Oversight
Senate is set to limit funding for White House czars
To qualify for appropriations, policy coordinators would have to appear before congressional panels and submit biannual reports to lawmakers.
Oversight
Trade group concerned about insourcing mandate
Professional Services Council says contractor jobs are being shifted in-house without measuring cost or best value.
News
From Nextgov.com: Immigration service revamps Web site to offer more interactive tools
Portal provides status updates for foreigners applying for citizenship and immigration services.
Oversight
Small business reps accuse big contractors of pulling a ‘bait-and-switch’
Large companies are using small firms to help develop bids and then cutting them loose before they can reap their fair share of the resulting work, officials say.
Defense
Senate tees up Defense spending bill
Appropriations Committee chairman says he hopes to bring the bill to the floor as early as Wednesday.
Defense
Panel sees mounting bioterror risk
Commission says a rogue scientist working at a U.S. laboratory is the most likely threat.
Oversight
IG finds scattered workforce issues at Defense audit agency
Investigators uncover abrasive behavior that could have affected employees’ work, but few examples of intimidation.
Pay & Benefits
Obama appoints new members to labor-management panel
Government and union leaders hope federal labor relations board can reduce its case backlog.
Oversight
White House stepping up defense of consumer agency
The strategy is a reverse of the path the administration has taken on the healthcare debate, where it allowed Congress to dictate the details and stayed out of the fight until late in the process.
Oversight
Lack of Self-Awareness
Blue state Democrats don’t seem to realize their party has a problem.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: TSA employees are well-informed on privacy issues, watchdog says
Automated tools would help the agency better protect personal information stored on computers, IG reports.
Oversight