Oversight
Managers ‘too timid’ in dealing with poor performers, OPM chief says
John Berry tells lawmakers at budget hearing that pay for performance is a work in progress.
Defense
Slippery-slope syndrome: With the CIA ‘finding,’ how deep is the U.S. wading into Libya’s civil war?
Experts say there is a long way to go toward full involvement.
Oversight
Politics and FOIA combine for combustible mix at hearing
House Oversight Chairman Issa accuses DHS officials of employing ‘Nixonian enemies list’ in document review process.
Oversight
Former OSC Scott Bloch sentenced to one month in prison
Bloch had pleaded guilty last April to withholding information from Congress on allegations he hired a firm to wipe files from his work computer.
Oversight
With reauthorization in the air, Mica cuts up on FAA
Odds are high that an FAA deal will be done, despite dispute over union certification.
Oversight
Biden: Parties agree on figure for overall budget deal
House Republicans and Senate Democrats inch closer toward deal that would prevent government sutdown on April 8.
Defense
GAO: Most Pentagon weapons programs exceed cost estimates
The price tag of such programs has risen by $135 billion since 2008, and more than half of that resulted from poor management or execution problems, watchdog says.
Oversight
Senate considers deal to reduce confirmations
Shorter confirmation list is part of an effort to improve the chamber's efficiency.
Oversight
House GOP plans symbolic passage of shutdown prevention measure
Plan would have no impact on actual shutdown.
Oversight
Democrats say only $6 billion separates sides in budget talks
Senate leader Reid says sides are ready to find common ground.
Pay & Benefits
Obama solicits ideas from federal workers for government reform
In video, president suggests that help can come from workers themselves.
Oversight
What happens if the government shuts down?
A look at some federal services that shut down in 1995-96 -- and could again.
Oversight
Lawmaker wants HHS to take closer look at doctor pay
Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., wants to require the federal government to give Medicare reimbursement rates a closer look.
Oversight
With revolt brewing, House GOP backs off budget deal
Tea party wing rejects tentative deal to cut roughly $30 billion in cuts from current spending levels, boosting odds of a shutdown.
Oversight
Obama’s Advantage
GOP strategists privately admit that the president has a good chance of winning reelection in 2012.
Defense
Pentagon resists automatic suspension of indicted contractors
Agency officials need flexibility and discretion, Defense acquisition official Ashton Carter tells the Commission on Wartime Contracting.
Oversight
Incentives grow for agencies to prevent and recover overpayments
A fledgling law is aimed at holding the government more accountable for waste, fraud and abuse.
Oversight
Short-term funding measures have agency budget officials finding ways to save
They have held off on filling some vacancies and slowed grants and contracts that require up-front funding.
Defense
Gates, Clinton can't predict when U.S. role in Libya ends
Interviews leave many basic questions unanswered about the mission's duration, point and endgame.
Oversight