Tech
Whats Brewin: Theres Simple, Then Theres Complex
Video systems for military families and firefighters are among the easier, while Enterprise Resource Planning Systems prove more complicated.
Defense
Partisan charges fly over delays in approving VA funds
Stalemate over $3.7 billion boost in veterans benefits could continue into the Veterans Day holiday.
Defense
Immigration checks for contract jobs spur debate
Contractors say automated system for confirming the legal status of workers is error-prone.
Oversight
Procurement officials were well-prepared to award wildfire contracts
Prepositioned contracts for ready-to-eat meals and water helped avoid another Katrina, officials say.
News
IRS modernization program moves forward
Agency officials point to funding as an ongoing challenge.
Defense
Union leaders call for airport security training
Government needs to remove barriers to training to improve baggage screening and on-board safety, labor officials say.
Defense
Panel sets course for Army contracting overhaul
Service needs thousands more procurement personnel working on better-defined career paths, independent commission says.
Oversight
Absent Defense bill, negotiators advance $715 billion spending package
Defense appropriations measure could move separately next week; a dilemma remains over how to handle additional war-related spending.
News
Marines present armor upgrade plan for fighting vehicle
Officials say an insert could be designed to give the amphibious vehicle nearly as much protection on land as the best Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles in Iraq.
Pay & Benefits
So Many Choices, So Little Time
Open season for health, dental and vision benefits is only a week away, so it’s time to consider whether you want to make any changes to your coverage.
Oversight
Trade group calls for reforms to appointments process
Aerospace execs say the long process and pay disparities shut out strong candidates.
Defense
Senators seek to address threat of improvised bombs to U.S.
Bill is intended to strengthen the Homeland Security Department’s office of bombing prevention.
Oversight
Old tools hamper drug inspections, observers say
A relatively small investment in IT could make oversight far more effective, former agency official tells lawmakers.
Oversight