Oversight
Democratic lawmakers are measured in support of proposed agency budget cuts
Congress, administration must juggle competing concerns in handling the deficit, members say.
News
The Week in Comments: Confronting the oil spill and oily bosses
The best in reader reaction to recent articles.
Oversight
Obama asks agencies to shed surplus property
Memorandum also encourages officials to end lease agreements that are no longer cost efficient.
Oversight
House leaders remain undecided on supplemental strategy
Lawmakers are still unsure whether to take up Senate-passed version in lieu of House bill.
Pay & Benefits
Benefits Bonanza
Paid parental leave is noticeably missing from a federal benefits list.
Oversight
Chief of the Year: Information
Roger Baker, chief information officer, Veterans Affairs Department.
Defense
Pentagon tries to break from past on pay, personnel reform
Union and agency cooperation is critical to rebounding from NSPS’ demise, witnesses tell senators.
Oversight
Immigration services agency seeks to raise benefits processing fees
USCIS faces a $200 million shortfall; also wants a boost in appropriations.
News
From Nextgov.com: Actor Kevin Costner promotes oil clean up tech on Hill
His company, Ocean Therapy Solutions, has partnered with BP to deploy the machine, but funding and regulatory obstacles have prevented Costner from supplying the device to government, he says.
Defense
House could take up Senate supplemental
Majority leader says chamber might bypass a House Appropriations Committee markup of the spending measure and consider the Senate-approved bill.
Oversight
Salazar: Oil drilling hiatus may be shorter
Interior chief left open the possibility that a six-month moratorium on deep-water oil and gas drilling may not last that long.
Oversight
Lawmaker requests Hatch Act probe of top White House officials
California Republican asks the Office of Special Counsel to investigate alleged attempts to dissuade senatorial candidates from running in the primaries.
Oversight
USAID to create new policy organization
Bureau of Policy, Planning and Learning will decide where to focus the agency's limited resources.
Management