Defense
Contractors brace for coming defense cuts
Debate over insourcing and sustaining the industrial base is likely to continue.
Oversight
Agency stimulus spending slightly higher than predicted
HHS, Education and Treasury spent the most in Recovery Act funds, according to CBO.
Oversight
Obama’s consumer bureau appointment raises political, legal stakes
Naming Richard Cordray as CFPB head during recess thrills activists, angers Republicans.
Oversight
Annual financial report cites incomplete audits at three departments
Defense, State and Homeland Security have a ways to go toward auditability, says GAO.
Oversight
GSA steps up cultivation of elusive agency ‘customers’
Acquisition commissioner seeks to leverage relationships with departments throughout government.
Oversight
White House urges agencies to remember small businesses for micro purchases
Training should be adjusted to ensure charge cardholders don’t pass up opportunities to make purchases of $3,000 or less from small firms, letter says.
Defense
Ban on A-76 competitions for outsourcing extended in omnibus bill
Legislation includes language to ‘level the playing field’ for federal workers.
Oversight
Main Treasury building garners top green certification
Official ties LEED status to Obama energy-efficiency push.
Oversight
GOP senator’s latest report on government waste pokes Congress
Coburn labels 100 federal expenditures totaling $6.5 billion as unnecessary, duplicative or low priority.
Tech
Interior highlights moves on renewable energy
Solar and wind projects on public lands are ahead of schedule, officials say.
Oversight
HHS names 32 health care providers as ‘pioneers’
Groups in 18 states chosen for innovations in forming Accountable Care Organizations.
Oversight
HUD responds to attacks on block grant program
Proposed rule would tighten oversight of low-income home construction.
Oversight
SEC husbands resources in appealing judge’s ruling on Citigroup
Agency wants to preserve flexibility to settle cases without an admission of guilt, leading to savings if litigation is avoided.
Oversight
HHS proposes rule to help define essential health benefits
To comply with the Affordable Care Act, states must now select plans that address 10 categories of care.
Defense