Defense
Master of disaster reflects on Deepwater Horizon's enduring lessons
Retired Adm. Thad Allen, who also led the government response to Hurricane Katrina, talks about how the oil spill could affect public policy.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: You’re never too young to learn fiscal responsibility
Treasury Direct Kids provides children with simple explanations of financial terms, games and cartoons.
Oversight
Interior tightens drilling oversight
New policy restricts exemptions from environmental reviews for offshore oil and gas activities.
Defense
Report finds gaps in Gulf Coast small biz contracting
GAO says locally based small firms received less than 14 percent of contracts to recover from hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Defense
GAO: Measuring success at military Superfund sites is super confusing
Watchdog says bureaucratic agency turf battles are hampering environmental cleanup efforts on bases.
Defense
Defense official wants fewer sole-source contracts
Missile Defense Agency chief says he will increase competition for MDA's most expensive systems.
Oversight
USAJobs aims to boost minority recruiting
Voluntary form will provide agencies with information to effectively target certain groups, observers say.
Oversight
Collapse In Confidence
The deep alienation Americans feel toward their public and private leadership isn't likely to go away when the economy improves.
Oversight
Senate majority leader breaks with Obama on mosque
Reid says even though the First Amendment protects freedom of religion, the structure "should be built someplace else."
Oversight
DISCLOSE Act will get second look
Measure would severely restrict companies that do business with the government.
Defense
Gates’ departure could derail Defense reforms
Pentagon might face deep budget cuts if Defense secretary steps down in 2011 as he intends.
Oversight
Court rules against government, again, in small business parity
Federal Claims judge finds the Air Force violated the law when it did not give a HUBZone firm priority.
Defense
Civilian agencies get green light to continue insourcing
Administration’s top procurement official says others need not follow in Defense’s footsteps.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service strives to maintain a deep bench for executive jobs
Even as USPS’ workforce shrinks, officials focus on getting diverse candidates with varied experience lined up for leadership vacancies.
Oversight
Government faces a data deluge
Agencies have turned to virtualization to process a growing stockpile of information.
Defense
House to hold hearings on Defense cuts
Lawmakers and union representatives question rationale for contractor cuts and civilian hiring freeze.
Defense
IG: Infighting hampers oversight of Defense contractors
Watchdog finds audit and management agencies are not collaborating to find and resolve problems.
Oversight
Study to settle public-private pay debate still a ways off
Data shows increasing compensation gaps between public and private sector workers, as observers wait for a reliable comparison.
Oversight