Defense
Rolls-Royce defends its F-35 engine
Obama administration is threatening to veto alternate engine program.
Oversight
Lawmakers issue protest on Yucca decision
Letter claims the Energy Department is violating the Nuclear Waste Repository Policy Act.
Management
Learning It Your Way
Formal classroom training isn’t the best route for many federal workers.
Pay & Benefits
Hiring challenges weigh most on federal managers
Survey respondents also say work-life balance and stronger career development programs are priorities.
News
From Nextgov.com: White House considers clearer instructions for spending reports
Move comes in the wake of a GAO analysis that found the public finds stimulus-tracking website Recovery.gov hard to understand.
Oversight
Agencies urged to document oil spill costs
OMB guidance does not address process for reimbursement.
Defense
U.S. seeks to block Arizona law
Obama administration's lawsuit seeks to prevent immigration law from taking effect.
Oversight
Hiring reform isn't as easy as it looks, officials say
Cutting red tape for job applicants and involving managers in the hunt for mission-critical skills could be more complex than meets the eye.
Oversight
Hurricane GOP
Make no mistake about it: There is a wave out there, and for Democrats, the House is, at best, teetering on the edge.
Oversight
Senator wants administration to pick up the pace on sole-source rule
Outreach to tribal communities is slowing the process to the consternation of Missouri Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: VA seeks to turn employee-generated ideas into reality
Department puts out proposals to advance development of winning worker proposals in health IT contest.
Defense
FEMA trailers are back in the spotlight
Lawmaker wants to know why housing units deemed unfit for habitation have been resold to oil cleanup crews in the Gulf.
Oversight
Black-farmers group cheers deal in war bill
Supplemental includes money to pay for the settlement of a black farmers' anti-discrimination case against USDA.
Oversight