Oversight
Former OMB management chief named to head Recovery Act implementation
G. Edward DeSeve will direct interagency efforts as special adviser to President Obama and assistant to Vice President Biden.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Number of infected Web sites sharply increases in 2008
Agencies should protect their Web sites from infection and take measures to keep employees from being tricked into visiting sites that contain malware.
Oversight
Lawmakers eye claims backlog at SSA
A congressional hearing on Tuesday will focus on the agency’s unprecedented logjam of disability benefits claims.
Defense
General says budget will favor versatile missile defenses
Vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff says financial pressures demand that the Defense Department buy systems adaptable to unexpected threats.
Oversight
Postmaster General to face Congress over compensation
With deferred compensation and performance incentive pay, John Potter's package came to more than $850,000 in fiscal 2008.
Oversight
Brownback promises battle on Iraq ambassador nominee
Kansas senator says Christopher Hill misled Congress in testimony last year when he was handling six-party talks on North Korean nuclear disarmament.
Oversight
Budget resolutions come into focus
Lawmakers from both parties expect Congress to pass a budget blueprint this year that reflects the goals set out in President Obama's fiscal 2010 outline.
News
GSA increases per diem rates in three states
Rates are going up in sections of Maryland, Idaho and South Carolina.
Oversight
Congressional analysts project deeper deficits than Obama
CBO estimates that the fiscal 2010 deficit will be $1.37 trillion.
Defense
Senator solicits advice for new contracting panel
Request for ideas on issues worth examining draws hundreds of responses.
Oversight
Obama releases guidance on acceptable stimulus spending
President says spending must be “based on the merits” and emphasizes need for transparency in lobbying activities.
Oversight
Holder shifts rules on Freedom of Information Act requests
New policies are aimed at ushering in "a new era of open government."
Defense
Homeland Security chief defines 'trigger point' for border response
Napolitano says United States will send personnel if Mexican drug cartels target American officials or if violence in U.S. border towns grows.
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