Oversight
From Nextgov.com: VA hires Navy to build claims processing system
Lack of in-house expertise and pressure from veterans group and union leads department to forgo hiring a contractor .
Oversight
Contractor employees give Obama twice as much as McCain
Donations likely were influenced by a number of factors other than the procurement policies of the candidates.
Oversight
House panel blasts FDA labeling rules
Career agency officials objected to the new regulations, warning that they could harm patients.
News
Photo Gallery: NSA’s Tool Kit
From computer programs that magnify text to ergonomic keyboards, the National Security Agency offers a variety of devices to help employees do their job.
Defense
NORTHCOM has ‘fully come of age,’ according to outside assessment
Post-9/11 command provides vital resources for homeland defense, but civilian agencies need strengthening, retired general tells West Point faculty.
News
Unions mobilize on behalf of Democratic candidates
Federal employee labor groups are making financial contributions, organizing volunteers and airing ads.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies strive to tap talent of disabled employees
Government attempts to reverse an embarrassing decline in the portion of the federal workforce that is disabled.
Oversight
Preparing for the Transition: Two Schools of Thought
Our series on the upcoming transition continues this week with tips for career managers on how to get into the minds of new appointees.
Defense
Defense awards more Iraq reconstruction work to contractors cited for poor performance
Several companies received contracts even after suspension or debarment, report says.
News
From Nextgov.com: Campaign advisers say CIO job should be a career position
Representatives of Barack Obama and John McCain also pledge to use technology to make government more transparent.
Oversight
NTSB calls out aviation agency on medical helicopter safety
Vote came during a meeting to update a list of "most wanted" transportation safety improvements.
Pay & Benefits
OPM helps Treasury with hiring flexibilities
Bailout program will require talent from inside and outside government.
News
U.S. intelligence agencies spend $47.5 billion in 2008
Amount is $4 billion more than spending for the previous fiscal year.
Defense
VA nurses are in short supply
GAO recommends adopting a new staffing system and expanding access to alternative work schedules for inpatient nurses.
Oversight
Swinging for the Fences
By every metric, Democrat Barack Obama’s presidential campaign looks as if it is headed for the upper deck.
Oversight