Oversight
Report encourages better performance measures for IGs
Lack of accountability and outsourcing hotlines make investigators less effective, says nonprofit group.
Oversight
Stimulus oversight panel continues to staff up
Recovery Act Accountability and Transparency Board will hold first meeting next week.
Defense
Senator says carrier must stay put due to Navy budget shortfall
Webb wants to keep all of the East Coast carriers at Norfolk Naval Base.
Defense
Agencies plotting response to Mexican violence
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano declined to provide details on the plan or when it will be made public.
Oversight
Blue Dogs issue budget guidelines ahead of fiscal 2010 action
Fiscally conservative House Democrats recommend holding nondefense domestic spending increases in the budget resolution to the rate of inflation.
Oversight
Tauscher leaving House seat for Clinton's State Department
California lawmaker has accepted nomination to be undersecretary for arms control and international security.
Oversight
Locke says Census director will report directly to him
Commerce secretary-designate vows that the Census Bureau will use an actual head count for apportionment of federal resources.
Oversight
TSA lacks technology to meet air cargo screening goal
Aircraft coming into the United States from abroad will pose a particular challenge.
Oversight
Early stimulus contracts face scrutiny
Watchdog Earl Devaney already is looking into potential flaws in some initial Recovery Act procurements.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: IBM's rumored acquisition of Sun would have little impact
Procurement specialists and company partners predict a consolidation of product lines.
Oversight
Utah senator threatens hold on Interior deputy nominee
Republican Robert Bennett says he wants to speak to David Hayes and Secretary Ken Salazar about oil and gas leases in his state.
Defense
Obama administration to submit war funding request next week
Defense comptroller says the department needs the money by Memorial Day "to avoid funding problems and to maintain continuity of operations for the troops."
Defense
Pentagon aims to bring jobs back in house
Outsourcing has turned out to be more expensive than keeping federal employees, Defense comptroller tells lawmakers.
Oversight
Drug industry is wary of Obama's pick for FDA deputy
Joshua Sharfstein has a long and sometimes contentious history with the pharmaceutical industry.
Oversight
Moderate Democrats flexing muscles on fiscal matters
Centrists are forming a working group in an attempt to keep spending down.
Oversight
Obama pushes for quick movement on fiscal 2010 spending plan
Floor action on the budget resolution is expected for the week of March 30.
Oversight
Interior chief: Energy development continues on public lands
Salazar notes that in the last seven weeks the department has sold seven oil and gas leases worth $33 million in federal revenue.
Oversight
GSA encourages agencies to use its contracts for stimulus projects
Senior official says existing options offer the best avenue for accelerated spending.
Oversight
Union lawyer appointed OPM general counsel
Elaine Kaplan also is a former special counsel.
Oversight