Oversight
Democrats deny walking out of super committee talks
Rep. Van Hollen calls claim "ridiculous."
Oversight
Obama announces new efficiencies, SAVE award finalists
Executive order trims spending on agency travel, personal technology and promotional items.
Oversight
Resume uploads to be next USAJobs focus, OPM says
Team will address ‘visibility’ issues on the redesigned website during the coming week.
Oversight
Bombs Away
The grandfather of negative campaign ads is worth recalling as we brace for next year’s onslaught.
Defense
Auditors blast DHS' $1.5 billion border plan
The Government Accountability Office says Homeland Security should halt a new program to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until it calculates a more realistic cost figure .
Oversight
Merit board advises equal treatment for teleworkers and office employees
Assignments and expectations should be comparable for agencies to realize the full benefit of the work arrangement, report notes.
Oversight
Justice rethinks planned changes to FOIA policy
Open-government groups claim victory on issue of acknowledging secret probes.
Defense
Senators urge State Department to turn over requested Iraq documents to special IG
A bipartisan group of lawmakers aims to protect SIGIR’s independence in a letter sent to Secretary Clinton.
Oversight
Public-private pay gap widens
Washington and Miami are exceptions to the rule, according to latest statistics.
Oversight
OPM responds to USAJobs complaints
Officials emphasize increased security and direct some blame on users.
Oversight
Expanded data transparency bill clears House panel
Proposal would require program-level detail on agency website performance reports.
Oversight
House panel approves bill to shrink federal workforce
Oversight committee amends legislation to include contractors.
Oversight
Energy stimulus money mired in investigations, bad management, IG says
The federal government’s efforts to jump-start the clean-energy economy are stymied.
Oversight
OMB procurement chief leaving administration
Dan Gordon is taking a post at the George Washington University Law School.
Defense
U.S. scores some wins but Taliban winning the propaganda war
White House is fighting two battles in Afghanistan: one against the Taliban, and one against the public perception at home that the U.S. is losing.
Defense
Panetta expects half of defense cuts to come from weapons programs
The rest could come from operating more efficiently, a decrease in troops, and trimming personnel costs like health care.
Oversight
Super committee hears from previous deficit panel chairs
Expectation that the committee will 'go big' is dwindling as the group plays out what feels like a sequel to this summer's debt-ceiling fight.
Oversight
Obama's war on waste: What's your assessment?
Sizing up the latest in a long line of federal management improvement efforts.
Oversight
Energy Department often fails to vet contractor past performance, watchdog finds
Inspector general reports disagreement with OMB over requirements for financial assistance awards.
Oversight