Defense
Navy secretary urges new 'quality culture' in shipbuilding
Goals include reducing a high level of turnover at production facilities and improving training, supervision and inspections.
Oversight
Panel Democrats will probe charges from FDA scientists
Employees claim they were intimidated into changing scientific reviews and recommendations to obscure unscientific data and legal violations.
Defense
Lieberman keeps government reform panel chairmanship
Connecticut senator must give up leadership of Environment and Public Works subcommittee.
Oversight
Learn Or Languish
The GOP's focus on social, cultural, and religious issues cost its candidates dearly among upscale voters.
News
From Nextgov.com: Obama administration looks to fill more than 300 IT positions
Defense has the most open presidentially appointed technology jobs .
Oversight
Patent office cites progress in breaking application logjam
Agency's year-end numbers indicate it exceeded some of its targets.
Oversight
Bailout watchdog nominee touts experience
Senators aim to wrap up confirmation by the end of the week.
Defense
Obama administration faces hard choices in managing ground troops
Organization and equipment challenges bedevil Army, Marine Corps and special operations forces, new reports say.
Oversight
Blackwater confirms probes of overseas arms shipments
Company denies report that employees hid weapons in sacks of dog food.
Oversight
Nonprofits urge Obama to focus on program performance
Coalition also calls for more investment in human resources and the strategic use of technology to enhance service delivery.
Oversight
Lieberman vote to come Tuesday
Senate Democrats will cast secret ballots over lawmaker's fate as Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee chairman.
News
House panel to hold hearing on fighter jet program
The Pentagon is paying $50 million toward four jets to keep production lines open until the next administration takes over.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Final E-Verify rule kinder to small businesses
Regulation that takes effect on Jan. 15 has a higher threshold for contracts subject to the employee vetting requirement .
Oversight