Defense
House panel probes quality of Army recruits
Lawmakers say administration's reliance on supplemental funding makes recruiting more difficult.
Oversight
Panel prepares to move bill to bolster False Claims Act
Move would have significant effect on federal contractors, whistleblowers and trial lawyers.
Oversight
TSA extends whistleblower protections
Unions say agreement with Merit Systems Protection Board doesn’t go far enough.
Oversight
House panel weighs contracting reform legislation
Bills would create a performance database, require disclosure of executive compensation and bar firms with delinquent tax bills.
Oversight
Congress continues probe into missing e-mails
House lawmakers wrangle over whether White House conducted government business from political e-mail accounts.
Defense
Senate Armed Services chairman: Army funding requests might fall short
Army officials say they need $260 billion to $270 billion annually through fiscal 2011 to pay war bills.
Defense
House panel urges faster deportation of jailed illegal immigrants
ICE chief says agency is charging more imprisoned immigrants with deportable offenses.
Oversight
Probe of FDA gets more support from key lawmakers
GAO will study FDA's staff and resource needs.
Oversight
Closing In
Barack Obama is headed toward the Democratic nomination, unless Hillary Clinton can win big on Mar. 4.
Oversight
Career officials called key to management reform initiatives
High-level attention needs to translate into long-term buy-in by civil servants, observers say.
Oversight
Congressional committees weigh budget process issues
Statutory deadline for completion of a budget resolution is April 15.
Oversight
High court mulls state courts' role in FDA product cases
Justices argue expanded state role could interfere with the agency's authority to police the industry.
Oversight
Republican congressman indicted in federal probe of Arizona land-swap deal
The FBI conducted a raid in April on a business owned by Rep. Rick Renzi's wife.
Oversight
State and local governments boost GSA schedule technology purchases
Sales of wireless services and green computing products lead to big increase in orders.
Defense
Bush targets contract oversight provisions
President declares he might not implement certain measures included in 2008 Defense authorization bill.
Oversight
Housing inspector general finds backdated records in employee detail case
Inquiry is the latest problem to bedevil HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson.
Oversight
Link between programs’ funding, performance ratings is tenuous
Analysis finds that more than 70 percent of programs slated for cuts in the Bush administration’s fiscal 2009 budget proposal were rated as “adequate” or better.
Oversight
Veterans Affairs aims to update and centralize IT systems
One goal is to ensure the same level of care at any of its hospitals nationwide, officials say.
Oversight
Grand jury in probe of Iraq reconstruction watchdog issues subpoenas
At least three former senior agency officials subpoenaed in investigation of alleged misconduct by Stuart Bowen.
Defense