Oversight
Energy Department to expedite stimulus spending
Staffing shortfalls could complicate efforts to streamline grant and loan application process.
Oversight
Agencies test new waters in social media
Government officials are exploring outlets from YouTube to Twitter.
Oversight
Bond provision could give NE Amtrak trains major boost
Amtrak also could be in line for a slice of the $8 billion allotted for high-speed rail corridors in the stimulus.
Oversight
House to consider catch-all spending bill next week
Congress must either pass the omnibus appropriations legislation or approve another continuing resolution to keep funding programs at fiscal 2008 levels.
Defense
Pentagon urged to improve workforce planning
Defense is not prepared for the impending retirement of more than half its workforce, report says.
Pay & Benefits
Location, Location
Adding a real estate fund to the TSP is not a sound investment, consulting firm says.
Tech
From Nextgov.com: SSA takes lead on joining electronic health records program
Agency will use national network to retrieve medical information on disability applicants in Virginia.
Defense
Air Force faces tough choices, chief says
From crafting a workable budget to supporting operations in Afghanistan, significant challenges loom for the service.
Oversight
Watchdog blasts FDA on loose test compliance policy
Group says lax oversight has been applied to critical medical devices including cardiac defibrillators, pacemakers, replacement heart valves and coronary artery stents.
Oversight
Trouble brewing over final stimulus oversight language
Lawmaker objects to a yet-to-be-named recovery oversight board's authority to order inspectors general to conduct or refrain from pursuing investigations.
Oversight
OMB issues stimulus guidance to agencies
Beginning in March, agencies must submit weekly reports on how funds are spent.
Defense
Pentagon issues performance pay and bonuses averaging 8.35 percent
More than 98 percent of employees rated under the National Security Personnel System received a performance-based pay boost in 2009.
Oversight