Oversight
Congressional analysts project deeper deficits than Obama
CBO estimates that the fiscal 2010 deficit will be $1.37 trillion.
Defense
Senator solicits advice for new contracting panel
Request for ideas on issues worth examining draws hundreds of responses.
Oversight
Obama releases guidance on acceptable stimulus spending
President says spending must be “based on the merits” and emphasizes need for transparency in lobbying activities.
Oversight
Holder shifts rules on Freedom of Information Act requests
New policies are aimed at ushering in "a new era of open government."
Defense
Homeland Security chief defines 'trigger point' for border response
Napolitano says United States will send personnel if Mexican drug cartels target American officials or if violence in U.S. border towns grows.
Pay & Benefits
Disability Decisions
Feds receive some benefits if they become disabled before retiring, but it could be wise to purchase supplemental private insurance.
Oversight
Report encourages better performance measures for IGs
Lack of accountability and outsourcing hotlines make investigators less effective, says nonprofit group.
Oversight
Stimulus oversight panel continues to staff up
Recovery Act Accountability and Transparency Board will hold first meeting next week.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Defense urged to develop a weapon to disable foreign satellites
But advice comes with warnings about costs, creating destructive space debris and unleashing a new arms race.
Defense
Senator says carrier must stay put due to Navy budget shortfall
Webb wants to keep all of the East Coast carriers at Norfolk Naval Base.
Defense
Agencies plotting response to Mexican violence
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano declined to provide details on the plan or when it will be made public.
Oversight
Blue Dogs issue budget guidelines ahead of fiscal 2010 action
Fiscally conservative House Democrats recommend holding nondefense domestic spending increases in the budget resolution to the rate of inflation.
Oversight
Tauscher leaving House seat for Clinton's State Department
California lawmaker has accepted nomination to be undersecretary for arms control and international security.
Oversight
Locke says Census director will report directly to him
Commerce secretary-designate vows that the Census Bureau will use an actual head count for apportionment of federal resources.
Oversight