Defense
Congress moves to repeal Pentagon pay-for-performance system
Conference agreement also gives Defense secretary ability to propose new personnel flexibilities.
Pay & Benefits
Compromise Defense policy measure advances retirement reforms
Bill would give FERS employees credit for unused sick leave, ease rules on rehiring retirees and make part-time work more attractive for older employees.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Intelligence e-mail shut down prompts concerns about other collaboration tools
Intelligence office assures users that it will replace the system with a more secure one, and other social networking tools will continue to operate.
Defense
Authorizers agree to end F-22 program
The $680 billion Defense authorization bill is expected to pass both chambers and move to President Obama's desk in the next several days.
Oversight
Obama administration launches program evaluation effort
Office of Management and Budget lays out new assessment principles and offers financial incentives for agencies that go the extra mile.
Defense
Senate again rejects C-17 cut, approves spending bill
House and Senate appropriators already have been working quietly for weeks to resolve differences in the two chambers' versions of the defense bill.
Oversight
Experts say policy 'czars' fall within presidential authority
Analysts agree Obama's use of White House czars does not represent an abuse of power as long as they do not attempt to give orders to agency heads or issue regulations.
Management
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News
From Nextgov.com: Agencies to spend more on IT in 2010, but not on new projects
Recompeting existing contracts will drive the value of the largest federal technology contracts up 50 percent, with few new ideas being introduced.
Defense
DHS announces immigration detention reforms
Immigration and Customs Enforcement will centralize and review all detention contracts.
Oversight
Agencies surpass Recovery Act small business contracting goals
More than 25 percent of all stimulus contract dollars has gone to small firms, but agencies are making uneven contributions.
Oversight
Agencies avoid flexibilities in firing poor performers
Managers put off by technicalities and paperwork under personnel reforms, MSPB survey says.
Defense
Key authorizers back second F-35 engine
House-Senate agreement on the fighter jet engine could provoke the Obama administration to follow through on a veto threat.
Oversight
Obama is unlikely to trim his aggressive agenda
The president's trip to Denmark to lobby for the Olympics raised the question again of whether he is trying to do too much.
Oversight