Oversight
House chairman compiling list of IGs' unused recommendations
Lists to be used as tool for aggressive oversight of Bush administration.
Management
Making Up For Lost Time
Agencies failed to meet the first deadline for HSPD-12. Now they need to get on the ball.
Tech
FDA panel cites shortfalls in technology, staffing
Lack of resources threatens safety of nation’s food and medical supplies, lawmakers say.
Oversight
Bush orders agencies to ignore earmarks
Move affects only those included in committee reports rather than the text of legislation; analysts question whether president’s overall earmark reduction effort will work.
Pay & Benefits
Air Force employee celebrates 60 years of federal service
Bettye Krieter, who started her federal career with the Veterans Administration in 1941, has no immediate plans to retire.
Tech
Industry experts question $6 billion Bush cybersecurity plan
Intrusion detection not enough to thwart hackers, they say.
Oversight
IRS nominee faces tough questions from Senate panel
Potential commissioner promises to work closely with Finance Committee on overhaul of the tax code.
Oversight
GAO chief reprises warning of unsustainable deficits
David Walker tells Senate Budget Committee that "the passage of time only serves to worsen this situation."
Defense
Bush signs bill that sends unions back to bargaining table at Defense
Legislation restores collective bargaining and appeal rights for employees under the new Pentagon personnel system.
Defense
Bush signs revised defense bill after concerns addressed about Iraq
Measure authorizes 3.5 percent pay raise for military service members.
Oversight
Stimulating Bipartisanship
Economic worries have sent congressional Democrats and Republicans scrambling to the center to pass a stimulus package.
Oversight
Bush seeks hiring preferences for spouses of veterans
In State of the Union address, president also pledges to eliminate 151 "wasteful or bloated programs."
News
NOAA names new National Hurricane Center director
Bill Read brings more than 30 years’ experience as a weather professional.
Oversight
GSA inspector general says he's been cleared of misconduct charges
Complaints by counsel’s office dismissed by oversight panel, according to IG Brian Miller.
Oversight
Task force takes global view of digital archiving
Experts say digital preservation to be a top international priority.
Oversight
Panel may issue subpoenas related to FDA drug approval
Move is part of investigation into whether pharmaceutical company knew of critical integrity problems in clinical trial data.
Oversight