Oversight
Watchdogs applaud Obama’s pick to oversee stimulus
Interior IG Earl Devaney will lead a recovery board with an $84 million budget.
Defense
IG: Energy cannot account for nuclear materials at 15 locations
Eight years after an audit showed record-keeping deficiencies, the department has not implemented critical reforms.
Pay & Benefits
Unions praise acting chairwoman of labor board
Carol Waller Pope has served on the Federal Labor Relations Authority since 2000.
Tech
From Nextgov.com: Group unveils security controls to thwart cyberattacks
Guidelines designed to offer protection against known attacks on agency systems.
Oversight
Focus on spending, budget returns
Congress must either pass the omnibus or approve another continuing resolution to keep much of the federal government going after March 6.
Oversight
Congressional Research Service veteran steps down
Relyea was a leading authority on government institutions, and advised Congress during debates over the formation of the Homeland Security Department.
News
From Nextgov.com: DISA to limit use of time-and-materials contracts
The agency will favor performance-based arrangements , officials say.
Oversight
Progress mixed on naming officials to oversee stimulus spending
OMB asked agencies to designate a point person by Feb. 13, but some missed the deadline.
Defense
F-22 Raptor plagued by stealth maintenance woes
Stealth maintenance hours account for more than half of the fighter's maintenance time, watchdog organization reports.
Defense
Authorization and chemical security bills top panel agendas
Aides are trying to avoid the turf battles that have hampered previous efforts to pass legislation.
Oversight
Solis is first Cabinet nominee to face cloture vote
GOP says the confirmation delay is largely procedural.
Oversight
Analysis: Inside or Out
Obama’s team must ask the key question: Beef up the civil service or bring in contractors?
Defense
Six months after scathing review, problems at Defense audit agency persist
DCAA’s chief cites progress, but employees say reforms have been ineffective.
Pay & Benefits