News
From Nextgov.com: Amtrak to offer passengers wireless Internet on high-speed trains
Railroad plans to expand the Wi-Fi to other trains, and the service could attract more business passengers, transportation specialists say.
Defense
State Department employees are accounted for after quake
President Obama promises massive, multiagency relief effort in Haiti.
Defense
Navy advocates see rough waters ahead
Virginia Republican says defense budgets have not been adequate to meet the needs of the Navy and Marine Corps.
News
Obama to host forum on modernizing government
White House event on Thursday will focus on using technology to improve operations.
Defense
Lawmakers outline Hill terrorism probes
House panels will investigate systemic and human errors involved in Dec. 25 failed attempt to blow up a Northwest flight.
Oversight
Homeland Security halts deportations to Haiti after earthquake
Lawmakers want Obama to grant illegal Haitian immigrants temporary refuge through a controversial emergency program.
News
OMB official accused of threatening OPM inspector general over budget
IG says OMB threatened to “make life miserable for us.”
Oversight
Report calls for overhaul of presidential transition process
Observers say political objections could make reforms difficult.
Defense
Admiral: Fleet size hinges on larger maintenance budget
Navy official says he doesn't know how much more improved ship maintenance will cost, but has ordered his command to cut expense everywhere it can.
Defense
Customs got alleged terrorist's name days before flight
But officials assert that Abdulmutallab would not have been flagged because he was not already identified in key intelligence and law enforcement databases.
Management
The Silent Leader
The legacy of Dwight Ink shows career bureaucrats are the force behind making big policy ideas actually work.
Oversight
Transportation IG finds gaps in contractor enforcement
Firms eligible for suspension under department policy instead won millions in stimulus funds.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Federal IT spending to increase almost 4 percent in fiscal 2010
Agencies will spend more on transparency initiatives and social networking, research firm predicts.
Oversight
Democrats slam effort to block EPA from regulating emissions
Agency’s recent finding that greenhouse gas pollution endangers public health and welfare is the independent work of scientists and "should stand on its own," Democrats say.
Defense
Suicide prevention continues to elude Army leaders
Eight active-duty suicides in the first eight days of the year suggest rate is not abating.
Oversight