Oversight
OMB nominee vows to use 'inclusive' approach to regulations
Cass Sunstein, Obama's choice to lead the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, said law -- not dispassionate numbers-crunching -- will guide decisionmaking.
Oversight
Report recommends crackdown on excessive printing
Survey finds federal employees waste $440 million annually printing documents they throw out the same day.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Deloitte says acquisition will expand an already fast-growing practice
BearingPoint purchase will add business in cybersecurity and systems designed to increase the transparency of financial markets, officials say.
Oversight
IG: Energy needs to improve contractor oversight
Watchdog cites potential conflict of interest in radioactive waste disposal at Hanford Site.
Defense
Hold on FEMA nominee lifted
Fugate has broad bipartisan support and is expected to be confirmed quickly.
Oversight
Senators outline options for public insurance plan
One of three possibilities would involve setting up a new administrative agency within the Health and Human Services Department.
Oversight
Administration projects strong stimulus job growth
White House report estimates the Recovery Act will save or create 6.8 million temporary jobs by the end of 2012.
News
From Nextgov.com: Obama plan to beef up tax info system draws mixed reviews
System that pinpoints discrepancies between tax returns and third-party reports has led to recent boost in collections.
Oversight
Gates replaces top U.S. general in Afghanistan
Pentagon chief says change is in the best interest of national security and the success of the mission.
Oversight
New estimate puts deficit at more than $1.84 trillion
Projection has increased by $90 billion since February.
Oversight
Coast Guard seeks to hire more contract managers
Administration’s budget request supports service’s modernization plans.
Oversight
Obama team outlines its management agenda
Priorities include revamping Bush’s system of evaluating programs and hiring “several hundred thousand” civil servants.
Pay & Benefits
OPM delays promotion rule again
Union calls for preservation of time-in-grade regulation, while nonprofit says it could create disparities among pay systems.
Defense
House looks to finish supplemental spending bill
Measure provides $96.7 billion, most of which would go toward the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Defense