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May 12
- Agencies need a better organized welcome wagon for new employees, report says
- Congress eyes dramatic expansion of GI bill
- E-mails filed in Secret Service racism lawsuit
- Ex-State officials allege corruption cover up
- Internet is fueling emergence of violent Islamist groups in the United States
- Management score card showing more top grades
- State Department proposes to relax aircraft export rules
- The Earlybird: Headlines 5/12/08
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May 9
- Blackwater unlikely to face charges in Iraq shooting
- Coast Guard accepts preliminary delivery of national security cutter
- Defense to review 'unnecessary duplication' among services
- From NextGov.com: Bill lays out stricter info security requirements for DHS
- From NextGov.com: NAPA launches collaboration Web site
- GAO: Homeland Security lacks adequate workforce for performance-based acquisitions
- GSA's draft acquisition system guidelines aim for standardization
- Labor Department wants more info from union officials
- Largest federal labor union endorses Obama
- OPM employee pitches winning idea in federal contest
- Retirement rate could begin to affect service delivery
May 8
- Contractors' offshore tax havens under more scrutiny
- FBI withdraws national security letters subpoena, freeing target to talk
- From NextGov.com: Navy changes course on IT outsourcing
- House Oversight Committee clears measure to sell excess federal properties
- Less than 8 percent of port workers have new security ID cards
- OPM announces plan to improve federal hiring
- Panel sinks Navy's $2.5B request for DDG-1000 destroyer
- Postal Service is $700 million in the red
May 7
- Commander finds no evidence of Iranian training or weapons in Afghanistan
- FBI search, leaked documents lead to renewed calls for ousting of Scott Bloch
- FBI seizes Doan, Rice case files in raid of OSC chief's office
- From NextGov.com: GAO says $1 billion needed to expand employee verification system
- OPM chief urges next president to promote public service
- Panelists press Congress to rewrite law governing federal disaster response
- Panels cut Future Combat Systems funding, back larger military pay raise
- Senators decry lack of cooperation in analyzing threats
May 6
- Army officers warn of atrophy in critical skills
- Authorization bill attracts contracting reform amendments
- FBI raids special counsel's office
- FBI seizes Office of Special Counsel computers
- From Nextgov.com: GSA panel calls for clarity, transparency in contract pricing
- Kennedy circulates options on strengthening FDA oversight
- Memo to the next prez: Gen 'Y' is ready and willing to serve
- Suicides of Iraq veterans could top combat deaths
- Top US commando sees more demand for elite forces in Iraq
- Transition could create leadership void, report says
May 5
- Acquisition workforce inches up in fiscal 2007
- Civil service honored with weeklong events in Washington
- Debate rages over scanning mandate for incoming cargo
- Doan: 'I lost the battle'
- House Democrats to hash out war funding floor strategy
- Lawmakers seek probe of Pentagon public relations program
- OMB plan to improve clearance IT gets mixed reaction
- VA official says veterans' suicides not reflection of agency negligence
May 2
- Bush sends request for war supplemental to Congress
- Deadline extended for transportation worker secure ID cards
- GAO to launch employee diversity reforms in response to job performance report
- GSA's Doan done in by battling White House
- GSA's new acting administrator: The Nextgov interview
- House measure gives GAO powers, awards back wages
- House Oversight Committee approves SES diversity bill
- Job competitions fall short of agency goals; OMB touts savings
- Marines' V-22 Osprey returns from first combat deployment
- OMB aims to further streamline security clearance process
- Subpanel votes to hike maximum dependent age for federal health benefits
- TSP posts solid returns in April
- Veterans Affairs passes bill updating benefits claims processing
May 1
- Agencies urged to pitch job flexibilities to attract applicants of all ages
- Clinton introduces bill to post contractor violations on the Web
- DHS official: Airlines best suited to run fingerprint program
- FAA bill mired on reimbursements, nonaviation measures
- Intelligence community launches executive performance system
- Pay disparities hamper efforts to deploy civilians to war zones
- Pentagon plans national mental health campaign
- Senate panel backs 3.9 percent military pay raise
- Senator tries again to form panel to probe war contracts
April 30
- Deployed civilians face hurdles in getting medical treatment
- FDA: Millions more needed for inspections
- Former GSA chief says she was ousted because of inspector general feud
- Navy forms fleet to serve Western Hemisphere
- Officials say Pentagon easing security clearance screening
- Senator applauds release of interrogation memos
- TSP chief urges Congress to back automatic employee enrollment
