Oversight
Panel presses FAA on pilot fatigue rules
Agency official calls process of updating regulations "a difficult and complicated effort."
Oversight
NASA scientist fined in procurement case
Mark Schoeberl, a former senior manager at the Goddard Space Flight Center, admitted directing contracts to a company owned by his wife.
Defense
GOP appropriator offers plan for funding Afghanistan troop increase
Rep. Jerry Lewis says Congress could free up $35 billion by limiting increases in five nondefense spending bills to 2 percent over fiscal 2009.
Oversight
Experts foresee need for fiscal 2010 Defense supplemental in spring
Influx of troops in Afghanistan could require tens of billions of dollars more than what has already been requested for this fiscal year.
Oversight
A Voting Victory
The long-overdue MOVE Act could serve as a model for future election reforms.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Could mobile technology have stopped the state dinner security breach?
Some IT specialists say better communications among security forces could foil attempts to sneak into White House events, but others say nothing will fix human error.
Oversight
Agencies can honor existing ACORN contracts
Justice memo argues Congress was unclear on whether spending ban applies to pre-existing agreements.
Oversight
CBO: Nongroup premiums will rise under health care bill
Congressional budget office predicts the measure would increase average nongroup premiums 10 percent to 13 percent by 2016 above what they would be if current law remained in place.
Defense
Obama contacts Hill about Afghan decision
At least 31 members from both parties and chambers have been invited to a meeting with the president before his address to the nation on Tuesday night.
Defense
White House breach raises questions about Secret Service pay and oversight
Homeland Security requested money for more staff in its fiscal 2010 budget.
Oversight
Watchdog finds ‘pervasive deficiencies’ in Medicare contract management
Office responsible for the health insurance program has failed to implement past recommendations to reduce risk in contracts, GAO says.
Oversight
Interior details onshore oil and gas lease sales for 2010
Sales to include parcels in National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska after a two-year hiatus.
Oversight
Pentagon pay plan's demise could pave way for broad reforms
Mandate to build a new Defense performance management system creates an opening for governmentwide changes.
Oversight
OPM extends direct hire authority for acquisition jobs
Rule could help recruit the talented acquisition workforce necessary for insourcing efforts, observers say.
Oversight
Obama executive order targets payment errors
Mandate focuses on transparency, accountability and incentives to report improperly issued funds.
Oversight
Cleaning House
Dealing with ethics problems will be a tough task for House Democrats in 2010.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Better reporting technology an unexpected byproduct of stimulus
Forced to invent ways to quickly track how they spend recovery funds, states might have stumbled on the future of information sharing among governments and contractors.
Oversight
GSA is evicting labor officials from federal building in Chicago
Agency believed office was vacant, but union official alleges retribution for filing complaints.
Oversight