Oversight
Uncle Sam kicks off new federal employee survey
OPM expects to poll 100,000 more government workers this year than in 2008.
Oversight
Ways and Means leader is wary of deficit-cutting panel
Rangel says he is concerned about the executive branch encroaching on the autonomy of the legislative branch.
Defense
Officials still hope firms will compete for tanker deal
Pentagon wants to avoid a scenario in which there is only one bidder for the pact, which is worth as much as $40 billion.
Oversight
Drugs, guns and violence dominate Blackwater hearing
Contractor accused of swiping guns belonging to Afghan police; weapons later were used in deadly shooting.
Defense
Northrop's Hill allies hit tanker RFP
Company officials have threatened to pull out of the competition amid concerns of favoritism.
Defense
Lawmakers criticize shipbuilding budget
Members of both parties call proposed fiscal 2011 funding insufficient to build the fleet needed.
Oversight
Union calls for expanding definition of law enforcement officers
Changes would make more federal workers eligible for special retirement benefits and help agencies meet workforce challenges, officials say.
Oversight
Homeland Security contractors outnumber civilian employees
Senators call the department’s reliance on the private sector “unacceptable, untenable and unsustainable.”
Oversight
Senate leader throws his picks into deficit commission mix
Republicans are expected to make their selections soon.
Oversight
Census chief defends Super Bowl commercial
Groves says the ad will pay for itself if it prompts people to mail back their 2010 questionnaires.
Defense
National labor leaders back AFGE in effort to organize screeners
Largest federal employee union is vying with NTEU for 40,000 potential new members.
Oversight
Report finds Army broke contracting regulations in Iraq
Decision to withhold 15 percent of funds to KBR violated Federal Acquisition Regulation, Defense IG finds.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: VA expands plan for troubled IT projects to all system development efforts
Many of the department’s 282 technology programs show at least one characteristic of failure, prompting officials to apply the management and accountability system to all projects.
Defense
Air Force will release tanker RFP on Wednesday
Pentagon officials have said they hope to award a contract this summer for the program, which is the service's top procurement priority.
Defense
Army resists immediate end to gay ban
In congressional testimony, officials recommended against a moratorium on discharging known homosexual service members until a review of "don't ask, don't tell" is completed.
Oversight
Spinning Our Wheels
Next year the makeup of Congress may be entirely different, but dysfunction will continue to reign.
Oversight
Iraq watchdog proposes new agency to manage reconstruction
An office of contingency operations is necessary to improve coordination, special inspector general says.
Oversight
Head of the Fish and Wildlife Service dies on ski trip
Colleagues and environmentalists praise Sam D. Hamilton for his vision.
Defense
AFGE seeks to represent screeners
Republicans say granting collective bargaining rights to TSA screeners could hurt national security.
Defense