Oversight
Unions differ on how to revive labor-management partnerships
Biggest federal labor group calls for “stripped-down” approach that doesn’t require consensus decisions.
Tech
From Nextgov.com: D.C. technology chief would bring innovative approach to e-gov, observers say
Some warn that Kundra will find change in federal government more difficult than at the city level.
Oversight
Obama tells Energy it’s time to get ‘serious’
President defends using stimulus funds to upgrade the federal vehicle fleet.
Defense
Lawmaker lays down markers on fiscal 2010 shipbuilding budget
Mississippi Democrat says Navy should abandon the DDG-1000 next-generation destroyer.
Oversight
Oversight board: Treasury overpaid $78 billion for bank stocks
Official faults former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson for using a uniform standard in pricing stocks across the board, rather than pricing for risk according to each institution.
Oversight
Obama administration orders review of IRS private debt collection program
Officials notify contractors that no option years will be exercised until independent appraisal is completed.
Oversight
Senator seeks amendment to protect whistleblowers
Proposal allows workers to file a complaint with the appropriate agency's inspector general if they believe they have faced retaliation for disclosing waste or mismanagement of stimulus funds.
Oversight
OMB should reassert itself over Pentagon, analysts say
Some say Defense has been calling the shots in recent years, especially with Republican and Democratic lawmakers eager to please the military brass.
Pay & Benefits
Uncharted Territory
Locality pay was never intended to be linked to job performance, but some agencies are trying just that.
Oversight