Oversight
Advocates push Illinois Dem. to forsake maverick course on spending
Fiscal conservative was the only House Democrat to vote against the $607 billion fiscal 2008 Labor-Health and Human Services appropriations bill last month.
Oversight
Senate, House to scramble before Iraq report hits in September
After returning from recess, the Senate will first debate President Bush's nomination of Jim Nussle to be Office of Management and Budget director.
Oversight
Agencies fall short of small business contracting goals
Two of the government’s top contracting shops – the Defense Department and the General Services Administration – fail to meet targets.
Defense
Appropriators question funding for emergency wireless project
Senators express concern about "lagging progress, as well as the recurring costs of the conversion" to narrowband operations.
Tech
HHS secretary pushes new health IT advisory panel
Standards for health technology should be developed outside the political process, Mike Leavitt says.
Pay & Benefits
Employees in U.S. Virgin Islands to get cost-of-living bump
Workers in Puerto Rico and some areas of Alaska may be headed for further decreases, but rates will remain the same for now.
Tech
Air Force plans huge follow-on contract for intelligence IT
Agreement will be worth more than $1 billion, but accelerated schedule and large scope prompt concerns about manageability.
Pay & Benefits
Feeling Special: Q&A
Answers to your questions on special retirement provisions for law enforcement officers and others.
Defense
Homeland Security chief touts faster cargo scanning
Recently signed law requires DHS to ensure, within five years, that all U.S.-bound ship cargo is scanned at foreign ports.
Defense
Army Guard says $2 billion shortfall threatens 2008 recruiting
Guard may have to lay off as many as 800 recruiters and stop awarding enlistment and re-enlistment bonuses if deficit isn’t addressed.
News
Imaging program to offer natural resources snapshot
The United States has never had a program purely focused on moderate-resolution land-imaging capability.
Oversight
GSA starts second phase of contract streamlining program
Initiative will be expanded to include more contracts and accept electronic submissions.
News
As repair needs mount, highway trust fund faces shortfall
The fund that finances the federal highway program through fuel and other taxes is headed for a $4.3 billion shortfall in two years.
Oversight
Democrats seek to shield top health official from political pressure
Measures introduced in House and Senate would narrow the pool of candidates from which the president could select the surgeon general.
Defense
Army suicides on the rise
Growth raises questions about mental health care provided to service members.
Pay & Benefits
Continuing Coverage
Union leader says the government should consider letting dependent children stay on federal employee health insurance until age 25.
Tech
Interior spending bill generous to tech programs
Environmental Protection Agency would be the biggest benefactor; it is slated to receive more than $770 million for science and technology efforts.
Pay & Benefits
Union members rally against labor relations official
Some NLRB employees say general counsel has violated labor law by refusing to work with a consolidated bargaining unit.
Oversight