Oversight
Protecting environment gets public support as priority
Fifty-six percent of survey respondents say the environment is more important than keeping energy prices low.
Oversight
Democrats' Wild Ride
House Democrats are in a much more vulnerable position than their Senate counterparts.
Oversight
Treasury kicks off effort to go paperless with federal benefits
Social Security, Office of Personnel Management and other benefits to be sent electronically.
Oversight
Administration wants input on small business concerns
Public meeting later this month will provide an opportunity to discuss giving small firms more government gigs.
Oversight
Procurement survey finds room for savings, process improvements
Contracting professionals suggest they can cut their budgets 30 percent by making acquisition operations more efficient.
Oversight
Democrats keep up push on BP liability
Lawmakers say eliminating the liability cap is necessary even if the oil company agrees to put $20 billion in an escrow account.
Oversight
Uncertainty looms over procurement parity dispute
SBA is concerned that without legislative action contracting officers will begin avoiding small business contracts altogether.
Oversight
House speaker backs giving president power to rescind spending
Speaker supports giving Obama the power to cut funding deemed wasteful from spending bills after they have been signed into law.
Defense
Senate panel may vote on intelligence nominee before recess
Movement is contingent upon completion of an intelligence policy bill.
Oversight
Chief of the Year: Acquisition
Hugh Hurwitz, senior procurement executive, Education Department.
Defense
IG finds 211 misplaced or misidentified graves at Arlington
Army removes top officials after findings of gross mismanagement, dysfunctional organizational climate at national cemetery.
Defense
McHugh: Cuts will help Army priorities
The service will be allowed to use the money saved to meet other greater needs.
Oversight
Democratic lawmakers are measured in support of proposed agency budget cuts
Congress, administration must juggle competing concerns in handling the deficit, members say.
Oversight
Obama asks agencies to shed surplus property
Memorandum also encourages officials to end lease agreements that are no longer cost efficient.
Oversight
House leaders remain undecided on supplemental strategy
Lawmakers are still unsure whether to take up Senate-passed version in lieu of House bill.
Oversight
Chief of the Year: Information
Roger Baker, chief information officer, Veterans Affairs Department.
Oversight
Immigration services agency seeks to raise benefits processing fees
USCIS faces a $200 million shortfall; also wants a boost in appropriations.
Defense
House could take up Senate supplemental
Majority leader says chamber might bypass a House Appropriations Committee markup of the spending measure and consider the Senate-approved bill.
Oversight