Oversight
GSA's new acting administrator: The Nextgov interview
David Bibb talks to Government Executive 's sister publication about his goals and priorities.
Oversight
OMB aims to further streamline security clearance process
President Bush slated to issue executive order June 30.
Oversight
Job competitions fall short of agency goals; OMB touts savings
Percentage of competitions won by federal employees drops from 87 percent to 73 percent.
Oversight
House measure gives GAO powers, awards back wages
Bill also includes adjustments inserted by lawmakers unhappy with recent changes to the agency’s pay system.
Oversight
House Oversight Committee approves SES diversity bill
Watered-down bill requires creation of a Senior Executive Resource Office within the Office of Personnel Management to oversee the process of selecting executives.
Oversight
GAO to launch employee diversity reforms in response to job performance report
Discrepancies in evaluations of African-American and Caucasian analysts persist and need to be addressed, independent research group concludes.
Oversight
GSA's Doan done in by battling White House
Fired administrator recently rejected suggested political appointees to fill senior-level vacancies at the agency.
Oversight
FAA bill mired on reimbursements, nonaviation measures
GOP leaders and the White House are balking at reimbursements to the highway trust fund for money spent for emergencies since 1998.
Oversight
Former GSA chief says she was ousted because of inspector general feud
Plus, from Nextgov.com: Doan's resignation not seen as hindering GSA's IT business
Defense
Witnesses cite prostitution, other contracting abuses in Iraq
Senate Democratic panel told of contractors using armored cars to shuttle prostitutes from Kuwait to Baghdad hotels.
Oversight
FDA: Millions more needed for inspections
Agency wants $225 million annually to inspect foreign drugmakers every other year.
Oversight
White House forces resignation of embattled GSA chief
Lurita Doan was summoned to the White House for a late afternoon meeting Tuesday, and resigned that evening.
Defense
Lawmakers: Defense must root out cause of weapons program overruns
House committee members say leaders have been too focused on the symptoms rather than underlying “culture of complacency.”
Defense
House chairman wants civilian agencies to play larger role in Iraq
Ike Skelton, D-Mo., plans to insert language into the fiscal 2009 defense authorization bill requiring more cooperation.
Defense
Opinions divided over chances for final budget resolution
House Appropriations Committee needs to approve supplemental spending bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan first.
Oversight
Boeing presses Congress to have Navy buy more Super Hornets
Efforts could set up a clash with Joint Strike Fighter program advocates.
Oversight
Hillary’s Political Purgatory
Even in victory, Clinton isn’t getting any closer to winning the Democratic nomination.
Tech
Roots of surveillance standoff go back decades
Today's fights over government surveillance of the communications network go back much further than the Sept. 11 attacks.
Defense
Reconstruction teams hindered by lack of resources, skills
House committee is “amazed” that groups’ missions in Iraq, Afghanistan are not more defined.
Defense