Oversight
White House sidesteps question on veto of continuing resolution
Administration urges lawmakers to pass fiscal 2009 appropriations bills instead of relying on a stopgap measure.
Defense
House Democrats press FBI on 2001 anthrax attacks, security guidelines
Lawmakers also questioned whether the agency failed to help prevent the nation's mortgage crisis.
Oversight
Democrats and Republicans voice different views on government
Convention rhetoric draws the usual battle lines between the two parties on government’s role, but both McCain and Obama acknowledge its significant impact on the public.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Scarcity of science students worries military IT officials
The United States is not training enough engineers to meet the Pentagon’s needs , panelists say.
Defense
Emergency workers keep busy in Gustav’s wake
Officials distribute generators and attempt to restore power in the face of widespread outages.
Oversight
IG questions appearance of bias in selection of DHS projects
Report finds no wrongdoing, but concludes that the science and technology directorate lacks a clear system for documenting why certain projects are chosen.
Pay & Benefits
Salary council calls for review of locality pay
Fourteen regions petition to be added as new locality pay areas to help address recruiting and retention challenges.
Oversight
McCain pledges to attack bureaucracy, limit government
Republican nominee says his administration would “set a new standard for transparency and accountability.”
Pay & Benefits
Catch-62 Revisited
An update on a case study in the importance of military service credit deposits.
News
Hurricane tracker debuts in time to study Gustav
This kind of data visualization is growing more common on the Web and is becoming a vital tool for federal officials and policymaking.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: IRS finds unauthorized Web servers connected to its networks
Unknown servers are passed over for security patches, leaving agency networks open to attack , IG reports.
Oversight
Lawmakers chop up major contracting reform legislation
Provisions are tacked onto broader measures as stand-alone acquisition bills languish in committee.
Defense
CBP ad blitz will explain new travel document requirements
Land and sea travelers must show valid identity and citizenship documents to enter the United States by June 2009.
Oversight
More turmoil roils OSC as top deputy is fired
Special Counsel Scott Bloch last week removed Jim Mitchell, his spokesman and acting chief of staff.
Pay & Benefits