Defense
Coast Guard management practices get a makeover
Commandant Adm. Thad Allen and his team are overhauling the service from the inside out.
Defense
Watchdog agency to preview findings on Federal Protective Service
Senate hearing this week will highlight an upcoming report on management challenges at the agency, congressional spokeswoman says.
Oversight
Report proposes conservation overhaul
Former officials recommend Interior Department fund be turned into an independent trust paid for by royalties from energy development on public lands.
Oversight
Republican lawmaker seeks to post Senate expenses
Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn wants to make it easier for the public to examine staff salaries, travel and administrative costs.
Defense
House targets satellite export controls
Effort to relax restrictions has high-level support from President Obama and former House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee Chairwoman Ellen Tauscher.
Pay & Benefits
Hot on the Hill
A recap of the recent flurry of retirement-related legislative activity.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Agencies seek cloud computing services on Networx
More federal agencies want the greater security and sophisticated technology the huge telecom contract provides .
Oversight
Entitlement programs put growing pressure on the budget
Unless the situation is brought under control, other spending will get squeezed, analysts say.
Oversight
Lawmakers face big agenda, tight calendar
In the next six months, Democrats want to pass the fiscal 2010 spending bills, overhaul the healthcare and financial regulatory systems and perhaps tackle immigration reform.
Defense
Defense chief makes new appointments to policy board
Picks include Rudy DeLeon, who is leading the task force reviewing the Pentagon’s pay-for-performance system.
Oversight
Financial managers worried about tracking stimulus funds, survey shows
Recovery Act reporting requirements pose major challenges at federal and state levels.
Oversight
Consulting firm says agencies are missing out on major savings opportunities
McKinsey & Co. concludes improvements to internal operations could yield as much as $134 billion in annual savings governmentwide.
Pay & Benefits
Pay freeze affects nearly one-third of White House staff
New salary data reveals 146 presidential employees earn $100,000 or more.
Oversight
Analysis: It’s Not About You
Unsolicited advice to political appointees coming to the Defense Department.
Pay & Benefits