Oversight
Burning Question: What do you wish your boss did?
Smile? Pay more attention? Fire that guy in the next cubicle?
Oversight
USDA chief gets heat for Sherrod firing
Vilsack is under fire from the Congressional Black Caucus, the Federation of Southern Cooperatives and the Rural Coalition, among others.
Defense
Senators express disappointment with DHS strategic review
Committee members chide Homeland Security for lack of implementation details in new report.
Defense
Nominee downplays need to overhaul intelligence agencies, authority
Obama's choice for director of national intelligence says the president will give him support that he needs.
Oversight
Senate panel approves $35B Energy-Water spending bill
Proposal is less than president's request but more than $200 million above figure approved last week by a House subcommittee.
Defense
Boeing ally not expected to seek funds for more C-17s
Sources say Rep. Norm Dicks, D-Wash., is preparing a Defense spending bill that will exclude funding for high-profile weapons programs.
Oversight
Feds ordered to cut pollution from travel, commuting
White House issues new targets for federal agencies to reduce greenhouse gases from indirect sources.
Oversight
Report: IT dashboard plagued by outdated data
Watchdog finds website intended to provide near real-time updates on projects’ cost and progress doesn’t have the latest information.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: DHS moves forward with financial management system
Congress asks senior executives how a White House moratorium on such projects will affect the progress of the $450 million Transformation and Systems Consolidation program.
Oversight
USDA official resigns over racial comments
Shirley Sherrod says the administration ‘harassed’ her into quitting over remarks she made at a NAACP event.
Oversight
Presidential Politics
The best option for Democrats may be to frame the election as Bush versus Obama.
Oversight
Obama directs agencies to improve workplace safety for feds
New initiative aims to reduce number of claims filed and amount of workers’ compensation payments.
Oversight
Panelists: Push for transparency must come from the top
Officials also suggest promoting an internal culture of openness before expanding the effort to include sharing information with outsiders.
Defense
National Guard border deployment begins Aug. 1
Southwest border states will send 1,200 guardsmen to support Homeland Security personnel.
Oversight
Census managers fired for falsifying population counts in Brooklyn
The former supervisors could face criminal charges for misconduct.
Oversight
Agriculture chief fosters better relationship between EPA and farmers
Regular meetings planned nationwide to improve communication between environmental officials and crop producers.
Oversight
Obama to issue policy for managing oceans and coastline
Plan doesn't change regulations for drilling and other activities, but promotes coordinated oversight and disaster response.
Defense
Lawmaker urges quick Senate action on wartime spending measure
House Armed Services Committee leader breaks with colleagues in advocating a "clean" bill free of extra domestic spending to increase its chances of passage.
Defense
DHS bottom-up review is long on ambition, short on detail
Lawmakers expected a roadmap for improving management and efficiency.
Defense