Oversight
Former USDA chief disputes Hatch Act report
Mike Johanns asks OSC to fix "inaccuracies" in a report that he was among 10 Cabinet officials and agency heads whose travel during the 2006 midterm season violated the law.
Oversight
Obama rebuffs GOP calls for immediate deep spending cuts
President calls for spending freeze much more limited than the huge reductions in discretionary spending Republicans are demanding.
Oversight
Obama pledges massive overhaul of government
'We need to think bigger' about merging, consolidating and reorganizing agencies, president says in State of the Union address.
Oversight
‘Put your pom-poms on’: Report details Hatch Act violations
Office of Special Counsel concludes Bush administration officials violated federal law by hosting political events on government time and in federal facilities.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Hackers didn’t retrieve data in Defense pharmacy website attack
No personally identifiable information was stored on the site.
Oversight
Agencies learn from missteps during last year’s flooding in Nashville
Weather Service and Army Corps of Engineers officials agree with report’s call for better coordination of rainfall forecast communication and mapping.
Oversight
TSP recalls erroneous distribution payments
Board approves $1.5 million for testing to prevent future software glitches.
Oversight
Obama to propose five-year spending freeze
Move would save about $400 billion through 2015, according to White House estimates.
Oversight
Tit-for-tat on House oversight panel appears to be the norm
Republican and Democratic leaders interact mainly through public letters.
Oversight
Report on Bush-era Hatch Act violations could lead to Obama probes
House oversight chair Darrell Issa, R-Calif., began inquiries about campaign-related travel by agency heads last year.
Oversight
The Right Direction
To get reelected, President Obama will need to continue his move toward the center.
Oversight
EPA tops list of pending regulations under review
White House tracking of agency rule-making shows 130 proposals under evaluation as President Obama launches effort to weed out inefficiencies.
Oversight
Federal government recoups record amount in Medicare fraud
Officials collected $4 billion in 2010; more than half of the money has been returned to the Medicare Trust Fund.
Oversight
Promotions and pay increases decline for many workers
Federal managers should focus on alternative incentives to rewarding employee performance, observer says.
Defense
Obama will spotlight beginning of the end in Afghanistan
In Tuesday's speech, the president is expected to make clear that 2011 will be the high water mark for the U.S troop presence in Afghanistan, which will decline over the next three years.
Defense
Patent Office director touts agency's potential to stimulate economy
Easing the backlog in patent applications could help create jobs, says David Kappos.
Oversight
Contractor performance database goes public in April
GSA sets a target date for opening the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System to public viewing.
Oversight
SEC transparency faulted by watchdog group
Project on Government Oversight assembles previously unpublished reports examining employee misconduct and retaliation against whistleblowers.
Oversight
Interior to reinstate ousted Park Police chief after eight years
Department will not appeal MSPB order to give Teresa Chambers her job back.
Defense