Defense

House Intelligence Committee faces shakeup

Outgoing Chairman Silvestre Reyes, D-Texas, might move to Armed Services panel.

Defense

McKeon seeks House Armed Services leadership post

California Republican says he would put on renewed emphasis on oversight of Pentagon.

Oversight

GOP senator says he will not block hike in debt ceiling

Price for going along with the increase could include some form of down payment on spending cuts.

Oversight

Plan to sell federal real estate rises on GOP agenda

Likely House infrastructure panel chairman John Mica would tackle alleged wasteful management of federal property.

Oversight

Most Washington-area incumbents coast to victory

But tight race between telework advocate and local businessman in Northern Virginia appears headed for a recount.

Oversight

Republican House, Senate gains pose peril and opportunity for Obama

The president will have a harder time enacting his agenda, but he could rebound if GOP lawmakers overstep their boundaries.

Oversight

Analysis: A referendum on big government

Republicans sweep to control of the House riding a wave of anti-government sentiment.

Oversight

Procurement leader has high expectations for GSA Schedules

Federal Acquisition Service’s Steve Kempf lays out a vision for capturing a larger share of the government sales market.

Oversight

High Anxiety

Incumbents in 2012 will have reason to be nervous.

Oversight

Administration outlines progress on reform efforts

‘We are putting points on the board,’ says acting OMB Director Jeffrey Zients of the Accountable Government Initiative.

Oversight

Federal pay and benefits could change with new Congress

Republican takeover in House could set stage for federal pay freezes and downsizing.

Defense

Defense agency raises bar for reviewing contractor cost proposals

Audit unit is limiting assessments to fixed-price proposals worth more than $10 million and cost-type proposals in excess of $100 million.

Defense

Navy to ax troubled programs

Possible terminations are just one part of a broader Pentagon effort to rid the military services’ budgets of unnecessary costs.

Defense

Problem-solving requires cooperation, says retired Adm. Thad Allen

Team work and coordination among agencies drive success in government, according to administration’s point man on oil spill cleanup.

Defense

House Oversight committee set for major re-emergence

Obama tormenter Rep. Darrell Issa is poised to chair powerful committee if GOP wins the House.

Oversight

Shutdown scenario appears unlikely

If they take control, House Republicans say they will not blunder into the same 1995 trap of closing the government.

Oversight

National Archives rapped for weak document security

Two GAO reports say risk of sensitive data breaches in digitization effort affects all agencies.

Defense

Extension gives private security firms in Afghanistan some breathing room

Afghan President Hamid Karzai forms a committee that includes U.S. officials to develop a timetable to remove PSCs.

Oversight

Education likely will escape the ax

Campaign noise about abolishing the department is just that -- noise.

Defense

Democrats call for investigation of Defense subcontracting

Five lawmakers ask GAO to review a program aimed at getting large contractors to sign on more small businesses.