Oversight
Appropriator wants to use war supplemental to pay for new tanker fleet
Congress already has approved $66 billion in emergency spending this year.
Defense
Emergency plans would send troops to Mexican border
Action would only be used as a last resort if violence in Mexico continues to spin out of control.
Pay & Benefits
Report touts intelligence personnel reforms as a model
Spy agencies have reconciled their individual needs with those of the community.
Oversight
House lawmakers reintroduce bill to protect federal whistleblowers
Legislation is necessary as the government seeks to ensure proper oversight of economic stimulus funds, representatives say.
Oversight
President will issue regulations Friday on stimulus spending
Vice president says not all legal spending will be acceptable under recovery rules.
Oversight
Appropriations chief says prudence dictates looking into second stimulus
Panel is considering its options in case congressional leaders decide another injection of money into the economy is necessary.
Oversight
Panel examines FDA challenges on eve of nominations
Obama has nominated former New York Health Commissioner Margaret Hamburg to lead the agency on the heels of one of the largest food recalls in history.
Oversight
Panel questions Treasury’s oversight of TARP funds
Lawmakers say the department has failed to track how companies are spending money from economic rescue programs.
Oversight
Interior makes renewable energy production a top priority
New task force will promote large-scale energy development and transmission on public land.
Oversight
Stimulus creates major challenges for agency money managers
Oversight of Recovery Act spending adds to a workload that already is overwhelming.
Defense
Panel chairman says rival firms should share tanker pact
Critics argue that fielding two types of tankers would cost more because each would have its own training and maintenance requirements.
Pay & Benefits
TARP staffing continues to increase
But Treasury has no long-term workforce plan for the financial bailout, GAO says.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: OMB directs agencies to review grants management systems immediately
The government’s central Web portal for processing grants is not equipped to handle influx of stimulus-related applications , says budget director.
Oversight
Obama calls for earmark overhaul but will sign omnibus
President says bill is "necessary for the ongoing functions of government."
Defense