News
Contracting officers must be willing to take risks, panel says
Cost-saving innovations are seen as more likely if agencies feel free to tap industry expertise.
Oversight
Agencies improve management through analytics, report says
Nonprofit’s study of seven programs finds focus on data boosts quality and transparency.
Oversight
Justice’s grant to ACORN-related group misused, says watchdog
New York organization did not comply with requirements on documenting recruitment of students.
News
Perry’s jab at federal workers draws rebuttal
Union chief says GOP presidential candidate’s threat of reassignments insults Texas firefighters.
Oversight
HHS rolls out new grants for state health care exchanges
Rhode Island becomes first to receive more advanced Level 2 award.
Defense
Navy’s amphibious fleet could fall short of goals, CBO says
Main vehicle for delivering Marines to combat might be scaled back by tightened budgets.
Oversight
Interior’s planned bureau merger irks lawmakers, industry
Salazar begins consolidating surface mining and land management functions to remove duplication.
Oversight
House gears up for votes on far-reaching regulatory reforms
Advocacy groups campaign to derail bills requiring increased cost-benefit analysis.
News
OMB highlights report card of clean audits
Defense, Homeland Security and State are only departments with financial records in question.
Oversight
OMB performance specialist demands 'more mission for the money'
Shelley Metzenbaum offers rundown of agencies embracing data to save money and boost accountability.
News
Senators propose new cap on contractor pay
Reimbursement ceiling of $400,000 would compromise between White House plan and current law.
Oversight
Senators consider British approach to regulatory review
Warner examines proposal to create CBO-like body to gauge costs of rules.
Oversight
Lawmakers, OMB push to ban more 'bad-actor' contractors
Reasons for agency reluctance include lack of awareness of the rules and difficulty recognizing contractor's names in a database, panelist says.
Pay & Benefits
Thrift Savings Plan staff gears up to launch Roth option
Program allowing employees to invest income that already has been taxed will be operational in spring 2012.
Oversight
OMB touts $17.6 billion in savings from Campaign to Cut Waste
The reduction in the governmentwide payment error rate puts the administration on track to prevent $50 billion in improper payements by 2012.
Oversight
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau official responds to critics
General counsel tells Federalist Society charges of bureaucratic overreach are ‘abhorrent.’
Oversight