Oversight
Feds stand behind energy savings performance contracts
Despite some problems, the deals are viewed as an essential tool for modernizing facilities.
Oversight
Key federal management lawmakers brace for health care vote
Most House members with government employees in their districts say they will approve the legislation.
Oversight
Analysis: Labor-Management Partnership 2.0
As agency and union officials enter a new age of cooperation they can draw lessons from the Clinton years.
Oversight
Postal Service counts on Congress to get it out of a tight spot
Lawmakers say they’ll need more information before they can get behind a plan to reduce the number of delivery days.
Oversight
Chairmen don't expect fiscal 2011 budget resolution until after recess
Health care reform is delaying work on budget.
Defense
Pentagon audit cited TSA nominee's firm for overbilling
Company founded by retired Army Maj. Gen. Robert Harding overcharged the government for interrogation work in Iraq and had to pay back about $2 million.
Oversight
Posting information online could preempt FOIA requests
Technology can help agencies tackle new queries and backlogs, federal officials tell lawmakers.
Oversight
Bill ties Cadillac tax to feds’ health care costs
Reform legislation will study FEHBP costs to gauge which insurance plans should include excise tax.
Oversight
Republican senators divided on earmark ban
Meeting comes after House GOP lawmakers pledged not to take any earmarks for one year.
Defense
Interrogation work by TSA nominee's firm under review
Congressional staffers are investigating whether Harding's former consulting company had ties to the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
Oversight
Lawmakers, employee groups clash over tax bill
Opponents say legislation banning tax delinquents from government service could unfairly target federal employees.
Oversight
SEC chief backs self-funding
Plan would allow the commission to retain the fees it collects.
Oversight
Committee to review gaps in contractor suspension and debarment
Three recent IG reports have found major deficiencies in the system for preventing unethical contractors from getting on the government payroll.
Oversight
Senate approves FAA rider to return unspent earmarks
Plan would require OMB to determine how many similar earmarks there are governmentwide.
Defense
White House details ethics agreement with TSA nominee
Harding will have three levels of recusals for dealing with the contracting business he founded in 2003 and the clients and partners of that business.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Napolitano freezes spending for high-tech border security project
Secretary cites cost overruns and missed deadlines as reasons to move $50 million in Recovery Act funding for the first phase of SBInet to pay for proven technologies.
Defense
FEMA seeks to boost regional offices
Lawmakers praise efforts to decentralize operations, but worry about staffing shortages.
Oversight
Dems hit Kentucky senator for new holds
Republican Jim Bunning is holding up administration nominees, critics say.
Defense
Petraeus: Expect setbacks in Afghan war
Army general says next several months will be marked by tough fighting, as the military sends 30,000 more troops to quell rising violence.
Defense