Defense
Lawmaker says he'll urge appropriators to kill Osprey program
Officials defend the hybrid tilt-rotor aircraft, describing it as an essential weapon system.
Management
America’s Got Talent
Integrated hiring systems make it easier to tap the best job candidates.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Defense announces new modernization program in wake of FCS
Plan will incorporate network technologies developed for troubled weapons program.
Oversight
Data shows Alaska native firms do most of their work in other states
Representative of the corporations says it is misleading to focus on where they are based or perform projects.
Pay & Benefits
Administration declines request to suspend pay-for-performance governmentwide
OMB chief tells lawmakers it is unnecessary to issue a blanket order halting systems tying pay to quality of work.
Oversight
Stimulus guidance calls for more detailed reporting
Subrecipients, vendors will have to provide detailed information on how Recovery Act dollars are spent.
Oversight
Senate panel clears $32.1B Interior bill
The spending measure is $4.5 billion above the fiscal 2009 enacted level.
Oversight
Metro crash hits close to home for NOAA
Commutes to Silver Spring, Md., campus are disrupted by train collision, but no major injuries are reported among workforce.
Pay & Benefits
Personnel chief sets timeline for pay reform efforts
Administration aims to include a proposal in the fiscal 2011 budget, and to pass legislation before the midterm elections.
Defense
Amendment process for DHS spending bills attracts attention
Democratic leaders hope to finish all 12 appropriations measures before end of the fiscal year.
Defense
Senator considers buying more fighter jets for Navy
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., said he does not back congressional efforts to add more F-22 Raptor fighter jets or C-17 Globemaster III cargo planes to Air Force arsenal.
Oversight