Oversight
Oversight body looks into complaints against State IG
President’s Council on Integrity and Efficiency is conducting an initial review of claims the IG interfered with investigations of contractor fraud and waste.
Defense
Defense lauds exceptional technology work
Winners of annual CIO awards were recognized for cutting down network intrusions, improving communications and more.
Defense
Bush seeks $46 billion boost for war
House Democratic leaders have said they would be reluctant to act on the full request this year barring policy changes; Senate Dems haven’t announced their intentions.
Oversight
House panel chair accuses Blackwater of tax evasion
Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., requests a host of documents on the security contractor’s business dealings, contract awards.
Oversight
State Department urged to improve evacuation training
Exercises involving officers posted overseas should take place more often and be more realistic, GAO says.
Defense
Forward Observer: Improvised Explosive Oversight
The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is on a mission to expose government waste, fraud and abuse.
Tech
What’s Brewin: No More Excuses
It’s time to stop forming task forces and OIPTs, and do whatever it takes to provide the best care possible for those this society sends into harm’s way.
Oversight
Senate to vote on moving earmark money to kids' health
Amendment to withhold funding for pet projects until all eligible children under 18 are receiving health coverage aims to put senators on the spot.
Oversight
Panel backs bill to boost contract opportunities for veterans
Measure would place veterans who are small business owners at the top of the priority list for receiving federal contracts.
Defense
Homeland Security chief outlines new steps to discourage attacks
Measures include screening small boats for bombs, and keeping a closer eye on foreign private jets flying into the United States.
Oversight
Senate makes dent in Labor-HHS bill earmarks
Democrats want to complete a conference on the spending measure by the end of the month and send it to President Bush for an expected veto.
Oversight
Interagency contract use expected to decline
Large departments like Defense want to reduce their dependence on other agencies, top officials say.
Defense
Management chief to fill in as DHS deputy secretary
Paul Schneider will step in on an acting basis until a permanent replacement is found for Michael Jackson, who announced last month he is leaving for financial reasons.
Oversight
GSA issues strongly worded response to senator’s criticisms
Statement follows a speech in which Sen. Charles Grassley accused the agency’s chief of pressuring contract officers to renew a technology agreement under unfavorable terms.
Oversight
Lawmakers push labor-management partnerships
Bill would re-establish a council Bush dissolved in 2001, with the goal of helping front-line employees and managers work together more effectively.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers probe health care staffing shortages at VA
Scholarships and student loan repayments are among the incentives the agency is using to attract and keep quality health professionals.
Pay & Benefits