Defense
From Nextgov.com: Obama backs joint VA-Defense electronic health records
Two departments have been working on and off for decades on common standards .
Defense
White House requests $83.4 billion in supplemental spending
Military's portion of the request totals $75.8 billion.
Oversight
Vilsack to tap Philbrook for USDA deputy post
Since 1994, nominee has been president and CEO of Global Volunteers.
Oversight
GSA to buy thousands of new cars for government fleet
President Obama touts the effort as an energy saver and economic stimulus for American auto companies.
Pay & Benefits
Intelligence community defends pay-for-performance expansion
Human capital chief Ron Sanders says workforce and pay models are different from those operating under the Defense personnel system.
Defense
Defense to Bush holdovers: Sign ethics pledge, or leave
Pentagon political appointees have until the end of the week to agree to Obama administration’s rules.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Plans
Readers submit their questions about proposed changes to federal retirement rules.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Opponents protest president’s proposed rule in his own Web 2.0 style
Heritage Foundation turns to social networking to try to preserve conscience protections for health care workers.
Oversight
Obama to nominate Rogoff for FTA position
Staff director of the Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee is a veteran of the last three surface transportation bills dating back to 1991.
Defense
Obama-approved satellite plan opens rift on Capitol Hill
Under the plan, the intelligence community will buy and launch new electro-optical satellites over the next decade.
Defense
Homeland Security announces $970M for transportation
The two largest amounts each went for transit and port security grants.
Defense
Pentagon workforce could benefit from Wall Street layoffs
Applications are flooding in from out-of-work private sector financial managers, Defense acquisition chief Shay Assad says.
Oversight