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
Local leaders tout progress rebuilding New Orleans
Officials cite ‘desperate’ need to rewrite law governing federal role in future disasters.
Oversight
Rule requires contractors to set, follow codes of ethics
Large companies doing business with the government must institute compliance training programs; small firms exempt from rule change.
Defense
Marine Corps continues building Special Operations Command force
Commander says he has roughly 65 percent of his force in place, with plans to fill all 2,600 positions by next year.
Defense
Rights advocates target domestic terrorism bill in Senate
Privacy and civil liberties groups fear the measure could lead to the criminalization of beliefs.
Oversight
GAO cites 'persistent safety problem' at nuclear weapons labs
National Nuclear Security Administration disputes auditors’ characterization of management weaknesses.
Defense
Clinton asks Homeland Security IG to probe contract bonus payments
Several reports show DHS struggling to properly link award fees to performance.
Oversight
Office of Special Counsel chief under fire for erasing computer files
Scott Bloch allegedly used agency funds to pay a computer assistance company to wipe the hard drive of his computer and those of two former aides.
Oversight
Executive diversity legislation gains support
Groups back House and Senate efforts to provide training for women and minorities.
Defense
Defense bill proves lucrative for biggest firms
Top federal contractors received earmarks worth more than $200 million in fiscal 2008 appropriations bill.
Oversight
USDA's chief economist to leave post in January
Keith Collins, a 32-year career federal employee, has served in the position since 1992.
Oversight
FCC agenda in disarray in wake of questions and concerns
Efforts to re-regulate cable industry fall victim to intense lobbying.
Oversight
Tickets Out of Iowa
This may be the year that conventional wisdom about the Iowa caucuses proves wrong.
Defense
Homeland Security to revise Social Security number enforcement plan
Justice Department asks for stay in court case contesting new employment-verification rule.
Defense
Report: Defense made IT purchases without competition
Inspectors general find department did not follow rules when ordering off National Institutes of Health multiple award contracts.
Oversight
In surprise, Sen. Lott announces intent to leave by year's end
Decision likely to set off scramble for Senate GOP leadership positions.
Oversight