News
From Nextgov.com: DHS awards contract for surveillance systems along U.S.-Canada border
Boeing will deploy networks in Buffalo and Detroit and conduct a yearlong test to determine enhancements the department should add.
Oversight
Acquisition community faces strict stimulus reporting rules
Requirements increase the public disclosure responsibilities of procurement officials and contractors.
Oversight
TARP oversight agencies ask Treasury, Fed for answers
Watchdogs want more authority to monitor and examine the finances of the bailout effort.
Defense
Senator says Defense chief will reveal budget cuts ahead of Obama
Gates canceled plans to attend the NATO 60th anniversary summit in France so he could stay in Washington to wrap up work on the fiscal 2010 budget.
Defense
GAO: Staggering cost overruns dwarf modest improvements in Defense acquisition
A shortage of government engineers and contract managers contributes to problems, says report.
Oversight
Senators unveil bill to streamline hiring process
Legislation would eliminate knowledge, skills and abilities essays, and require plain-language job postings.
Defense
Defense secretary weighs fate of Future Combat Systems
The most expensive and far-reaching technological endeavor in the Army's history faces budget cuts, possible cancellation.
Oversight
Tipping Point
Escalating drug-related violence in Mexico could trigger demagoguery in U.S. politics.
Tech
From Nextgov.com: Prosecutors charge former IRS employee with filing false tax claims
Indianapolis worker allegedly used information from the Integrated Data Retrieval System to prepare six fraudulent income tax returns .
Defense
In New Mexico desert, marchers honor Bataan survivors
Veterans of the World War II death march turn out to greet participants.
Oversight
Census officials launch bid to win trust of immigrants
Leaders of the 2010 public relations effort stressed the need to demystify the census among hard-to-reach populations.
Oversight