Management
Does it take an emergency to get federal agencies to work together?
Top Obama officials examine barriers to interagency collaboration.
Management
SBA misapplying policy on sole-source contracts, GAO says
Auditors find implementation of justification requirement off to slow start.
Management
Justice Department grantees lag in stimulus funds reporting
Recovery board posts ‘Wall of Shame’ based on quarterly reports.
Management
Senator fears agencies are missing out on food contractor rebates
McCaskill probe sparks calls for switch to governmentwide strategic sourcing.
Management
Senators press Army to step up contractor suspensions
Letter cites delays in barring bad actors from work in Afghanistan.
Defense
Afghans sit on basic tools to fight money laundering
Auditors fault embassy and DHS for stalled training of locals.
Management
Senate endorses provision pressuring Pentagon to clean up its books
Coburn plan would codify current goal of auditability before 2017.
Management
U.S. superpower status projected for next 20 years
But quadrennial intelligence report cites economic, cyber threats.
Defense
Agencies keep too many documents classified, president told
Declassification board recommends new White House-led panel to modernize procedures.
Defense
Defense IG was ‘flawed’ in criticism of audit agency, official says
Intra-Pentagon dispute continues over risk-based approach to agency priorities.
Management
OMB touts 'historic' $20 billion in contracting savings
Procurement officials push governmentwide purchasing.
Oversight
Discharge petition for extending tax cuts draws 178 Democrats
Former Obama budget chief calls for continuing middle-class breaks only temporarily.
Defense
Aerospace companies are healthy but dreading sequestration, says industry chief
Blakey calls on Congress to 'check partisanship' and avoid fiscal cliff.
Management
Senate backs lower contractor pay cap, break for women-owned firms
Defense bill would limit reimbursements for executive compensation to $230,700.
Management
Clinton administration heavyweights offer spending cuts, tax reforms
Center for American Progress report seeks to curb debt using code progressivity.
Management
DCAA’s auditing triage continues to draw criticism
Pentagon inspector general says execution of risk-based approach missed $250 million in savings.
News
That Still-Handy World Almanac
Book offers compact summaries of agencies' missions and leadership histories.
Management
GSA makes long-awaited move to consolidate FBI headquarters
Requests for information are part of Obama plan to shrink federal footprint.
Oversight
Pelosi fires up discharge petition to extend middle-class tax cuts
Democrat gives House speaker until Tuesday to agree to take up Senate-passed bill.
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