Oversight
TSA contracting exemption to end next month
Agency will have to follow Federal Acquisition Regulation beginning June 23.
Oversight
House members create caucus to fight contracting abuse
Group might aim to counteract many members' belief that the administration's failure to stop contracting abuses and waste necessitates quick passage of new restrictions.
Defense
Virginia senator: McCain 'missing the boat' on veterans' benefits bill
Republican presidential hopeful argues that Democrat Jim Webb's amendment to increase education benefits would undermine the military's retention efforts.
Defense
Pentagon issues regulations applying federal labor relations rules to pay system
Changes to the National Security Personnel System are required under a law passed last year.
Oversight
A Punishing Mood
Voters are clearly still very upset with Republicans and don't seem to have finished venting their spleens.
Defense
Senate gives FDA $265 million in Defense supplemental ’08 funding
Funds would expand agency’s inspections of foreign drug plants and food products, but faces Bush veto.
Defense
Committee accuses DHS of double-counting small business figures
House Homeland Security panel wants greater oversight of how agency disperses its contracting funds.
Defense
House chairman blasts VA move to set up panel on soldier suicides
Rep. Bob Filner, D-Calif., instead calls for “immediate action” to provide mental health evaluations for discharged service members.
Defense
ICE chief urges lawmakers to tour detention facilities
Julie Myers on Friday defended how her agency treats illegal immigrants being held in facilities across the country.
Defense
House-passed bill seeks better coordination between State and Defense
Amendment would establish a 12-member panel to review how the two departments, as well as the U.S. Agency for International Development, collaborate on overseas national security issues.
Oversight
CMS clears hurdles to collaborate with Food and Drug Administration on drugs
The two agencies will share access to a database containing comprehensive information about the safety and side effects of prescription drugs.
Pay & Benefits
New bill would provide grad student scholarships for service
Bipartisan legislation would offer tuition and living expenses, and allow noncompetitive hiring of scholarship recipients.
Pay & Benefits
TSP and Taxes
A primer on the tax implications of withdrawals from your Thrift Savings Plan account.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Hill: Regulatory groups fail to protect power grid from cyberattacks
Federal regulatory commission says it needs more authority to force plants to tighten security for computer networks.
Defense
Coast Guard maritime casualty investigations hindered by poor management, IG finds
Service releases five-year plan to improve safety, but more resources are needed.
Oversight