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From Nextgov.com: Senators introduce bills to boost acquisition workforce roles, training
Legislation would create a three-year graduate program in federal procurement and increase the visibility of the Federal Acquisition Institute.
News
Watchdog urges Homeland Security to tighten conference policies
Proper documentation of spending is crucial, auditors say.
Oversight
Agriculture chief disputes USDA climate bill study
Vilsack says less cropland will be converted to forestland than report suggests.
Pay & Benefits
Worries about price tag of domestic partner benefits bill fade
Measure’s backers say they are confident funding issues can be resolved expeditiously.
Oversight
Senator backs settlement of Indian trust fund case
Suit charges that Interior mismanaged money owed to nearly 400,000 Indians from mining, grazing and drilling leases on tribal lands.
Oversight
Defense and State brace for surge in Afghanistan contracting
Officials assure lawmakers they have strategies to steer clear of the waste, fraud and abuse that plagued Iraq procurements.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: GSA awards geospatial services agreements to four firms
$20 million blanket purchase agreement was awarded at the request of the Geospatial Line of Business, chaired by the Interior Department.
Oversight
Senate leader eyes key Monday vote on health bill
A favorable Congressional Budget Office score of a plan to allow OPM to negotiate rates with private insurers on behalf of a national plan would help lock down support.
Oversight
Lawmakers see danger in national debt
Senators say they will not support increase of the national debt limit beyond $12.3 trillion without a plan to create a debt-reduction panel.
Pay & Benefits
Defense releases guidelines for NSPS transition
Unions say Pentagon should not be allowed to hire any workers into moribund pay-for-performance system.
Defense
Troop surge to bring more orders for unmanned aircraft
Officials say intelligence and reconnaissance equipment will play a big role in Afghanistan mission.
Pay & Benefits