Defense
Lawmaker seeks to require military to buy U.S.-bred bomb-sniffing dogs
Most military dogs now come from fabled European bloodlines.
Oversight
Obama, McCain give boost to contract data legislation
Presidential rivals team up to back bill increasing information available through USASpending.gov.
Pay & Benefits
Home Sweet Home
House approves bill to expand telework opportunities across government.
Oversight
Senate passes fiscal 2009 budget resolution along party lines
Measure would cap discretionary spending at $1.013 trillion, $21 billion more than President Bush requested.
Pay & Benefits
Supreme Court and EEOC grapple with age discrimination questions
Court expands federal employee rights in retaliation cases; proposed rule could make discrimination tougher to prove.
Oversight
House passes SES diversity legislation
Bill creates an office within OPM that will collect data about senior executives.
Oversight
Critics want panel to more closely scrutinize DHS E-Verify initiative
Department has not asked advisory committee to report on program enabling employers to electronically verify the legal status of newly hired workers.
Pay & Benefits
House passes bill encouraging telework
Bill would require agency heads to allow qualified employees to work outside the office at least 20 percent of their hours in a two-week period.
Oversight
Report: Justice collects more fines but funding stays flat
Inspector general has recovered $4.7 million in fines and restitutions since October, despite a relatively level budget and staff size.
Defense
Senator wants post created to curb rising weapons costs
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., said he would model the position on the Pentagon's director of operational test and evaluation, who oversees tests for major acquisition programs.
Pay & Benefits
Proposal would give agencies more flexibility in processing EEO complaints
Commission votes to allow agency pilot projects to find ways to improve process.
Oversight
Senate could vote soon on budget resolution
Vote could come as early as Wednesday, says Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, D-N.D.
Defense
State Department taps Foreign Service veteran to be acting IG
Harold Geisel served as acting IG in 1994 and also has held other senior management jobs at the department.
Oversight