Defense
Immigrations, emergency nominees breeze through House panel
Committee OKs John Morton to lead ICE and W. Craig Fugate to direct FEMA.
Oversight
Conferees agree on fiscal 2010 budget resolution
Deal provides $10 billion less in discretionary spending than President Obama recommended in his budget outline.
Oversight
Portion of gender pay gap persists, despite workforce changes
As government beats national trend, some give credit to protections against discrimination.
Oversight
Interior seeks to rescind controversial mining rule
Bush administration’s mountaintop coal mining provision is ‘legally defective,’ Salazar says.
Defense
Groups challenges selection of biodefense site
Homeland Security officials, along with Kansas senators, are adamantly defending the decision to build multimillion facility in Manhattan, Kan.
Oversight
Black farmers want quicker USDA action on claims
Group is planning a protest Tuesday, despite a lengthy civil rights memorandum from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.
Defense
Outgoing Defense acquisition chief warns against excessive regulation
John Young says we’re headed toward a “tax code-like” set of contracting rules.
Oversight
Submit your ideas for cutting government costs
President Obama wants you to -- and we're providing a forum. Even if you don't have an idea, you can vote on those that others have submitted.
Oversight
USDA official says People's Garden will promote organic standards
But Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan emphasized that gardening methods will not be dictated by headquarters.
Oversight
Obama asks rank and file feds for cost-cutting tips
Managers aren’t the only workers with good ideas, president says.
Oversight
Budget amendment directs agencies to trim wasteful spending
Senate version of the fiscal 2010 budget blueprint includes a provision requiring agencies to report to Congress on inefficient federal programs.
Oversight
New nonprofit to focus on acquisition reform
The FAIR Institute will develop solutions based on federal and commercial best practices.
Oversight
Analysis: Bring Them On
The time is ripe for hiring, but government will miss out if it can’t fix the tangled job application process.
Defense
With holds lifted, Senate confirms Defense acquisition chief
Concerns about the competition for aerial refueling tankers was delaying process.
Defense
Petraeus says no permanent bases planned in Afghanistan
The administration's $83.4 billion wartime supplemental spending request includes $867 million for military construction projects in Afghanistan.
Oversight
Senate takes another step toward finalizing spending blueprint
Negotiators have been named to work through differences on issues including reconciliation.
Defense
Congress to tackle Defense procurement reform next week
Proposed legislation would establish regulations and oversight mechanisms to rein in ballooning acquisition costs.
Defense
Getting to the bottom of passport processing flaws proves thorny
Union and management don’t see eye to eye on the failures that led to four employees approving fraudulent applications.
Oversight