Oversight
Treasury plan to create new government entity comes under question
Proposal would set up an organization that would buy troubled assets from financial institutions to prevent them from failing.
Defense
Conference leaders to limit amendments to defense bill
Provision aimed at improving the process of delivering military absentee ballots from overseas appear among those off the table.
Oversight
Agencies urge Congress to act on threat posed by stateless sublike watercraft
Spike in use of vessels by drug cartels creates legal and logistical challenges for Coast Guard.
Oversight
Procurement reform effort hurt by Senate earmarks fight
Democrats dropped a package of Defense authorization bill amendments that included provisions to enhance contract competition and oversight.
Oversight
Lawmakers propose government entity to steady financial sector
Agency could take after the Resolution Trust Corp., created to help with the 1980s savings and loan crisis, or the 1932 Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
Defense
Presidential campaigns urged to prepare for DHS transition
McCain, Obama should name potential Homeland Security appointees before the November election, say witnesses at a congressional hearing.
Oversight
Interior pledges to reform royalty collection program
Inspector general says financial loss to taxpayers is unclear.
Oversight
Non-Cabinet agencies included in formal succession planning process
Executive order instructs executive branch agencies to record who would assume top position in case of death or resignation.
Oversight
Legislative logjam could leave agencies in the lurch
A continuing resolution to fund agencies in the new fiscal year that starts Oct. 1 is on the list of unfinished legislation.
Defense
Senate Democrats call out Defense on clean-up record
Environment and Public Works chairwoman criticizes department for shirking its duties regarding contaminated sites.
Oversight
Prolonged dispute keeps new FOIA office only on paper
Disagreement swirls around location, funding.
Defense
Lawmakers worry stopgap funding would hinder security programs
Homeland Security official calls continuing resolutions "extremely distracting" for any agency, says level funding would stunt the department's growth.
Defense
House panel probes failed Homeland Security contracts
Democrats say taxpayers footed a $15 billion bill for poorly managed acquisitions.
Defense
Senators press for more Hill oversight of anthrax probe
Judiciary Committee chair and ranking member express doubts that federal scientist Bruce Ivins acted alone in the 2001 anthrax attacks.
Oversight
GSA boasts improvements in small business contracting
Agency says it surpassed congressional goals in all but one area; a governmentwide report is still pending.
Oversight
Panel gets static on how to develop first responder system
FCC and Homeland Security are in charge of building the national emergency communications network.
Oversight
Interest groups prepare last-ditch battle over contracting measures
Lawmakers are attempting to enact acquisition mandates by attaching them to the high-priority defense policy bill.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Panel says DHS should not oversee cybersecurity
Nonpartisan commission recommends White House take the lead on protecting federal computer networks.
Oversight
Where McCain, Obama stand on key federal issues
A look at the two presidential candidates’ campaign promises and records in 12 areas that affect federal employees.
Oversight