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
Mental and physical health conditions get equal out-of-network coverage
Starting in 2010, insurers will eliminate differences in co-payments and lift a restriction on number of visits.
Defense
GAO: Defense lost track of 72,000 combat medical records
Missing post-deployment health questionnaires help identify issues that emerge over time.
Oversight
Grassley: Nominees are lax on compliance
Many of the president's nominees have had tax troubles.
Defense
Navy: Newest carrier will be ready in 2015
Construction of the carrier and the ship's systems will cost $8.7 billion.
Oversight
House panel pushes for answers on Social Security backlog
SSA is hiring more employees to tackle disability claims and conducting video hearings to expedite process, commissioner says.
Oversight
Rule could slow Pentagon’s revolving door
Senior officials now will need approval from an agency ethics officer before taking a Defense contractor job.
Oversight
Lawmakers demand answers on FAA outage
Glitch on Thursday caused hundreds of delayed and canceled flights.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Medicare agency to post payment data on public Web site
Online tracker aimed at exposing wasteful spending , but sparks privacy concerns.
Defense
GAO finds extensive fraud in disabled veteran-owned small biz program
Watchdog audited 10 firms and discovered more than 100 allegations of misconduct.
Oversight
Auditor and lawmakers are skeptical of stimulus data
GAO finds recipients listed tens of thousands of jobs from projects where they had yet to report any spending.
Defense
Air Force nominee: Tanker contest will be open
Pick for the service's No. 2 civilian spot says competition will be transparent.
Oversight
NRC weighs sanctions against VA in prostate cancer treatment errors
Regulator finds several patients might have suffered adverse consequences, including cancer recurrence.
Oversight
Impending federal retirements could spur agencies to reassess needs
Supervisors require new skills in a changing workforce, report says.
Defense