Oversight
All agencies looped into Campaign to Cut Government Waste
White House efficiency and transparency initiative will be headed by Earl Devaney, who chaired the board that tracked stimulus money.
Oversight
Senate panelists debate independence of proposed board to sell property
Obama plan for civilian-style BRAC divides stakeholders on oversight and priority of helping the homeless.
Oversight
IRS commissioner warns against cutting his budget
Shulman tells Senate panel his agency collects $200 for every $1 invested in enforcement, IT and management systems.
Oversight
Obama government reorganization plan nearing release
OMB’s Zients draws ideas from watchdogs’ report on improving trade competitiveness.
Defense
Pentagon management chiefs pursue ‘cross-functionality’
Improving performance and modernizing technology in areas like security clearances require moving beyond stovepipes, panelists say.
Defense
Grassley gives failing marks to Pentagon inspector general
Defense watchdog disagrees with senator’s claim that millions of dollars are vulnerable to fraud and waste.
News
Report: Contractor waste in war zones could grow
Wartime contracting commission warns of unsustainable projects in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Oversight
Republicans challenge Obama guidance on labor agreements in contracts
House lawmakers push `neutral contracting’ bill as administration defends agency option to favor unionized bidders.
Oversight
Departing Commerce secretary laments government's 'aversion to failure'
Gary Locke calls for quantitative measures of program success.
Oversight
National Science Foundation nears decision on moving
Tight on space and adequate conference rooms, 2,100-employee agency mulls leaving Arlington for Alexandria.
News
Agencies told to go green on 95 percent of purchasing
Interim procurement rule would leverage acquisitions to foster markets for sustainable technologies, materials, products and services.
Oversight
Efforts to bring jobs in-house may be losing momentum
Contractors welcome House-passed Defense bill that would lift Obama’s two-year-old moratorium on Pentagon outsourcing.
Oversight
Obama’s regulatory chief announces reforms at 30 agencies
Cass Sunstein unveils follow-ups on executive order to streamline or kill redundant and harmful rules.
Defense
From Nextgov: Gates, Shinseki detail joint health record management and development plans
The Defense-Veterans Affairs project will use commercial software where possible, the secretaries say in a memo.
Oversight
Obama orders shift to alternate fuel vehicles in federal fleet
By the end of 2015, all new vehicles must be hybrid or electric, or run on compressed natural gas or biofuel.
News
IRS faulted for weak enforcement on energy tax credit
Non-homeowners, prisoners and one 3-year-old were incorrectly granted the residential credit in 2009, the IG found.
News
Plan to cap bonuses detailed in Obama administration memo
Draft policy would limit SES bonuses to 5 percent and non-SES to 1 percent for two years.
Pay & Benefits
Agriculture may work with Shirley Sherrod’s nonprofit
Wrongly dismissed rural office director is in contract talks with department to have her nonprofit help with outreach to minority farmers.
Pay & Benefits
Ex-SEC employees enjoy ‘revolving door,’ study says
Project on Government Oversight database documents more than 200 Securities and Exchange Commission veterans who represented clients before the regulators.
News