News
Transition observers anticipate a bottom-up approach to agency reviews
Leaders chosen to assess government operations are likely to spend more time talking with front-line employees than head honchos.
Tech
From Nextgov.com: Google executive urges improvements to technology infrastructure
Investment in research and development is critical, CEO tells a Washington audience .
Oversight
Best and worst agencies for employee engagement
A look at where employees are the most involved in their jobs, and where they are simply putting in the hours.
Oversight
Obama expected to name Peter Orszag OMB director
The Congressional Budget Office chief was an economic adviser in the Clinton administration.
Oversight
House Democrats may prepare omnibus bill for January
Goal is to have the nine remaining fiscal 2009 bills ready for Obama to sign shortly after he is inaugurated.
Pay & Benefits
Merit board links employee engagement and productivity
Study also finds that higher salaries and education correlate with greater involvement in work.
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