- White House forces resignation of embattled GSA chief
- Witnesses cite prostitution, other contracting abuses in Iraq
April 29
- Army recruits who get in despite bad conduct promoted faster
- Boeing presses Congress to have Navy buy more Super Hornets
- Defense, VA urged to spend more on mental health, brain injury treatments
- House chairman wants civilian agencies to play larger role in Iraq
- Lawmakers: Defense must root out cause of weapons program overruns
- Leader of Defense pay system overhaul to leave post
- Opinions divided over chances for final budget resolution
- Roots of surveillance standoff go back decades
April 28
- Homeland Security alters ID review process for air passengers
- Investigators: Millions in Iraq reconstruction contracts never finished
- Its future uncertain, barrier on the border going up quickly
- Licenses, border security to be examined at Tuesday hearing
- Pentagon urged to develop investment plan for space acquisitions
- Public service group to develop new resources for federal interns
- Reconstruction teams hindered by lack of resources, skills
- Watchdog group sues FDA for information on inspection force
April 25
- Agencies plan to increase spending on telework technologies, study says
- Anthropologists lend military insight into customs, values of foreign cultures
- DHS moves to ramp up cybersecurity in federal agencies
- FAA removes managers in flap over cover-up of air safety errors
- GSA inspector general cleared of whistleblower complaints
- House chairman opposes Navy bid for smaller carrier fleet
- More domestic spending sought in emerging supplemental
- Senate panel blasts problems with export control process
- Veterans subcommittee votes $2.2 million for health facilities
April 24
- Census official steps down amid criticism over contract
- Coast Guard protests House authorization bill maneuver
- Monday vote to limit debate on aviation legislation planned
- Officials question cost, scope of e-mail storage measure
- Only 3 percent of feds, contractors have received new ID cards
- Senate Democrats to hold hearings on contracting abuses in Iraq
- Senate passes inspector general independence bill
- Supplemental likely to carry veterans' education funds
- TSP finalizes rules on fund transfer restrictions
- VA to call Iraq, Afghanistan veterans
April 23
- Democrats threaten to subpoena DHS transition plans
- EPA scientists complain about political pressure
- FBI releases details of expansive data-sharing program
- Government will replace virtual border fence
- House passes three contracting bills
- New tax provision could cost Defense $17 billion
- Petraeus picked to lead Mideast command
- VA, Defense officials grilled on allegations of 'epidemic' of soldier suicides
- Waxman probes contractors' use of off-shore subsidiaries
- White House threatens to veto House's Coast Guard bill
April 22
- DHS wants airlines to collect foreign passengers' photos, fingerprints
- FDA chief defends agency's work before House panel
- Gates tells military services to prepare for unconventional wars
- Lawmaker to oppose domestic add-ons to war funding bill
- OMB indicates some ozone documents may be privileged
- Panelists: Telework can improve management
- Rule change could bar tax delinquents from contracts
April 21
- Administration hopes to leave performance management legacy
- Customs agency hit by lobbying on 'first sale' doctrine
- Defense acquisition chief requires program managers to sign tenure agreements
- DHS employees: Mission is important, but management is not so good
- More convicted felons allowed to enlist in Army, Marines
- New Air Force satellites protect, improve space-based communications
- Pentagon chief says Air Force should do more
- TSP automatic enrollment, fund transfer restrictions move forward
April 18
- Corrections
- Defense appropriations chair doesn't need full committee markup on war funds
- Distinguished executives honored at Washington gala
- FAA sets up high-level alerts for missed airline inspections
- GAO: Administration lacks plan to combat terrorists in Pakistan
- GSA administrator fires latest salvo in battle with agency inspector general
- GSA forms panel to review pricing policies
- Nation faces billions in long-term care costs for wounded troops
- SBA's Preston to replace Jackson as HUD secretary
- TSA chief allows air marshals to speak with lawmakers
- Uproar over tanker contract continues as lawmakers clash
April 17
- 300,000 vets have mental problem, 320,000 had brain injuries
- Air Force leaders under fire for $50 million contract
- Dems seek to require electronic storage of agency e-mail
- Dozens of federal health plans require high payments for specialty drugs
- House committee presses State and Defense officials on lack of coordination on nation building
- Military's homeland defense, civil support plans fall short, auditors find
- Top military doctors say six- to nine-month combat tours would reduce stress
- Transportation subcommittee chair grills FAA chief on wiring inspections
April 16
