Defense
House votes to exempt TRICARE from health reform bill
TRICARE and other Defense beneficiaries will not have to purchase coverage beyond what they already have.
Oversight
Feds stand behind energy savings performance contracts
Despite some problems, the deals are viewed as an essential tool for modernizing facilities.
Pay & Benefits
Federal employee groups cautiously back health care bill
Some have come out in favor of the measure -- with reservations -- and others still are studying it.
Pay & Benefits
Union urges permanent collective bargaining rights for New Deal agency
Labor group wants to ensure the power to negotiate isn’t left to the whims of Tennessee Valley Authority leaders.
Oversight
Key federal management lawmakers brace for health care vote
Most House members with government employees in their districts say they will approve the legislation.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Insurgents years ago obtained U.S. systems used to stop IEDs, report says
The devices might have been sent to Iran to develop countermeasures that block jamming signals that prevent the detonation of roadside bombs, according to an Army document.
Defense
Airbus manufacturer may bid for Air Force tankers
Defense Department might extend deadline to give EADS more time to prepare bid.
Oversight
Analysis: Labor-Management Partnership 2.0
As agency and union officials enter a new age of cooperation they can draw lessons from the Clinton years.
Oversight
Postal Service counts on Congress to get it out of a tight spot
Lawmakers say they’ll need more information before they can get behind a plan to reduce the number of delivery days.
Oversight
Chairmen don't expect fiscal 2011 budget resolution until after recess
Health care reform is delaying work on budget.
Defense
Pentagon audit cited TSA nominee's firm for overbilling
Company founded by retired Army Maj. Gen. Robert Harding overcharged the government for interrogation work in Iraq and had to pay back about $2 million.
Pay & Benefits
Sick Leave Credit for All
Details on a benefit now available to FERS employees as well as those in CSRS.
Pay & Benefits