Defense
Coast Guard facility operates entirely on renewable energy
Using methane gas from a city landfill, officials are generating enough electricity and steam to power a shipyard.
Oversight
Firing of IG followed his probe of Obama friend
White House says the move was "carefully considered."
Defense
House panel reverses cuts in aircraft programs
Measure overrules Pentagon's decision to kill an alternative engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
Oversight
Acquisition reform group warns government not to rush insourcing
Report says agencies could lose contractors’ valuable skills if conversion is not managed properly.
Defense
Seapower chairman to revise cost cap for littoral ships
Mississippi Democrat wants to take government costs out of the $460 million ceiling.
Oversight
Obama fires Bush-appointed IG overseeing AmeriCorps
President tells lawmakers he lost confidence in Gerald Walpin; the White House is not providing further details.
Oversight
GOP lawmakers question stimulus job creation statistics
House members ask Obama to explain the administration’s methods of calculating the number of jobs saved or created under the Recovery Act.
Defense
Panels back larger Army, more funds for special operations
A military pay raise of 3.4 percent, slightly higher than the president's proposal, moves forward.
Defense
War supplemental tops next week’s congressional agenda
Democrats hope to garner enough votes to override possible filibuster of bill.
Defense
Lawmakers criticize management of Kabul embassy security contract
Senators grill State officials on decision to retain guard company, despite repeated complaints about its performance.
Oversight
OPM director calls for more action on gay rights
Along with Attorney General Eric Holder, John Berry pledges president’s support to expand access to federal benefits.
Defense
Negotiators sign off on war supplemental compromise
House Democratic leaders expect the full House to take up the conference report next week.
Oversight
First ombudsman for FOIA named at National Archives
Miriam Nisbet will direct the Archives' new Office of Government Information Services, expected to open in September.
Oversight
Panel finds contracting blunders hinder wartime operations
Government does not have enough capable acquisition officials monitoring contracts on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan, commission reports.
Defense
Panel agrees not to shift Geological Survey work to DHS office
Lawmakers want to curtail or stop the operations of the National Applications Office, a Homeland Security unit.
Oversight
Plug-in electric vehicles pose challenges for feds
High costs, infrastructure shortcomings and other difficulties are likely to hinder widespread use in the federal fleet, GAO says.
Oversight
Management nominee backs performance, accountability measures
Jeffrey Zients vows to take a collaborative approach to program assessments and increase the use of performance information in budget decisions.
Oversight
Tentative appropriations schedule assumes best-case scenarios
Panel chairman anticipates the House passing all 12 spending bills before the August recess.
Defense
Change in Army relocation plans draws fire from appropriators
Lawmakers want the service to compensate Georgia communities for improvements made in anticipation of an influx in troops.
Oversight