Defense
Veterans groups seek funding in advance
Groups want the VA to get its health care money on day one of each fiscal year, instead of dealing with routine delays in the budget process.
Oversight
Millions of contract employees to be vetted for legal employment status
Questions remain about how government plans to oversee expansion of E-Verify program.
Oversight
Waxman issues subpoenas for Bush, Cheney documents
Documents relate to the disclosure of former CIA operative Valerie Plame's covert status.
News
Homeland Security official warns U.S. workforce faces skills 'crisis'
Science and technology undersecretary Jay Cohen warns of lack of math and science competitiveness.
Pay & Benefits
Air traffic controllers say FAA is undermining safety agreement
Documents show agency balked at providing "nonpunitive" environment for reporting errors and risks.
Defense
IGs face more responsibility, turf wars over war-related spending
Congress steps up oversight of reconstruction contracts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
News
From Nextgov.com: Groups ask court to reverse ruling, limit laptop searches at border
Fourth Amendment concerns cited, along with lack of established policy on when searches can be conducted.
Defense
Chertoff, lawmaker clash over chemical security bill
Measure would require the department to issue new security regulations by October 2009.
Pay & Benefits
Union calls for midyear adjustment of mileage reimbursement rate
Record-high gas prices cited in push for an increase.
Defense
House panel to vote on EPA, OMB contempt charges next week
Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., wants documents regarding White House involvement in EPA decisions over ozone and California's vehicle emissions standard.
Defense
Gates taps panel to evaluate stewardship of nuclear arsenal
Blue-ribbon task force is a who’s who of former senior national security officials.
Defense
House panel backs retirement benefits boost for border officers
Bill also limits funding for new DHS personnel system.
Defense