News
From Nextgov.com: GSA issues presolicitation to overhaul Recovery.gov
A request for proposals could be released by Monday, with work scheduled for completion by October , when agencies must begin submitting their first spending reports.
Oversight
Union criticizes prison bureau for understaffing, lack of safety equipment
Agency official says staffing is set to increase and vests are the subject of negotiations.
Defense
Coast Guard facility operates entirely on renewable energy
Using methane gas from a city landfill, officials are generating enough electricity and steam to power a shipyard.
Oversight
Firing of IG followed his probe of Obama friend
White House says the move was "carefully considered."
Defense
House panel reverses cuts in aircraft programs
Measure overrules Pentagon's decision to kill an alternative engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Oversight
Acquisition reform group warns government not to rush insourcing
Report says agencies could lose contractors’ valuable skills if conversion is not managed properly.
Pay & Benefits
Tobacco bill heads to Obama without sick leave fix
The House overwhelmingly voted on Friday to accept the Senate’s version of the legislation without federal retirement reforms.
Defense
Seapower chairman to revise cost cap for littoral ships
Mississippi Democrat wants to take government costs out of the $460 million ceiling.
Oversight
Obama fires Bush-appointed IG overseeing AmeriCorps
President tells lawmakers he lost confidence in Gerald Walpin; the White House is not providing further details.
News
From Nextgov.com: Outer space could be next frontier for cybersecurity, says Internet's 'father'
Google executive Vinton Cerf has been working with NASA on project to transmit data between spacecraft.
Pay & Benefits
Virginia lawmaker suggests bottom-up approach to pay reform
Employees are more likely to buy into a new pay system if they have a say in its development, Connolly says.
Pay & Benefits
Sick leave fix is not likely to reappear in tobacco bill
Majority leader says House may accept Senate version of legislation, which leaves out some federal pay and benefits reforms.
Oversight