Defense
TSA may begin air passenger background checks in 2009
Agency will review each airline passenger against the government's no-fly list.
Defense
Industry says war has hurt military modernization efforts
Aerospace Industry Association cautions against making defense modernization accounts "a bill payer" for domestic programs.
Management
Blast From the Past
The future of the civil service is a hot topic, but it was even hotter in the 1880s.
Oversight
VA in midst of huge project to rewrite regulations in plain language
Skeptics say it will be hard to change VA writing process, and complex rules do not lend themselves to simple prose.
Oversight
House passes bill to prevent tax cheats from winning contracts
Contractors would have to certify they do not owe "seriously delinquent" taxes.
Defense
Defense corporations urge increase in weapons investment
A bigger budget is needed to maintain the U.S. military’s technological edge, industry report says.
Oversight
OMB sews shut overseas contracting loophole
Proposed rule, based on similar Defense Department regulations, would have exempted companies working overseas from fraud-reporting requirements.
Oversight
Private tax collectors under fire by House appropriators
Legislation aimed at halting IRS debt-collecting program is pending now and has failed in the past.
Defense
Army Reserve broadens recruiting efforts
Public-private partnerships seek to benefit both military and industry.
Defense
Army seeks to shift funds to bolster Future Combat Systems effort
Move of $250 million aimed at keeping program on schedule despite congressional budget cuts.
Oversight
Nine of 16 agencies cut backlogs of FOIA requests
GAO study says inconsistent data makes progress hard to track.
Pay & Benefits
Union opposes nomination of Treasury official to IRS board
President Bush nominates Kenneth Carfine, a department assistant secretary, to fill the employee representative seat on oversight group.
Oversight
The GOP's 'Electile Dysfunction'
Even if Republican voters turn out at normal rates for the election, that might not be enough to win.
Oversight
Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance on purchase card requirements
Memo follows report exposing widespread abuse across agencies.
Defense
NRC to expand radioactive materials tracking system
Proposed rule would make it harder to amass materials for building a dirty bomb.
Oversight
EPA is missing in action on major environmental issues, observers charge
The White House is widely perceived by critics to be running roughshod over agency scientists and lawyers on policy.
Oversight