Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Health and Human Services’ IT rules open up market to newcomers
Older products long ago opted to comply with stricter standards, giving later entrants that can focus on simpler requirements the advantage, consultants say.
Defense
Pentagon prepares funding contingencies
Plan will come into play if Congress does not pass the wartime supplemental spending bill by August recess.
Defense
House panel OKs $191.7B military construction bill
Plan includes $50.6 billion in advanced fiscal 2012 funding for key VA health care programs.
Defense
Defense mandates disclosure of contract bundling
Department also will alert lawmakers to large sole-source task or delivery orders.
Defense
Officials urge Hill to stop adding more C-17s to fleet
Additional cargo planes could hinder the Pentagon's five-year effort to trim more than $100 billion in unnecessary costs, witnesses tell lawmakers.
Oversight
Senate panel schedules markup of spending bills
Democrats are likely to ignore a GOP proposal to cap fiscal 2011 discretionary spending at $1.108 trillion, about $20 billion less than Obama requested.
Management
Health IT Checkup
Defense and Veterans Affairs lead the way in making a nationwide health information network a reality.
News
From Nextgov.com: VA ends financial management modernization project
Department will concentrate on smaller initiatives that have better odds of success and will make a difference.
Oversight
Memo to CXOs: Keep it simple
Survey respondents criticize chiefs for poor communication and unrealistic goals.
News
State will turn to contractors for support in Iraq
As the military exits, diplomatic officials will rely increasingly on the private sector, new report suggests.
Defense
U.S., Canada launch border initiatives
Countries have agreed to complete a joint threat and risk assessment.
Oversight
Obama nominates Clinton budget director to lead OMB
Jacob Lew oversaw a budget surplus during his tenure in the late 1990s.
Oversight
Interior imposes new drilling moratorium
Order will allow production to resume if rig owners meet safety conditions.
Defense
Immigration issue hasn't generated much heat this summer
Some congressional Democrats are concerned President Obama has spent too much time talking about immigration and too little discussing job creation.
Oversight