Oversight
Senator promises TVA crackdown after coal ash spill
Environment and Public Works Chairwoman Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., also pledges to establish federal standards for the handling of coal ash.
Defense
Panetta, Blair complete national security team
President-elect says CIA pick has his "complete trust and substantial clout."
Pay & Benefits
The Index: 2009 Edition
Your guide to the best Retirement Planning columns since 2006.
Tech
From Nextgov.com: After more than a year, Canon is back on GSA Schedule
After dropping its GSA contract in face of questions about its pricing, the company is back with cheaper products .
Oversight
Obama: ‘Only government’ can solve nation’s ills
Plan for huge effort to jump-start the economy includes upgrades to 75 percent of federal buildings.
Oversight
Outgoing Bush team sums up management progress
OMB releases three reports, including a final traffic-light-style quarterly management score card and a compilation of performance snapshots from 24 agencies.
Defense
Panel finds erosion of nuclear deterrence mission widespread at Defense
Problems go well beyond recent Air Force failures, but report says Navy has maintained credible stewardship.
Defense
Dems weigh adding Homeland Security funds to stimulus
Sources say Coast Guard, TSA and Customs could get hundreds of millions of dollars.
Oversight
New chief performance officer to demand results from feds
Nancy Killefer has a reputation for overhauling bureaucracies and improving efficiency.
Pay & Benefits
Feds indicate mixed satisfaction on workforce survey
Results point to performance management as an area ripe for improvement, with work-life balance also a concern.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers renew battle against pension provisions
Newly introduced bill continues long-running effort to reverse two measures that cut into benefits for employees in older retirement system.
Pay & Benefits
FBI seeks more than 3,000 new staff in historic hiring blitz
Recruitment targeted at professionals with foreign language, technology and engineering skills, among others.
Oversight
Environmentalists want EPA to regulate coal waste
Tennessee spill highlights vulnerabilities at dozens of other coal-fired power plants, activists say.
Defense