Oversight
Bargain Hunters
The public likes President Obama but reserves the right to worry about the price tag of his goals.
Oversight
Open government advocates map out future of citizen governance
Greater citizen participation and more risk-taking among the suggestions offered at technology forum.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Advisory panel recommends GSA ax price reduction clause
Group studying Federal Supply Schedules program says vendors should not be obligated to offer government lowest prices.
Defense
Defense personnel system boasts supporters
Pay-for-performance at the Pentagon has many detractors, but also a fair share of defenders.
Oversight
Acquisition chiefs brace for a busy year
Government's top procurement officials scramble to award unprecedented amounts of contract funds.
Defense
House passes fiscal 2010 Interior-Environment bill
The $32.3 billion measure matches Obama's request and tops the fiscal 2009 amount by $4.7 billion.
Oversight
Stimulus oversight board takes waste and fraud prevention steps
Panel is tackling potential problems on the front end by distributing checklists to agencies awarding Recovery Act contracts.
Defense
Leaders to fight own panel's decision to buy more F-22s
Defense chief has called more funding unnecessary particularly as the Air Force begins to buy F-35 Joint Strike Fighters and relies more heavily on unmanned aerial vehicles.
Oversight
Reviews of NSPS sharply divided at first public hearing
Panel on Defense personnel system focuses on links between pay and performance, trust and training issues.
Oversight
Administration touts rapid stimulus spending on transportation projects
Federal agencies have helped states exceed Recovery Act goals, officials say.
Defense
Senate panel adds seven F-22s to fiscal 2010 bill
The White House has threatened to veto any authorization measure that continues F-22 production.
Defense
Democrats split over Afghanistan exit demands
Defense bill amendment demanding the Obama administration produce an exit strategy for the war in Afghanistan fails.
Oversight
House approves Homeland Security spending bill
Republicans complain Democrats are placing inappropriate limits on amendments.
Defense
Administration calls language gutting Pentagon pay system ‘premature’
The results of an ongoing review will help lawmakers make informed decisions about the future of the pay-for-performance arrangement, White House says.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Cyber Command creation leaves key details to be addressed
Defense Secretary Robert Gates mandates new organization ; operational, budget issues to be sorted out in coming months.
Defense
Mass. lawmakers urge Army to keep multimillion-dollar contract in state
Defense contractor plans to close New Bedford plant producing military backpacks and relocate work to Puerto Rico.
Defense
Lawmaker eases demand for split tanker deal
Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., will stop short of requiring the Pentagon to use the split-buy strategy.
Defense
Obama threatens veto of defense bill over fighter jet add-on
Allowing funding for more F-22 Raptors would reverse the Pentagon's decision to end production of the stealthy fighters.
Defense
Senate Defense bill to raise military pay by 3.4 percent
Plan sets pay hike a half-percent higher than the Obama administration requested.
Defense