Oversight
Reconsidering Giuliani
The former New York mayor’s chances of winning the Republican presidential nomination appear better than they did at the outset.
Oversight
Oversight body looks into complaints against State IG
President’s Council on Integrity and Efficiency is conducting an initial review of claims the IG interfered with investigations of contractor fraud and waste.
Oversight
House panel chair accuses Blackwater of tax evasion
Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., requests a host of documents on the security contractor’s business dealings, contract awards.
Oversight
State Department urged to improve evacuation training
Exercises involving officers posted overseas should take place more often and be more realistic, GAO says.
Defense
Forward Observer: Improvised Explosive Oversight
The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is on a mission to expose government waste, fraud and abuse.
Oversight
Senate to vote on moving earmark money to kids' health
Amendment to withhold funding for pet projects until all eligible children under 18 are receiving health coverage aims to put senators on the spot.
Oversight
Panel backs bill to boost contract opportunities for veterans
Measure would place veterans who are small business owners at the top of the priority list for receiving federal contracts.
Oversight
Senate makes dent in Labor-HHS bill earmarks
Democrats want to complete a conference on the spending measure by the end of the month and send it to President Bush for an expected veto.
Oversight
Interagency contract use expected to decline
Large departments like Defense want to reduce their dependence on other agencies, top officials say.
Oversight
GSA issues strongly worded response to senator’s criticisms
Statement follows a speech in which Sen. Charles Grassley accused the agency’s chief of pressuring contract officers to renew a technology agreement under unfavorable terms.
Oversight
Lawmakers push labor-management partnerships
Bill would re-establish a council Bush dissolved in 2001, with the goal of helping front-line employees and managers work together more effectively.
Oversight
Senate backs provision to curb premium class travel abuse
Amendment would forbid federal employees from using appropriated funds for unjustified premium airline tickets.
Oversight
Employee advocates cite disparities in Hatch Act enforcement
Career civil servants face much harsher consequences for breaking the law than most political appointees, witnesses say.
Oversight
Senator renews attacks on GSA chief
Charles Grassley, ranking member of the Finance Committee, repeats charges that Lurita Doan improperly interfered with information technology contract.
Defense
Lawmakers express concern over DHS reliance on contractors
Watchdog agency concludes that Homeland Security does not take the necessary steps to prevent contractors in service roles from overstepping their bounds.
Oversight
Labor union blasts FAA's new navigation approach
Vendor has too much control over the new system, union president argues.
Oversight
Senate approves $55 billion in Commerce, Justice, science spending
The appropriations measure now moves to conference with the House, which passed a $53.5 billion version in July.
Oversight
Survey indicates dissatisfaction with government management
Two-thirds of Americans questioned said they don’t understand how government spends its money; 92 percent said they’re unsure the best value is received on contracts.
Oversight
Commerce seeks emergency aid for Census Bureau
The agency continues to struggle with a financial shortfall as it prepares to conduct the 2010 census.
Oversight