Defense
Military pay, benefits top federal civilian compensation
House lawmaker is assessing salary comparisons and freeze proposals following new study.
Oversight
Reorganization: Lots of ideas, no details yet
Administration is beginning to identify officials to lead consolidation of federal agencies, but no timeline has been set.
Oversight
Federal Hispanic advisory panel debuts in February
Committee will counsel OPM on hiring and keeping more Latinos in government.
Oversight
CBO sees $1.5 trillion deficit
Latest report should serve as another wake-up call that serious belt-tightening is needed, Senate Budget Committee leader says.
Defense
Industry looking for indications of new bomber
Effort is one of only a handful of new developmental programs -- and the only new major aviation program -- the cash-strapped Pentagon is proposing.
Oversight
Former USDA chief disputes Hatch Act report
Mike Johanns asks OSC to fix "inaccuracies" in a report that he was among 10 Cabinet officials and agency heads whose travel during the 2006 midterm season violated the law.
Management
Green Gaps
Making eco-friendly IT a reality at agencies requires changing behavior as well as policy.
Oversight
Obama rebuffs GOP calls for immediate deep spending cuts
President calls for spending freeze much more limited than the huge reductions in discretionary spending Republicans are demanding.
Oversight
Obama pledges massive overhaul of government
'We need to think bigger' about merging, consolidating and reorganizing agencies, president says in State of the Union address.
Oversight
‘Put your pom-poms on’: Report details Hatch Act violations
Office of Special Counsel concludes Bush administration officials violated federal law by hosting political events on government time and in federal facilities.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Hackers didn’t retrieve data in Defense pharmacy website attack
No personally identifiable information was stored on the site.
Oversight
Agencies learn from missteps during last year’s flooding in Nashville
Weather Service and Army Corps of Engineers officials agree with report’s call for better coordination of rainfall forecast communication and mapping.
Oversight
TSP recalls erroneous distribution payments
Board approves $1.5 million for testing to prevent future software glitches.
Oversight
Obama to propose five-year spending freeze
Move would save about $400 billion through 2015, according to White House estimates.
Oversight
Tit-for-tat on House oversight panel appears to be the norm
Republican and Democratic leaders interact mainly through public letters.
Defense