Defense
VA Secretary nominee gets favorable Senate hearing
Retired Lt. Gen. James Peake says he will fight for needed money for health care if confirmed.
Oversight
OMB spells out best practices for incentive contracts
Procurement administrator encourages agencies to conduct risk and cost-benefit analyses, define performance metrics.
Defense
Army facility wins national quality award
Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center becomes first federal agency to receive prestigious Malcolm Baldrige award.
Defense
Democrats drafting massive budget package
Spending measure could total $520 billion for 15 agencies; effort is designed to end budget stalemate.
Oversight
GAO validates use of no-cost contract
Maryland contractor offered federal agencies free event planning services in exchange for ability to collect registration, sponsorship fees.
Defense
Telecom immunity is not only spying concern
Some observers say the most critical question is who ultimately authorizes the overarching spying program.
Oversight
Group rips cash-strapped Forest Service for purchasing Tasers
Agency bought $600,000 worth of Tasers with no training program or written explanation for why it needed them.
Oversight
Six agencies win performance awards
Health and Human Services honored for agencywide performance and innovation.
Oversight
Park revitalization program might suffer in budget battle
Senate version of appropriations measure contains $88 million less in parks funding than $2 billion approved by House.
Defense
Former senator decries DHS as 'mess,' urges reorganization
Warren Rudman cites emergency management and port security as key examples of the department's failures.
Oversight
It's the Economy, Maybe
Will the 2008 election focus on national security and terrorism give way to a greater concern over the economy?
Oversight
Tech problems hamper drug agency, report says
FDA Science Board Advisory Committee calls IT issues at agency "problematic" and potentially "dangerous."
Oversight
Office of Special Counsel sees progress in Hatch Act probe
A team is reviewing thousands of documents and has begun interviewing officials at smaller agencies.
Oversight
Bush demands vote on Defense funding
President opposes legislation backed by Democratic leaders that would offer a schedule for withdrawal of U.S. troops.
Defense
Forward Observer: Military's Anguish
The stage is set for our armed services to relive the worst days of the 1970s.
Oversight
OMB sets standards for contracting officials
Office of Federal Procurement Policy establishes training and competency requirements for contracting officer technical representatives.
Oversight
IG: Coal safety agency stinting on mine inspections
Report says Mine Safety and Health Administration's inspector force was sharply cut between 2002 and 2006.
Oversight
House Appropriations chair floats cutting earmarks further
Cuts could derail goal of completing work on two bills expected to pass next week.
Oversight
Wikipedia users burnish GSA administrator's image
User-edited page is mostly scrubbed of allegations that Lurita Doan violated the Hatch Act.
Defense