Tech
Forum offers advice on innovating for government
To become defense contractors someday, small companies must be "viable, visible, capable and credible," executive says.
Management
Officials debate threshold for reporting payment errors
Discussions center on the definition of “significant” risk; officials urge legal changes to let agencies share payment information.
Management
OMB looks to boost use of interagency contracts
Survey indicates there may be nearly four times as many single-agency contract arrangements in use as there are interagency ones.
Defense
DHS allows more time for input on traveler screening program
Department will accept feedback for extra month in the “interest of transparency.”
Management
House Dems push EPA to postpone library closures
Plan to change how services are delivered requires time for scrutiny and public comment, congressional staffer says.
Management
Key Democrat criticizes Republicans for stalling on spending bills
Punting appropriations bills into next year could have repercussions even for action on President Bush’s fiscal 2008 budget.
Management
Mailers decry inaction on postal overhaul measure
Pending legislation would alter rate-setting procedures, but prospects for passage in the waning days of the lame-duck session are slim.
Defense
Arrests resulting from DHS investigations on the rise
Number of complaints received by the inspector general’s office has decreased significantly, however.
Tech
Funding may be a sticking point for FBI tech upgrade
Sentinel project to build a modern case management system could face a budget shortfall if appropriators don’t grant bureau’s request, auditors say.
Management
OMB chief: Administration won’t box in GOP legislators
Rob Portman will seek to find common ground with Democrats and Republicans in areas including the likely-to-be-tight 2008 budget.
Management
Senator accuses FDA nominee of withholding information
Candidate to lead the agency failed to cooperate with an investigation of the antibiotic Ketek, Sen. Charles Grassley says.
Management
Kerry pledges to overhaul SBA in chairman's role
Senator says other priorities include improving federal contracting opportunities for veterans, women and minorities.
Management
Congressional staff members gather tips on oversight
Groups are offering advice to help legislators make good on promises for more aggressive reviews of executive branch activities.
Defense
Investigators probe DHS manager's scheme to fake immigration papers
Immigration official admits to taking bribes from Asian immigrants seeking citizenship, agrees to participate in ongoing investigation.
Tech
GSA weighs placing policy office under congressional affairs
Employees told that the move would not substantially change the policy operation.
Management
IG: Defense broke buying rules with purchases through NASA
Nearly 90 percent of orders reviewed violated rules on competition, funding and record-keeping.
Defense
Hurricane season closes without major incident
FEMA director pledges continuing improvements; agency on the brink of filling all of its regional director positions.
Management
Program for disabled, blind, renamed to better reflect mission
Officials say new name for JWOD Program is unrelated to a recent fraud incident.
Defense
Security agency to eliminate millions in retention allowances
Decision to cut program will affect about 700 police and investigators at the Federal Protective Service.
Tech