- Cost estimates for Army equipment repair, upgrades go up by billions
- Federal paid parental leave bill heads to full House committee
- Hill, auditors cross-examine officials about new census plan
- House bill aimed at increasing diversity among senior executives advances
- House committee approves bill to close contracting loophole
- Industry says war has hurt military modernization efforts
- Transportation completes plans to improve airline service
- TSA may begin air passenger background checks in 2009
April 15
- Army Reserve broadens recruiting efforts
- Army seeks to shift funds to bolster Future Combat Systems effort
- Defense corporations urge increase in weapons investment
- House passes bill to prevent tax cheats from winning contracts
- Nine of 16 agencies cut backlogs of FOIA requests
- OMB sews shut overseas contracting loophole
- Private tax collectors under fire by House appropriators
- State Department warns diplomats of compulsory Iraq duty
- Union opposes nomination of Treasury official to IRS board
- VA in midst of huge project to rewrite regulations in plain language
April 14
- EPA is missing in action on major environmental issues, observers charge
- House panel to take up bill requiring electronic e-mail storage
- NRC to expand radioactive materials tracking system
- Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance on purchase card requirements
- Report: IRS audits fewer large corporations
- Senate committee passes 'plain English' bill
- Senator urges agencies, Congress to hire more disabled employees
April 11
- Committee passes advisory panel accountability bill
- Defense secretary says he hopes to resume troop withdrawals in fall
- DHS chief defends satellite office, denies any spying role
- House committee votes again to prohibit private tax debt collection
- OMB to agencies: Don't bother submitting 2010 budget requests
- Senators seek broader TSP outreach efforts
- The other Iraq crisis: State, DHS boost efforts to aid refugees
April 10
- GAO to seek input from employees on changes to new pay system
- GAO: Military gear for sale on Web poses security risk
- Government slow to implement ID system
- Lawmaker plans to attach strings to missile defense funds
- Panel clears House bill on federal computer donations
- Panel doesn't expect letup in air traffic congestion
- Panel questions DHS chief's groundwork for border fence
- Senate chairman probes contractor's erroneous classification as disadvantaged business
April 9
- Another troop surge in Iraq 'pretty remote,' general says
- Committee Republicans blast inaction on DHS authorization bill
- FAA defends testimony of officials at panel's hearing
- Lawmakers say ICE official sought to mask Halloween incident
- Mismanagement, not technology, caused Census handheld trouble, auditors say
- Trade group weighs in on Blackwater, IBM
- VA pay hurts recruiting of medical personnel, panel says
April 8
- Army urged to develop process to wage war in cyberspace
- Committee members seek info on Homeland Security use of satellites
- Democrats increase pressure on overseas contract fraud
- Hack steered Coast Guard e-learning users to al Jazeera site
- Inspectors general detail $11.4 billion in potential savings governmentwide in fiscal 2007
- Iraq war commander recommends troop pause
- Lawmakers accuse FAA of inaccurate testimony
- OPM adds substance abuse services to federal health plan
- OPM increases leave cap for senior Defense employees
- Republicans seek probe of alleged lobbying by EPA officials
April 7
- DHS presses ahead with plan to use Social Security records to enforce immigration laws
- IRS failed to adequately protect its networks, IG reports
- Key agency posts remain empty
- Panel approves bill to restore back raises to GAO employees
- Senate panel moves whistleblower measure
- State Department renews Blackwater contract for one year
April 4
- Diversity lacking among agencies' senior ranks, say lawmakers
- Homeland Security pushes for reauthorization of electronic verification program
- IBM suspension lifted
- Military analysts predict prolonged U.S. presence in Iraq
- National Reconnaissance Office cancels contracts for proposed space radar project
- New intelligence sharing strategy shifts from 'need to share' to 'responsibility to provide'
- Officials blast FAA relationship with airlines
- Senators praise, criticize FEMA's progress since Katrina
- State Department calls arms dealers' disadvantaged status 'coding error'
- VA's chief information officer makes pitch for more funding
April 3
- Census to scrap handheld computers for 2010 count
- General says Army needs to reduce combat tours in Iraq
- GSA now says resellers not affected by IBM suspension
- Inspector general notes moderate progress at FEMA
- IT security concerns slow telework adoption
- Much-derided overseas contracting loophole to be closed
- No record of arms dealer's certification as disadvantaged business
- OPM touts success of new electronic retirement system
April 2
- Citizenship applications backlog may deny voting eligibility
