Oversight
Biden wants Recovery Act business practices to become routine
Improvements in transparency and accountability should be replicated across every government program, vice president says.
Oversight
Senior agency leaders focus on measuring success of their programs
Labor, Agriculture, Veterans Affairs officials work to develop meaningful performance metrics.
Defense
Budget analysts put price tag on TSA pay overhaul
About 36,000 TSA workers would receive raises averaging $1,700 under a bill that would move employees to the General Schedule and grant them collective bargaining rights, CBO estimates.
Defense
Watchdog alleges abuses of Afghanistan security contract
Employees of contractor claim co-workers engaged in lewd behavior jeopardizing the security of the U.S. embassy in Kabul.
Oversight
Energy, Treasury announce first clean energy project awards
Recovery Act program is expected to provide $3 billion in cash assistance for qualifying companies.
Oversight
Mixed Messages
The RNC chairman's pledge to preserve Medicare is incompatible with his party's visions of sweeping change.
Oversight
Many Recovery Act contracts fall into high-risk category
Cost-reimbursement agreements are prevalent, despite OMB’s warning about potential for waste and abuse.
Oversight
Civilian agency contract spending continues to climb
As purchases balloon, the president orders up a procurement overhaul.
Defense
CBP to continue searches of travelers’ laptops
Homeland Security’s new policy does not require reasonable suspicion, to the dismay of civil liberties groups.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: NASA could outsource flights and insource IT
While budget woes leave future space missions in question, the department’s cloud computing programs could help curb costs.
Defense
White House, scientists discuss biological threats
Meeting could be the first in a series of talks designed to inform the administration's evolving strategy on bioterrorism.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Agencies frustrated with unclear guidance on reducing external IT network connections
Technology leaders blame poor communication among OMB and other departments for haphazard efforts to comply with Trusted Internet Connections initiative.
Oversight
Air Force dangles bonuses to keep contracting officers
Frequent deployments and heavy demand for skills prompts annual incentive program.
Oversight
FCC to launch social networking site
Site will allow employees to come together online and discuss how to improve the agency.
Oversight
Technology companies encourage feds to shut down computers
More than 4,500 government employees and contractors have pledged to turn off computers, monitors and printers on Aug. 27.
Oversight
Impact of Kennedy loss on health care debated
Legislators note late senator's work on issue as driving force.
Oversight
Contractor reports of violations flowing into Defense IG’s office
More than 50 disclosures have been filed since self-reporting rule took effect in December.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Agencies must make high-risk cyber threats top priority, DHS officials say
Departments should focus their limited resources on the most dangerous network attacks , says Homeland Security cyber chief.
Oversight
IG: Energy employees violated purchase card rules at Yucca Mountain
Review of $3.6 million in transactions from 2007 to 2009 showed potential for abuse, but no improper purchases.
Oversight