Defense
House panel backs supplemental wartime spending bill
Measure provides $95.5 billion for military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, stipulates withdrawal from Iraq by next fall at the latest.
Management
House passes contracting reform bill
Focus on noncompetitive arrangements and audit disclosures differs from that of a Senate contracting measure.
Management
Union, GSA at odds over personnel policies after merger
Union blames stalled discussions partly on agency using a contractor to represent it.
Defense
DHS tech chief wants broadband for first responders
Access to high-speed networks would enable responders to receive federal broadcasts and warnings.
Management
House passes FOIA bill over White House protests
Administration stops short of a veto threat, but says the measure would impose administrative and financial burdens on agencies.
Editor's Notebook
Professional and Personal
Next month’s Excellence in Government conference serves both needs.
Defense
ADVICE+DISSENT: Intelligence File All Together Now
Thomas McNamara wants security agencies to share.
Managing Technology
Further Complications
Poor management can make a difficult software project impossible.
News And Analysis
Bargaining for Drugs
Can federal agencies follow a formula for lower-priced medicines?
News And Analysis
Falling Through the Cracks
The military struggles to combat the rising suicide rate among Iraq veterans.
News And Analysis
Lethal Weapons
Low-tech arms and loose networks trip up the world’s most sophisticated fighting force.
News And Analysis
In the Dock
Key Coast Guard and Navy shipbuilding programs are failing to deliver.
News And Analysis
Back-Office Blueprints
OMB’s plan to consolidate IT infrastructure gets little fanfare in fiscal 2008 budget.
Features
Cleaning Up Coal
Coal is cheap and abundant, but there’s a high environmental price for burning it. Energy Department scientists are trying to change that.
Features