Oversight
Labor Department plans database to gauge discrimination by contractors
Proposed rule seeks public comment on collection of salary and benefits data to measure treatment of women and minorities.
News
TSA chief sketches out the future of airline passenger screening
John Pistole also offers preview of issues likely to come up in collective bargaining talks this fall.
News
White House still reviewing plan for disclosing contractor campaign gifts
Pressure intensifies with House Democrats’ letter urging Obama to issue executive order opposed by Republicans.
Defense
Privacy groups challenge proposal expanding access to terrorist watch list
Plan making an FBI database available to more Homeland Security employees draws concerns about transparency.
Defense
Army sets stage to slash 8,700 civilian jobs
More than 30 commands and agencies have 30 days to plan personnel reductions and timelines.
Oversight
Former Office of Special Counsel chief can withdraw guilty plea
Scott Bloch was not properly informed he faced jail time, district judge rules.
Oversight
Contractor in Iraq disputes inspector general’s allegations of overbilling
Company says all purchases were reviewed by U.S. officials; SIGIR stands by its conclusions.
Oversight
Consumer Product Safety Commission poised to gain flexibility
Bipartisan bill passed Monday aims to ease regulatory burden on manufacturers of products containing lead.
Defense
IG: Iraq logistics contractor marked up prices as much as 12,000 percent
Auditor questions nearly 40 percent of company’s billings, among them $900 for a $7 control switch.
Defense
Debt-ceiling deal saddles contractors with new uncertainty
Defense cuts that could reach $850 billion in a decade seen as divorced from strategy.
Features
Bureaucratic Oath
Amid an ongoing political battle, HHS officials are managing to implement the massive health care law.
Oversight
White House taps inspectors general in campaign to cut waste
Members of new transparency board meet to ‘root out’ fraud and abuse in federal programs.
Oversight
CBO deflates claims on revenues from selling excess properties
Obama administration plan for independent board might add costs, analyst tells House hearing.
Oversight