Oversight
Agencies chip away at improper payments
Data show overall rate of mistaken expenditures has declined, while the percentage of recovered funds has jumped.
Defense
Gates warns against deep Defense cuts
Defense secretary calls deficit commission's recommendations to slash Pentagon budget "unnecessary and unrealistic."
Oversight
GOP earmark ban could pose problems for omnibus
Congress needs to pass a catch-all spending bill to keep the government running after Dec. 3.
Oversight
Federal security clearance process improves, officials say
Turnaround time is faster, but lawmakers still are concerned with IT upgrades and agency reciprocity.
Oversight
OPM delays launch of health claims database
Agency is pushing the deadline to Dec. 15 to accommodate more comments from the public.
Defense
Union urges TSA to give bargaining rights to screeners
Screeners are now able to form unions but have never had been able to bargain collectively with management.
Oversight
No Losers Here
Operatives at the congressional campaign committees shouldn’t be judged on win-loss records alone.
Oversight
Bureau of Prisons employee wins cost-cutting contest
Federal workers will have to opt-in to receive the Federal Register in paper form.
Oversight
Senate minority leader will back earmark ban
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says he will take his own advice and listen to the American people.
Defense
Senior acquisition officials question procurement policy direction
Survey shows government professionals have doubts about how contracting policies are being implemented.
Defense
Panel: DHS assessment of biodefense facility falls short
National Research Council says Homeland Security used arbitrary assumptions in evaluating risk.
Oversight
Analysis: Seizing a $400 billion opportunity
Ten strategies to cut the fat from federal procurement.
Oversight
Bidding begins for top Democratic spot on House oversight panel
Towns moves to keep the position, vowing he will “form a bulwark against any politically motivated investigations” by Republicans.
Oversight
Senator refuses to relinquish hold on OMB nominee
Jacob Lew remains in limbo as the Obama administration gets to work on the fiscal 2012 budget.
Oversight
Postal Service to manage losses with more workforce cuts
Agency ended fiscal 2010 $8.5 billion in the red, despite deep reductions in personnel and hours.
Defense
Republicans divided on defense cuts
Fissure opens between GOP lawmakers who say spending on the military is necessary to recover from a decade of war, and fiscal hawks focused on reducing the deficit.
Oversight
Senate majority leader goes easy on deficit-cutting plan
Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., has been more muted in his criticism of the proposal than other Democrats, saying it provides a good starting point for discussions.
Defense
Air Force ramps up new strategic sourcing office
Unit is expected to save $2.3 billion over five years by buying common goods and services in bulk.
Oversight
Senate battle over earmark moratorium heats up
Aides call the GOP vote on the ban next week a toss-up.
Oversight