Defense
Army growth plans may exceed cost estimate
GAO urges Pentagon to provide Congress with more thorough information on plan to boost ranks by 75,000 troops.
Oversight
Administration considers establishing FDA office in India
HHS chief notes that talks are just beginning and could be lengthy because of India's complicated bureaucracy.
Management
Get Comfy in Coach
Federal managers can’t expect the first-class travel treatment their private sector brethren demand.
Oversight
Group to rank contractors on ethics programs
Think tank to publish first annual ranking in March; major companies signing on to volunteer information.
Defense
Senate leader lists defense bill among early priorities
President Bush unexpectedly vetoed the defense authorization measure last month.
Defense
Air Force working on cheaper plug-and-play satellites
New approach is designed to make technology upgrades as easy as adding new components to a PC.
Oversight
Technology associations move to merge operations
Information Technology Association of America and Government Electronics and Information Technology Association approved the merger last week.
Oversight
HHS chief aims for IT job credentials in a year
Group says move to digital health records is hampered by workforce shortage.
Pay & Benefits
TSP prepares for increased activity due to stock market plunge
Officials urge participants to take a long-term view of investing for retirement.
Oversight
Democrats likely to step up oversight efforts
Majority party on Capitol Hill looks to pick up where they left off in 2007: Using their subpoena power to probe the Bush administration's management of federal operations.
News
Interior under pressure to delay Alaska drilling rights sale
Department scientists, environmentalists and lawmakers warn that energy development could be devastating to polar bears and other wildlife.
Oversight
Chaos Keeps Winning
We've never seen two presidential races as unpredictable as this year's.
Oversight