Oversight
Industry group fears publicizing contractor database could backfire
Professional Services Council argues opening FAPIIS could improperly influence the bidding process and lead to disclosure of proprietary information.
Oversight
National Guard pushes for more resources
A report says greater investment in the reserve force provides a solution to the Pentagon’s fiscal woes.
Oversight
GAO rejects union’s privatization protest
Decision clears way for a contractor to assume control of food service at six Air Force bases.
Oversight
USPS posts $3.5 billion third quarter loss
Workforce cuts and push for fewer delivery days will continue, officials say.
Oversight
Senators call for improved Medicaid oversight
GAO finds Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is inconsistently reviewing whether state payment rates are actuarially sound.
Oversight
Mistaken disability payments might have allowed feds to double-dip
Watchdog finds 1,500 employees likely received improper benefits on top of a salary; SSA chief says report is inflammatory.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Defense top doc nominee labels electronic health records a priority
Dr. Jonathan Woodson says the department should shift the focus of the e-health network from capturing administrative data to providing better service to clinicians.
Oversight
Union praises workforce provisions in appropriations bill
Measures seek to ensure federal employees perform jobs closely associated with inherently governmental functions.
Defense
Defense logisticians face critical time
Operations in Afghanistan pose enormous challenges for moving vital provisions to troops.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: GSA slams its way through IT improvements
One-day workshop addresses important technology projects , says agency CIO.
Defense
Industry urges caution with Navy’s preferred supplier program
Trade associations say initiative needs refining before it is expanded departmentwide.
Oversight
GOP senators decry stimulus spending
Sens. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and John McCain of Arizona claim 100 Recovery Act projects wasted taxpayer money.
Oversight
Lawmaker proposes alternative mail delivery schedule
Postal Service says legislation does not go far enough to save money.
Defense
Defense industry's lobbying expenditures jump 7 percent in 2010
Increase coincides with Pentagon warnings of fiscal belt tightening.
Oversight
A Turning Point For Democrats?
It's too early to say for sure, but it's possible that the Republican wave has subsided.
Oversight
Postal Service announces hiring freeze
Agency will halt hiring and promotions for foreseeable future, official says.
Oversight
Lawmakers seek to update jobs program for blind and disabled
Bipartisan legislation would change AbilityOne oversight and regulations, and provide additional resources.
Oversight
OMB will provide funding for program evaluations
Memo encourages agencies to conduct evidence-based analyses to determine if programs are operating efficiently and effectively.
Defense
Defense should do more to spur energy innovation, report says
Pentagon needs to partner with other agencies and industry to better leverage economic clout, CNA finds.
Defense