Defense
Obama's missile plan clears hurdle
Senate approves language allowing the Pentagon to use $68.5 million in unspent fiscal 2009 funds to build a Hawaii test facility for the Navy's Aegis Weapons System.
Defense
Prospects fade for quick Real ID repeal
Many states are not prepared to meet the law's Jan. 1 deadline for issuing licenses that meet federal security standards.
Oversight
Cleaning House
Dealing with ethics problems will be a tough task for House Democrats in 2010.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Better reporting technology an unexpected byproduct of stimulus
Forced to invent ways to quickly track how they spend recovery funds, states might have stumbled on the future of information sharing among governments and contractors.
Oversight
GSA is evicting labor officials from federal building in Chicago
Agency believed office was vacant, but union official alleges retribution for filing complaints.
Defense
Official seeks more realistic plan for fighter jet program
Pentagon acquisition leader is analyzing disparate cost and schedule estimates for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Oversight
Postal Service employees will receive pay raise in December
Agency’s financial woes have no effect on 2006 union agreement, officials say.
Pay & Benefits
Paid parental leave touted as a way to improve retention
Family groups say stingy leave policies force federal employees to make difficult financial choices.
Oversight
Senate confirms procurement policy chief
Daniel Gordon will make strengthening the acquisition workforce a top priority.
Tech
Coming: New Cyber Job Models
OPM wants to create a new framework for classifying, selecting, developing and evaluating federal cybersecurity workers.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Watchdog notes scheduling issues with visitor-tracking project
Homeland Security is operating the exit portion of the project off multiple, uncoordinated timelines, GAO says.
Pay & Benefits
Most TSA employees are in line for performance-based payouts
Unions say the system is arbitrary, however, because the quality of work required for a given raise fluctuates.
Pay & Benefits