Oversight
Obama administration orders review of IRS private debt collection program
Officials notify contractors that no option years will be exercised until independent appraisal is completed.
Oversight
Senator seeks amendment to protect whistleblowers
Proposal allows workers to file a complaint with the appropriate agency's inspector general if they believe they have faced retaliation for disclosing waste or mismanagement of stimulus funds.
Oversight
OMB should reassert itself over Pentagon, analysts say
Some say Defense has been calling the shots in recent years, especially with Republican and Democratic lawmakers eager to please the military brass.
Pay & Benefits
Uncharted Territory
Locality pay was never intended to be linked to job performance, but some agencies are trying just that.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Killefer’s resignation seen as setback for federal IT
Technology professionals express disappointment and urge Obama to find a replacement with similar experience inside and outside government.
Defense
Defense outlines change in acquisition strategy
Larger procurement workforce, more competition, on the way, top agency official said.
Pay & Benefits
Bill would restore pension credits for returning federal workers
Measure aims to entice experienced former employees back to government service.
Pay & Benefits
TSP council grows wary of proposed change in default fund
Group also expresses hesitation about a mutual fund window, but backs automatic enrollment and a Roth IRA feature.
Oversight
Bipartisan stimulus amendments draw interest in Senate
Lawmakers might propose cutting money for computers at USDA and the Interior Department, as well as funding for HIV screening, wildlife management and NASA.
Defense
Homeland Security panel sets priorities, stirring GOP discontent
Authorization and chemical-plant security bills are on the agenda.
Pay & Benefits
Justice did not anticipate response to bogus e-mail
Department CIO acknowledges failure to alert TSP board, but defends training exercise.
Pay & Benefits