Oversight
Final passage of budget blueprint likely next week
Delay should not affect the appropriations process, which is already off to a slow start.
Defense
House lawmaker to seek reports on Iraq operations
Chairman of Armed Services panel will stop short of asking for a troop pullout in authorization bill, in an effort to avoid divisions.
Oversight
First-Quarter Grades
Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani sits at the head of the class for the GOP, and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, for the Democrats.
Oversight
Iraq reconstruction IG subject of long-running investigation
Six former employees filed complaint more than a year ago with charges including wasteful spending.
Management
Union to file for first-ever election at GAO
Group set to submit election cards from more than half of the agency’s 1,500 analysts.
News
Justice Department won't block ex-official’s testimony
Officials reluctantly agreed not to object, suggesting information that emerges might interfere with the department's own investigation.
Defense
Homeland Security eyes biometrics checks for air exits
Department still lacks a timetable for verifying when foreigners leave the country through Canada or Mexico.
Tech
NASA employees object to data-gathering actions
Agency officials say they are following President Bush’s rules and that requirements are consistent with those across government.
Defense
Short-term war funding bill may not fly in Senate
House plan would guarantee funding for operations in Iraq through July, but would tie additional installments to benchmarks.
Pay & Benefits
Civil service honored in week of events
Agencies to host displays on the National Mall, letting the public see what government does.
Defense
Lawmaker seeks to avoid division over Defense bill
Authorization measure in danger of getting caught in fights over the Iraq war and over missile defense and modernization program cuts.
Defense