Oversight
FAA, air traffic controllers to reopen talks
Former agency head Jane Garvey will lead a team of mediators to negotiate an end to long-running contract dispute.
Oversight
Republican senators put holds on two Interior deputies
GOP lawmakers are concerned about the nominees' stances on endangered species rules and Utah land use policies.
Oversight
Analysis: Making Government Cool Again
Without changes in hiring and pay systems, the president will have trouble making good on his promise.
Defense
DHS-supported fusion centers raise civil liberties concerns
Virginia governor calls for investigation into methods used to create 2009 state threat assessment.
Defense
New Defense procurement chief lays out priorities
Ashton Carter says logistics issues that fly under the radar are on his list.
Defense
Senators urge Homeland Security to tighten border
DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano says she is open to closing individual ports of entry if needed.
Oversight
Bill gives state and local governments more stimulus flexibility
Legislation would allow funds to be used for oversight and contract management.
Oversight
Senator seeks indefinite competitive sourcing freeze
Bill to “clean up” contracting includes language that would bar competitions until the process is overhauled.
Oversight
OMB is working on how to collect efficiency advice from feds
Obama called for ideas to improve government operations during his April 25 radio address.
Oversight
Final 2010 budget blueprint supports military-civilian pay parity
Language encouraging agencies to identify and eliminate poor-performing federal programs gets axed from the bill.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Bill would shut down over-budget, behind-schedule IT projects
Agencies would receive support from IT team for projects that run over original cost estimates , with severely over-budget ones facing cancellation.
Defense
Commandant argues for new Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle
Marine Corps chief James Conway says the military needs the capability provided by the vehicle.
Oversight
Homeland secretary sees no reason to close border with Mexico
Janet Napolitano tells Congress that DHS has enough money to deal with the swine flu crisis until the supplemental funding bill is approved.
Oversight
States, localities could get access to GSA schedules for stimulus spending
House chairman plans to introduce cooperative purchasing bill for Recovery Act dollars.
Oversight
OPM announces new governmentwide telework policy
Agency director signals a focus on work-life balance programs for federal employees.
Oversight
State groups offer specifics for spending swine flu funds
Money is needed for staff, distributing vaccines, protecting health workers, and educating clinicians and the public.
Oversight
Obama requests $1.5 billion for swine flu in supplemental
President says he wants money "out of an abundance of caution."
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Bill would toughen security requirements over current law
A new White House cyberspace director would measure how well agencies patch systems for known viruses, malware and other security vulnerabilities .
Defense
Lawmakers probe Defense acquisition workforce issues
After years of staff cuts, the department and military services are slowly rebuilding contracting capacity.
Oversight