Oversight
USDA touts success with intern program
Department has created a pipeline for Hispanic interns to become permanent federal employees.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Obama backs joint VA-Defense electronic health records
Two departments have been working on and off for decades on common standards .
Defense
White House requests $83.4 billion in supplemental spending
Military's portion of the request totals $75.8 billion.
Oversight
Vilsack to tap Philbrook for USDA deputy post
Since 1994, nominee has been president and CEO of Global Volunteers.
Oversight
GSA to buy thousands of new cars for government fleet
President Obama touts the effort as an energy saver and economic stimulus for American auto companies.
Defense
Defense to Bush holdovers: Sign ethics pledge, or leave
Pentagon political appointees have until the end of the week to agree to Obama administration’s rules.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Opponents protest president’s proposed rule in his own Web 2.0 style
Heritage Foundation turns to social networking to try to preserve conscience protections for health care workers.
Oversight
Obama to nominate Rogoff for FTA position
Staff director of the Senate Transportation Appropriations Subcommittee is a veteran of the last three surface transportation bills dating back to 1991.
Defense
Obama-approved satellite plan opens rift on Capitol Hill
Under the plan, the intelligence community will buy and launch new electro-optical satellites over the next decade.
Defense
Homeland Security announces $970M for transportation
The two largest amounts each went for transit and port security grants.
Defense
Pentagon workforce could benefit from Wall Street layoffs
Applications are flooding in from out-of-work private sector financial managers, Defense acquisition chief Shay Assad says.
Oversight
IT contractors split on likely effects of Obama policies
Large firms concerned about proposals aimed at reducing role of contractors.
Defense
Gates urges legislators to shelve parochial interests
Defense chief says he has been disheartened by a lack of budget discipline.
Defense
Boosting Defense acquisition workforce could be tricky
The Pentagon will have to compete with other government agencies and private companies for talent.
Oversight
CBO says fiscal 2009 mid-year deficit at $953 billion
Estimate comes after last month's projection that the fiscal 2009 deficit would total more than $1.7 trillion.
Defense
Budget plan likely to renew fierce battle over presidential helicopter
Any new competition for the chopper contract would almost certainly trigger a fight between the New York and Connecticut congressional delegations.
Oversight
Ex-FDA official calls for harmonized food-safety strategy
Margaret Glavin says a more global market "poses an enormous threat to our food safety system."
Oversight
Just Round One
It's easy to give the outcome of a special election too much weight -- but looking for a pattern is more useful.
Defense
Pentagon to hire thousands of employees, cut contractors
‘Reform’ budget seeks to kill major weapons programs.
Oversight