Defense
Senators seek clean FAA bill
Extraneous provisions could erode bipartisan support for the measure, Commerce Committee leaders say.
Defense
Fighter jet's costs jump more than 50 percent
Increase means the Pentagon's largest program will breach the 1982 Nunn-McCurdy cost-control law.
Oversight
Congressional panel seeks broad Defense acquisition overhaul
Interim report suggests clearer contract requirements and stronger oversight of performance.
Oversight
Watchdogs applaud earmark ban, wonder about loopholes
House prohibition could just end up shifting spending directed to for-profits from "one side of the Capitol to the other," one observer cautions.
Oversight
House takes aim at Census look-alike letters
Bill would require non-Bureau mailings to have a disclaimer.
Oversight
Administration gets tough on improper payments
Obama directs agencies to hire more auditors who get paid based on the amount of money they recapture.
Defense
Dot, Dot, Dot . . .
Former Government Executive reporter Shane Harris discusses his book on why agencies are better at collecting intelligence than analyzing it.
Defense
White House: TSA nominee to avoid conflicts of interest
Harding plans to steer clear of matters involving former consulting clients.
Defense
McCain: Hill won't threaten tanker deal
Lawmakers will keep a close eye on the contract, but won't intervene, according to the Arizona Republican.
Oversight
House leader 'hopeful' budget blueprint will pass by Easter
Hoyer stresses lawmakers are not tied to that timeline.
Oversight
OMB staffer to be disciplined for threats to IG
Program examiner said his office would 'make life miserable' for OPM inspector general if he took budget complaints to Congress.
Oversight
Turning around negative view of government will take time, Obama official says
Strides in IT and human capital seen as key to improving program performance and gaining public trust.
Oversight
Proposals to ban earmarks continue to pick up steam
Potential amendment to jobs bill would throw up roadblocks to fiscal 2010 and fiscal 2011 measures that include directed spending.
Oversight
Eye on 2012
The quest for the GOP presidential nomination will begin in earnest next month in New Orleans.
Oversight
Court puts HUBZone firms at top of small business pecking order
U.S. Court of Federal Claims finds that Historically Underutilized Business Zone companies have priority over 8(a) and veteran-owned firms.
Oversight
Obama taps former intelligence officer to lead TSA
Labor unions take a wait-and-see approach to nomination of retired Army Maj. Gen. Robert Harding.
Oversight
Moderate Democrats pitch bailout repayment bill
Six Blue Dog leaders advocate legislation to recoup the cost of the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program and pay down the growing deficit.
Defense
Forward Observer: QDR is a Quite Disappointing Report
Goal of the strategy document seems to be to avoid ruffling feathers.
Oversight
Look-alike Census mailings targeted by House measure
Bill takes aim at bogus fliers that could discourage people from returning the authentic forms.
Oversight