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
DHS moves to ramp up cybersecurity in federal agencies
Homeland Security will deploy 50 new intrusion detection systems across government.
Oversight
Veterans subcommittee votes $2.2 million for health facilities
Nearly $1.7 billion is for increases in the projected cost of seven facilities previously authorized.
Oversight
GSA inspector general cleared of whistleblower complaints
Independent office says charges were without merit; Sen. Grassley calls for peace between IG and agency chief.
Defense
Only 3 percent of feds, contractors have received new ID cards
After solving “data quality” issues, OMB finds that the number of workers needing the high-tech cards has more than doubled since its last report.
Oversight
Senate Democrats to hold hearings on contracting abuses in Iraq
Whistleblowers to testify on waste, fraud and abuse such as theft and double-billing.
Defense
Coast Guard protests House authorization bill maneuver
Substitute language would undermine commandant’s authority, compromise security, White House says.
Oversight
Monday vote to limit debate on aviation legislation planned
FAA reauthorization bill has been stalled because of funding dispute over modernizing air traffic control system.
Oversight
Officials question cost, scope of e-mail storage measure
Measure takes aim at the Bush White House's inability to locate hundreds of days' worth of e-mail messages.
Defense
VA, Defense officials grilled on allegations of ‘epidemic’ of soldier suicides
Senators probe internal e-mails reporting 1,000 suicide attempts per month.
Oversight
House passes three contracting bills
Legislation focused on improving transparency in federal acquisition.
Defense
Waxman probes contractors' use of off-shore subsidiaries
House chairman seeks estimates of tax savings the subsidiaries have generated and data on gross profits, owners, employees and benefits.
Oversight