Oversight
NASA scientist fined in procurement case
Mark Schoeberl, a former senior manager at the Goddard Space Flight Center, admitted directing contracts to a company owned by his wife.
Pay & Benefits
Obama is first president to freeze locality pay
Employee groups say proposal will strain federal workforce.
Defense
GOP appropriator offers plan for funding Afghanistan troop increase
Rep. Jerry Lewis says Congress could free up $35 billion by limiting increases in five nondefense spending bills to 2 percent over fiscal 2009.
Oversight
Experts foresee need for fiscal 2010 Defense supplemental in spring
Influx of troops in Afghanistan could require tens of billions of dollars more than what has already been requested for this fiscal year.
Oversight
A Voting Victory
The long-overdue MOVE Act could serve as a model for future election reforms.
Defense
ADVICE+DISSENT:Intelligence File Creaky Collaboration
Concerns about information sharing persist, and they’re dividing the intelligence community.
Management Matters - Advice And Dissent
Avoid the Arbitrary
Don’t pick a number, any number, when setting goals for your office.
Managing Technology
Phantom Post
Delays in appointing a cybersecurity czar cast doubt on the position.
News And Analysis
The Real World
To recruit young feds, agencies have to reach beyond Facebook and YouTube.
News And Analysis
Race to the Bottom
Cheapest might not always be best when awarding contracts to protect overseas buildings.
News And Analysis
Casting a Wider Net
Making Internet freedom a condition of diplomatic relations proves difficult.
Features
Guns & Drugs
Agencies for the first time are pursuing a coordinated strategy to stop arms trafficking to Mexico.
Features
Tick, Tick, Tick
Contractors are facing delays on both ends of major awards and in some cases it’s pushing them toward financial disaster.
Features