its contractors look for ways to cut costs and improve efficiency.
Pay & Benefits
IG: Postal Service paid $6.8 billion extra to pension fund
Overpayments to Federal Employees Retirement System have made it more difficult for USPS to manage its precarious finances, report says.
News
Former NASA chief of staff pleads guilty to conspiracy charge
Courtney Stadd conspired with an agency official to direct a $600,000 contract to a consulting client.
Oversight
Obama sends 30 tech projects back to the drawing board
Modernization of paper-based payment system for retirees is among the initiatives getting a second look.
Oversight