Tech
Senate panel to weigh agencies' information security practices
Hearing comes on heels of Office of Management and Budget report showing some progress.
Defense
Senior administration officials refuse to join hearing on signing statements
House panel had asked representatives from the Defense and Justice departments to testify on the effect of President Bush's statement on fiscal 2008 defense authorization bill.
Oversight
Starting Line
Hillary Clinton's decisive victory in Ohio shifted the momentum yet again in the Democratic race--and prolongs the fight to the finish.
Defense
NOAA completes tsunami warning system
Upgraded buoy network enables officials to better determine when to issue tsunami warnings to the public.
Defense
GAO: Future Combat Systems network still more concept than reality
GAO reports that amount of software code required has more than tripled since 2003.
Defense
Report: National security agencies have failed in Iraq, Afghanistan
Nation building has been left to the U.S. military, which is ill-suited to the task, special House panel says.
Oversight
Draft rule clarifies government’s procurement priorities with respect to small business
Proposal spells out no preference exists when awarding contracts among disadvantaged businesses.
Defense
Senator condemns Army response to unsafe water in Iraq
A March 7 inspector general report says former Halliburton subsidiary did not follow Army standards on water quality.
Oversight
Senate budget would boost advance appropriations by $4 billion
Fiscal 2009 budget resolution estimates total discretionary spending is $22 billion more than President Bush's proposal.
Pay & Benefits
Legislation would allow more feds to cash out sick leave at retirement
Civil servants under the Federal Employees Retirement System could receive a one-time payment up to $10,000.
Defense
Army says it needs up to $260 billion per year
That’s about half the total requested by the Pentagon for 2009.
Pay & Benefits
Feds need more respect, better benefits, says congressman
Maryland Democrat tells union members that federal workforce is at the forefront of change in policy, labor.
Defense
FEMA to take over mass care role formerly held by Red Cross
GAO finds agency’s expanded role is appropriate, but raises concerns.
Defense
House panels seek info on FBI data collection programs
The FBI requested $12 million for information analysis center in fiscal 2008.
Defense
Overruns, delays plague satellite programs, lawmakers told
Development setbacks stretch into decades and billions of dollars, GAO official said.
Oversight
Panel questions e-procurement’s effects on small businesses
House committee skeptical of e-Travel initiative, reverse auctions.
News
Senate passes Consumer Product Safety Commission overhaul bill
More than 20 amendments made it into the managers' package, including a compromise with Republicans on whistleblowers.
Oversight