Oversight
Air traffic controllers approve new contract
Vote ends three-year dispute with the Federal Aviation Administration.
News
From Nextgov.com: IRS continues to pay millions to process paper tax returns
Agency should invest in scanning technology to convert documents to an electronic format, and mandate e-filing by tax preparers, IG reports.
Pay & Benefits
Proposal would end federal health benefits plan
Amendment to health care reform bill would require civil servants to move to state-based health exchanges starting in 2013.
Defense
Justice official keeps mum on privacy rights
Pending legislation would reauthorize and modify three provisions of the PATRIOT Act that expire at the end of this year.
Oversight
House aims for Thursday vote on stopgap spending bill
Legislation would keep the federal government running after the fiscal year ends on Sept. 30, giving lawmakers more time to finish appropriations measures.
Oversight
DCAA called out again over mismanagement
Agency leaders cite improvements to correct audit problems, but Senate panel says complete overhaul is needed.
Oversight
GAO says State Department needs to revisit hardship pay
Reports find that despite efforts, department still needs to fill posts in dangerous areas as well as beef up officers' foreign language skills.
Oversight
White House kicks off budget-cutting contest for federal employees
Winner will meet with President Obama and the submission will be included in the Executive Office's fiscal 2011 budget proposal.
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