Pay & Benefits
Talks begin on possible legislative enhancements to the TSP
Adding a Roth IRA offering is one of the changes under consideration.
Oversight
Agencies to reap billions of dollars from stimulus package
Signed bill retains funding for building maintenance and repairs, energy efficiency projects and information technology upgrades.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: DHS announces departmentwide efficiency review
Secretary Napolitano asks managers to submit reports on ways to reduce costs and streamline processes , with technology likely to be a cornerstone of the effort.
Defense
Moving FEMA out of Homeland Security could pose risks
Leadership is more important than organizational structure in ensuring operational effectiveness, IG finds.
Defense
Air Force poised to make F-22 request
Service will seek more of the fighter jets than the 183 planned, but won't try to reach its long-standing goal of 381 planes.
Oversight
Lack of federal veterinarians could hamper government response to disease outbreaks
Nationwide shortage of doctors and lower salaries in public sector put agencies at a disadvantage when it comes to hiring, GAO report says.
Defense
Defense extends suspension of price adjustments for small disadvantaged firms
Procurement chief cites a recent court decision declaring the practice unconstitutional.
Tech
From Nextgov.com: Final stimulus bill preserves IT spending, with some exceptions
Electronic health records, broadband and agencies' modernization projects receive big money , while some projects hit the Hill's cutting room floor.
Oversight
KBR, Halliburton reach agreement in bribery case
Two firms will pay $579 million in penalties to settle allegations of bribing Nigerian government officials to earn contracts.
Defense
Outlook for Defense spending is grim
Significant cuts are unlikely until the economy stabilizes, but weapons programs are unsustainable in the long term, budget observers say.
Oversight