Oversight
GSA invests $4 billion in greener federal buildings
Agency awards more than 500 companies Recovery Act contracts to make government facilities more efficient.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Agencies’ open government plans receive mostly positive reviews
Those posted by Health and Human Services, Transportation, and the Environmental Protection Agency are praised for specificity, while critics say others are too vague.
Oversight
Performance czar asks agencies to spruce up spending data
Memo will help the Obama administration collect more complete and more accurate information.
Oversight
Council OKs agencies’ labor-management plans
National panel approves more than half of 45 proposals submitted on improving relations between unions, agency leaders.
Defense
Customs and Border Protection official assesses border violence
New commissioner says no decision has been made to send the National Guard back to the border.
Defense
Energy chief: Don't 'linger' over Yucca decision
Steven Chu says he wants to "move into the future" and that he will not allow congressional resistance to derail plans to abort the nuclear waste repository.
Management
Transparent Leadership
Open government requires not only sharing information, but also the reasoning behind it.
Defense
IG: State and local immigration enforcement activities lack oversight
ICE staffing and performance measures aren’t aligned with management responsibilities, report concludes.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: DISA launches huge integrated technology contract
Pact would provide cradle-to-grave operational support for training, exercises and events, analyze operational readiness, and form concepts for global networks and systems.
Oversight
Study: Social Security disability backlogs vary greatly by state
Influx in applications and employee furloughs contribute to some delays, data indicates.
Oversight
White House turns up heat on noncompliant Recovery Act recipients
Memo allows agencies to terminate awards to prime contractors or grantees that fail to file spending reports.
News
Burning Question: Do troops deserve burgers and fries?
Commanders say war zones shouldn't be amusement parks.
Defense
Blair says intelligence overhaul far from over
A reform law enacted in 2004 is not adequate to meet challenges, according to the director of national intelligence.
Defense
Veterans push for fixes to health care overhaul
Law isn't clear on where TRICARE fits in, groups say.
Oversight
Report calls compromise cornerstone to hiring reform
Government and industry leaders warn against viewing IT and regulatory change as panacea to recruiting challenges.
Defense