Defense
Navy secretary urges new 'quality culture' in shipbuilding
Goals include reducing a high level of turnover at production facilities and improving training, supervision and inspections.
Oversight
Panel Democrats will probe charges from FDA scientists
Employees claim they were intimidated into changing scientific reviews and recommendations to obscure unscientific data and legal violations.
Defense
Lieberman keeps government reform panel chairmanship
Connecticut senator must give up leadership of Environment and Public Works subcommittee.
Oversight
Learn Or Languish
The GOP's focus on social, cultural, and religious issues cost its candidates dearly among upscale voters.
Oversight
Patent office cites progress in breaking application logjam
Agency's year-end numbers indicate it exceeded some of its targets.
Oversight
Bailout watchdog nominee touts experience
Senators aim to wrap up confirmation by the end of the week.
Defense
Obama administration faces hard choices in managing ground troops
Organization and equipment challenges bedevil Army, Marine Corps and special operations forces, new reports say.
Oversight
Blackwater confirms probes of overseas arms shipments
Company denies report that employees hid weapons in sacks of dog food.
Oversight
Nonprofits urge Obama to focus on program performance
Coalition also calls for more investment in human resources and the strategic use of technology to enhance service delivery.
Oversight
Lieberman vote to come Tuesday
Senate Democrats will cast secret ballots over lawmaker's fate as Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee chairman.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Final E-Verify rule kinder to small businesses
Regulation that takes effect on Jan. 15 has a higher threshold for contracts subject to the employee vetting requirement .
Oversight
President-elect takes deliberate, organized approach to transition
Obama focuses on groundwork, rather than major appointments.
Oversight
Federal CFOs could be key players in Obama administration
Finance executives from the private sector will have a lot to learn about federal operations.
Oversight
Davis to join consulting firm
Leading House Republican on procurement issues announced retirement earlier this year.
Oversight
Senators move swiftly on nominee to oversee bailout
The new IG would be separate from the Treasury Department and would be required to make regular reports to Congress.
Oversight
Good government groups give Obama transition high marks
Nonprofit leaders praise team members, and roll out their own agendas.
Oversight
Defense acquisition caters to bigger companies
Many of the goods and services bought annually by Defense are better suited for large contractors, research group finds.
Defense
Pentagon to provide 'nonprescriptive' transition guide
General overview includes a timeline for the first 90 days of the new administration, as well as other information on the state of play of military issues.
Oversight
Former civil servant might head Obama USDA transition team
Carole Jett retired earlier this year after a 33-year career at Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Oversight