Defense
VA is on call to administer swine flu vaccinations
Department will immunize as many as 180,000 civilian federal employees once a vaccine is available.
Oversight
Agencies cut back on travel
Smaller alternative airlines and car rental companies see increases in business while spending on some more expensive vendors declines.
Defense
Chertoff: No politics in terror alert system
Former Homeland Security chief notes the department only raised the alert level twice during his tenure, based on his recommendations and the merits.
News
From Nextgov.com: Navy to form directorate to manage info, cyber and space capabilities
The Information Dominance Directorate will combine functions managed by the director of Naval Intelligence and deputy chief of naval operations for communication networks.
Oversight
Biden wants Recovery Act business practices to become routine
Improvements in transparency and accountability should be replicated across every government program, vice president says.
Pay & Benefits
Pay Primer
Separating fact from fiction in the debate over federal employee compensation can be difficult.
News
From Nextgov.com: Varied questions drawn from troops in virtual town hall meetings
While the president received questions dealing with wartime strategy, Gates dealt with nitty-gritty Defense issues and Mullen fielded more politically tinged comments.
Pay & Benefits
Study forecasts hiring surge in critical government jobs
Many new hires expected in public health, homeland security and veterans services.
Defense
Feds battle marijuana growers on public land
National parks and forests increasingly are sites of large-scale illicit drug operations, officials say.
Oversight
Senior agency leaders focus on measuring success of their programs
Labor, Agriculture, Veterans Affairs officials work to develop meaningful performance metrics.
News
Coalition asks court to halt E-Verify
Rule requiring federal contractors to confirm the legal status of their workers is scheduled to go into effect on Tuesday.
Defense