Oversight
Pentagon contracting policy faulted in two reports
Billions wasted while no-bid awards rose, congressionally chartered commission and nonprofit group find.
News
House Republican fall agenda takes aim at regulations, taxes
Many of the planned moves are certain to prompt resistance from the Obama administration and Senate Democrats.
Oversight
Postal Service pays less for employees to sit around
Cost of downtime decreased from $31 million in fiscal 2009 to $22 million in fiscal 2010.
News
Obama names labor economist to replace Goolsbee
Princeton University professor Alan Krueger is slated to become chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers.
Oversight
Where is Congress with appropriations?
With the new congressional super committee scheduled to meet, budget issues may be more urgent.
Defense
Powell says Cheney book full of 'cheap shots'
Memoir accuses the former secretary of State of undermining President George W. Bush before the Iraq War and allowing the name of a covert CIA agent to be leaked.
Tech
After Email
Real-time workplace communication tools may soon become more popular than email, survey finds.
Defense
Washington-area agencies open Monday with unscheduled leave
Employees should consult with agencies or supervisors for the most up-to-date information on their particular operation.
Defense
Obama: Recovery effort to last for weeks
"This is not over," president says from White House.
Defense
Ron Paul: Abolish FEMA
The Republican presidential candidate stops short of criticizing the disaster management agency’s response to Irene.
Defense
As storm hits, Weather Service sounds alarm on satellite funding
Agency says without new funding, weather-detecting satellites will become obsolete.
Defense
Obama praises FEMA efforts
"Interagency cooperation at the federal level has been outstanding," president says.
Defense
OPM to federal employees: Be prepared, follow orders
Update on operating status of agencies to be posted Sunday night.
News
Agencies respond as Irene makes its way up the East Coast
President Obama praises interagency coordination efforts.
Oversight
White House, Boehner face off on cost of regulations
House speaker demands cost estimates for high-impact rules as OIRA chief decries ‘inaccurate information.’
Defense
Canada-Texas oil pipeline gets preliminary State Department nod
Environmentalists oppose the project, which would create a new market for one of the dirtiest forms of energy.
News
Agencies blast out hurricane warnings on every medium
Hurricane Irene updates are available on websites, Twitter feeds, Facebook pages and mobile apps.
Tech
New Performance.gov website faces performance problems of its own
Funding cuts have hurt development of key features; search function fails to return results for common terms.
News