Defense
States moving to implement ID card requirements
All states must finish replacing non-compliant licenses by 2013, a task DHS estimates will cost as much as $23 billion.
Defense
Bill to provide supplemental defense funding encounters delays
A spokesman for the House Appropriations Committee says the measure will not be taken up Thursday, as lawmakers originally intended.
Tech
Senator says Bush’s involvement key to immigration reform
Vermont senator would like to move on to other measures, including one to create a national standard for data security.
Management
Officials say outsourcing partly to blame for Walter Reed failures
Public-private job competition was based on outdated, pre-9/11 workload estimates, September memorandum warned.
News
Agencies urged to lead way on engaging older workers
Agencies could set an example with new recruitment strategies, workplace flexibility, benefits packages, and more, GAO study indicates.
Defense
TSA head says collective bargaining would be costly
Kip Hawley estimates price tag for implementing bargaining rights would be $160 million.
Management
Report finds little progress processing FOIA requests
Justice Department contests findings, arguing it may take a while before improvements spurred by 2005 executive order are realized.
Management
CBO says budget won't quite balance by fiscal 2012
Office’s figure is about $70 billion lower than the White House's estimate of a $61 billion surplus at the end of the five-year budget window.
Tech