Oversight
Open government directive sets tight deadlines
Agencies must deliver on several initiatives in key Obama administration effort.
Oversight
SBA braces for flood of feedback on 8(a) rule changes
About 200 people are expected to attend Washington meetings on a proposal that would change requirements for Alaska native firms and others.
Oversight
Indian trust fund lawsuit settlement proposed
Deal would set up a $2 billion fund to consolidate tribal and individual lands which may have hundreds of owners with fractional ownership interests.
Oversight
GOP senators: $7 billion wasted in stimulus
Sen. John McCain blames insufficient provisions for oversight, cost control and competition.
Oversight
House may move soon on first of two omnibus measures
Package is expected to be attached to Transportation-HUD spending legislation and to include five other non-defense appropriations bills.
Oversight
Proposal to beef up OPM role in health care met with skepticism
Some fear that expanding agency’s portfolio could adversely affect federal employees’ coverage.
Defense
Marines will be first to deploy to Afghanistan
Approximately 1,500 Marines from Camp Lejeune, N.C., will deploy in December.
Oversight
Democratic rhetoric shifts on health plan
Latest proposal is modeled after the federal employee health benefits program.
Oversight
Energy IG issues management alert over weatherization program
Lax controls and poor oversight jeopardize effectiveness of $5 billion stimulus program.
Oversight
Administration announces finalists in cost-cutting contest
Four proposals to boost efficiency make the last round; President Obama will include the winning idea in his fiscal 2011 budget.
Oversight
Managers are unsure government can handle expanded health care role
Survey respondents expect legislation will mean increased responsibility, but aren’t confident federal agencies are up to the challenge.
Defense
Forward Observer: Back To Tit For Tat
Al-Qaeda and the Taliban will respond sooner or later to Obama's surge, much like the Vietcong did during the escalation of the Vietnam War.
Oversight
Audit unit says it helped GSA save hundreds of millions of dollars
Implementation of the economic stimulus package is among the challenges the IG addressed from April to September.
Defense
Agencies join forces to stop arms trafficking to Mexico
ATF and ICE are putting aside their differences and pursuing a coordinated strategy to stem the flow of guns and drugs across the border.
Defense
Surge will include thousands of mine-resistant vehicles
Pentagon has already tapped Oshkosh Corp. to build 6,219 of the vehicles by April.
Oversight
House Dems consider two-part omnibus plan for endgame
Continuing resolution expires Dec. 18 and seven appropriations bills are pending.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: White House cyber coordinator should have budget authority, former officials say
The current decentralized budget process hinders the administration’s ability to develop and implement a governmentwide cyber strategy .
Oversight
Administration goes after noncompliant Recovery Act recipients
OMB chief orders agencies to identify and possibly punish entities that failed to report their spending.
Oversight