Oversight
Coast Guard seeks private sector oil spill solutions
Contractors, scientists and nonprofits encouraged to send proposals for responding to the Gulf crisis.
Oversight
Agencies get green light to try expanding collective bargaining topics
At least six will participate in pilot programs allowing unions to negotiate over new issues such as technology and work methods.
Defense
Boeing finds foreign partner for chopper bid
U.S. aerospace giant will team up with Italian aircraft maker for competition to build presidential helicopters.
Defense
Forward Observer: Nuclear Time Bomb
Strategy document identifies nuclear terrorism threat as urgent.
Oversight
Chiefs of the Year 2010
A week-long series highlighting top government executives in the areas of acquisition, finance, human capital, information and information security.
Oversight
Chief of the Year: Information Security
John Streufert, chief information security officer, State Department.
Tech
Tech Hiring On the Rise
Report says 52 percent of employers plan to hire more IT professionals in the second half of 2010.
Defense
Obama picks Pentagon official as intelligence chief
Lt. Gen. James Clapper might not be a popular choice with some lawmakers, according to reports.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Panel to recommend certifications for cybersecurity workforce
New report from nonpartisan commission will suggest the federal government establish a certifying body to test skills of potential hires.
Oversight
Lawmakers criticize growth of federal workforce
Republican pushes bill to return size of federal civilian workforce to ‘pre-Obama levels.’
Defense
DHS expands drone flights on Mexico border
Texas lawmakers have been trying for years for assistance but bureaucratic wrangling between Homeland Security and the FAA was a roadblock.
Defense
Pentagon maps out $100 billion cost savings plan
Cuts are part of a broader effort to curb federal spending.
Oversight
Grant will help displaced NASA contractors
Labor Department provides $15 million for job training assistance for 3,200 Kennedy Space Center private sector employees.
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