Oversight
GSA’s wiki platform is improving efficiency and performance, senior official says
Initiative is in keeping with White House efforts to link open government to improved operations.
Oversight
Administration backs delay of contractor tax withholding
Controversial provision would require the government to withhold 3 percent of its payments to industry firms.
Oversight
Hiring managers should be agency brand ambassadors, says official
OPM recruiting specialist recommends that search for new talent be done through formal activities; new online tools suggest how.
Oversight
House passes government funding bill for three more weeks
Measure now goes to the Senate for consideration later this week.
Oversight
SBA opens its review of small business regulations
Agency wants public input on which rules should be streamlined, expanded or withdrawn.
Oversight
Defense outlines furlough policy
Military personnel must report for duty without pay and complete any work left undone by furloughed civilian employees.
Defense
For Petraeus, apathy about Afghanistan may be the biggest challenge
General's Hill visit will be less scrutinized this week.
Oversight
A Japan-reactor repeat in the United States could cost the government dearly
Taxpayers, not the utilities, would be liable for most of the bill.
Oversight
Trend or Fluke?
A new poll that shows independents warming to the role of government could signal an important shift
Oversight
Tax delinquency no impediment to contracts with IRS
As the revenue service reviews company delinquency claims, it continues to pay offending firms millions under contracts, report finds.
Pay & Benefits
USPS, union reach tentative agreement
New contract would protect against layoffs, limit `excessing’ and raise salaries by 3.5 percent.
Oversight
Federal mentors dispense wisdom on YouTube
Top government leaders offer career advice in online videos for young employees.
Oversight
New GSA acquisition chief calls for government-contractor cooperation
Mindy Connolly aims to reduce the burden on industry and to develop better dialogue.
Defense
Elite U.S. counterterror forces facing cuts
Resources are heavily taxed by the operational tempo in Afghanistan and Pakistan, officials said.
Defense
Government uses new and old media to get its message out after Japan disaster
Press conferences, Twitter help agencies disseminate information on tsunami effects in the U.S.
Oversight
Corporate leaders advise government on personnel, contracting issues
The new Management Advisory Board is working with the White House on operational management issues.
Oversight
White House officially begins government reorganization
Presidential memo directs top aides to look for ways to reduce duplication in trade and export agencies.
Oversight
SEC told to reorganize and live within its means
House hearing on conflict-of-interest charges involving former general counsel leaves agency battling for public trust and increased funding.
Defense
Is D.C. prepared for a tsunami?
Complicating a mass evacuation would be various emergency contingency plans put in place by the federal government.
Oversight