Tech
From Nextgov.com: HHS adopts new rules to coordinate health care technology
Uniform IT standards remove another barrier in creating a national network of electronic health records .
Oversight
GAO adds three items to high-risk list, removes air traffic control project
Defense continues to dominate the biennial catalog of management challenges, which now contains 30 entries.
Oversight
Agency review team member recounts collaborative process
Cooperation between Bush and Obama transition officials was at the “high end” of the scale, participant tells Government Executive .
News
Treasury nomination clears Senate Finance Committee
Panel votes 18-5 to send nomination of Timothy Geithner for Treasury secretary to the full Senate next week.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers reintroduce paid parental leave bill
Measure calls for four weeks of paid leave for federal employees for the birth or adoption of a child.
Oversight
Speculation swirls around candidates for USDA posts
Agriculture chief says he will take his time in filling the positions.
Oversight
Obama's FOIA directive brings praise, bit of skepticism
Memo calls for openness and transparency from federal agencies.
Pay & Benefits
Skilled Labor
If agencies want employees with leadership skills and language abilities, they should be willing to pay for it.
Defense
Air Force announces possible locations for nuclear and cyber organizations
Officials plan to make final selections by the end of June, after considering criteria such as resident nuclear expertise and bandwidth capacity.
Tech
From Nextgov.com: Online specialists praise, question White House Web site
WhiteHouse.gov has solid content, but online researchers wonder how the Obama administration will manage the flood of public feedback it has invited.
Oversight
Obama issues sweeping ethics orders
White House staff subject to strict rules on gifts, interaction with lobbyists; civil servants face more scrutiny as well.
Oversight
Senate Republicans to block vote on Holder
Texas lawmaker says Obama pick for attorney general is "ambigious" on whether he will prosecute Bush officials for conducting torture.
News