Oversight
Obama nominates Clinton budget director to lead OMB
Jacob Lew oversaw a budget surplus during his tenure in the late 1990s.
Oversight
Interior imposes new drilling moratorium
Order will allow production to resume if rig owners meet safety conditions.
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Democrats' Biggest Challenge
The party's fortunes this November are inextricably linked to the economy.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Labor launches online career path for mapping tech jobs
Department develops the model for geospatial technology competency to promote government jobs.
Oversight
Privatization battle centers on definition of federal employee
Union challenges Air Force program to contract out work performed by nonappropriated government employees.
Defense
IG raises red flags over DHS plan to consolidate management systems
Department has tried, and failed, in previous efforts to integrate key financial systems.
Oversight
Employees report satisfaction with work, supervisors
Merit-based promotion and recruitment are two areas of concern in workforce survey.
Defense
Forward Observer: Have Guns, Will Travel
Is Congress willing to keep financing wars like the ongoing one in Afghanistan in perpetuity?
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Navy awards contract to transition to expanded network
HP Enterprise Services will provide work to move IT services from NMCI to the Next Generation Enterprise Network, which will serve 700,000 sailors, Marines and civilians.
Oversight
Administration requires subcontractor reporting
Proposed rule also would mandate that agencies post salaries of top contractor executives.
Defense
Boeing meets deadline for tanker bids
Company boasted that its tanker would be more cost-effective to own and operate than the one offered by rival EADS North America.
Oversight
White House kicks off second cost-cutting contest
This year federal employees will help rate their peers’ proposals.
Oversight
Telework is vital to government operations, chiefs say
Agency executives weigh in on personnel, financial management and other concerns.
Defense
Beleaguered Defense audit agency crafts new vision for the future
Two years after unfavorable GAO report, new director is attempting a difficult reform.
Defense
EADS submits its tanker bid
The Pentagon is expected to award the contract, worth as much as $40 billion, by Nov. 12.
Defense
Gates suggests new CENTCOM chief
Defense secretary recommends Marine Corps Gen. James Mattis as next head of U.S. Central Command.
Oversight
CBO: Slight decrease in deficit over last year
The deficit in June was $69 billion, $25 billion less than the shortfall recorded a year ago.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: GSA launches satellite communications megacontract
The program will streamline purchases for civilian and Defense agencies to improve communications during emergency situations, analyst says.
Oversight
Agencies reduce use of noncompetitive, high-risk contracts
Cost-reimbursement and time-and-materials contracts are on the decline, early fiscal 2010 data shows.
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