News
From Nextgov.com: Agencies' struggle over control of cybersecurity overblown, say DHS officials
Executives contend the much more pressing issue is the difficulty in attracting cyber workers , characterizing the effort as "a beast of a problem."
Oversight
Answers sought on Minn. flight delay
Lawmakers contact Transportation, FAA officials over plane with 47 passengers that was left on the tarmac for several hours overnight.
Defense
Defense budget portends difficult trade-offs
Analysts say pressure will mount to scale back military service modernization plans.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies ramp up student loan repayments
Spending to help employees pay down loans increased 22 percent from 2007 to 2008, report says.
Pay & Benefits
OPM finalizes hiring preferences for military spouses
Rule allows noncompetitive appointments for spouses when service members are transferred, disabled or killed.
Defense
Defense audit agency shifts control of California field office to Central Region
Auditors say “unprecedented” move will waste taxpayer dollars and do little to resolve management issues.
Management
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Oversight
Contracting panel calls Defense oversight agencies’ relationship ‘dysfunctional’
Commissioners say poor contractor business systems slip through the cracks because the two agencies aren’t operating cohesively.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: GSA's new chief acquisition officer to wear multiple hats
Some IT industry executives question Michael Robertson's lack of procurement experience, but agency officials say he was hired to be an innovator.
Defense
Immigration enforcement agency to overhaul detention system
Reforms will be aimed at improving conditions and strengthening oversight.
Oversight
Spending bills are filling the Senate's fall calendar
Majority leader says he hopes to finish four of eight remaining appropriations bills before the start of the new fiscal year on Oct. 1.
Oversight
House will return to a packed agenda
The House has passed all 12 appropriations bills, but the Senate is unlikely to do so before Sept. 30, meaning a stopgap measure probably will be necessary.
Pay & Benefits