- Congress still pigging out on pork-barrel projects: watchdog group
- DHS says responders resistant to communications sharing
- FAA, controllers union to test system for safety reporting
- FEMA director to resign
- GSA official: IBM 'suspension is not punishment'
- Intelligence officers call al Qaeda nuclear threat real
- Panel concludes Reserves need greater job flexibility, career choices
April 1
- Defense to focus more on content, less on the network
- FBI director grilled on use of increase in funding level
- GAO: Weapons systems over budget, overdue, underperforming
- General sees funding need for sea-based missile defenses
- HHS agrees to include union members in bonuses
- Homeland Security bypasses Maine in granting Real ID extensions
- TSP stock funds post losses in March
- Watchdog: Homeland Security behind schedule on foreign visitor tracking component
March 31
- Congress pushes to make more information public
- Final border travel rules receive mixed reaction on Hill
- GAO questions progress on retirement claims system
- HUD chief quits, cites family reasons
- IBM suspended from new federal contracts
- Northrop Grumman wants 'facts known' on tanker bid
- Report identifies top 10 management challenges facing next administration
- Shortage of helicopters hampers troops in Afghanistan, observers say
March 28
- Focus on outcomes will advance Army health care, surgeon general says
- GSA will re-evaluate Alliant proposals
- House panel asks congressional budget office to score immigration bill
- HUD secretary remains at agency, despite controversies
- Multiple-award contract spending on the rise, research firm says
- National Nuclear Security Administration to launch pay for performance
- Salaries for jobs requiring Top Secret security clearances on the rise, survey says
- Senator pushes alternative to full CRS report access
March 27
- Air Force might retire fewer B-52 bombers than planned
- Business coalition steps up campaign for more high-skilled work visas
- GPO: Article 'misstated' facts of offshoring e-passport production
- Intelligence community places premium on collaboration and job satisfaction, survey says
- National health records network to expand
- Pentagon blurred line between contractors, feds: GAO
- Study: agencies should capitalize on strengths to attract mid-level hires
- TSA makes more modifications to screener pay system
March 26
- Agencies still resist outsourcing financial management, expert says
- Contractor tests missile defense technology for civilian airliners
- FDA commissioner: Unfunded provisions giving agency headache
- HHS secretary keeps it real on blog
- Most panels refrain from launching passport probes
March 25
- Airlines, Homeland Security tangle over fingerprint regulations
- Federal grand jury in special Iraq IG probe hears more witnesses
- Generations are in sync on quality of work life, says panel
- HHS awards network contract to share medical records
- Navy chief warns against diversion of destroyer funds
- Number of bogus IRS e-mails spikes
- OMB announces new cap on executive compensation costs in federal contracts
March 24
- Armed services having trouble finding qualified recruits
- Coast Guard seeks to identify staffing shortfalls, fill gaps
- GAO moves to expand employee protest rights in job competitions
- Judge advances anthrax vaccine refusal case
- Justice Department grant process gets Waxman's attention
- Move over 'American Idol,' there's a new contest in town -- FedPitch
- NIH told patients about security breach weeks after incident
March 21
- Contract award protests charging conflicts of interest on the rise
- House GOP eager to strip debarment provision from contracting bill
- Independent panel recommends tighter access to radioactive materials
- OPM seeks enhanced hearing benefits in federal health plan
- Passport system breach highlights shortcomings in agency privacy practices
- Wear and tear adds up on military aircraft
March 20
- Despite proclamations, earmarks continue
- Groups urge court to end use of national security letters
- Navy must start asking Congress for more money, says analyst
- On the sea and in the air, military bills come due
- Public satisfaction with e-government hits lowest level since 2005
- Senators urge appropriators to add $350M for science
- Software allows agencies to model disease, disaster response
- Younger employees present challenge to information security, study shows
March 19
- Analysts urge fine-tuning of performance measurement systems
- Collaboration essential to overcoming skepticism about shared services, report says
- EPA and Energy launch national program to reduce data center energy use
- GAO: Major defense contracts cheaper to cancel than continue
- General: Army reliance on National Guard won't diminish
- Intel CIO aims to cut years out of IT buying process
- Oversight committee asks Defense for information on electrical systems contracts
- Panel urges new administration to go slow on pay reform
- Senator to consider pursuing bill to keep military equipment production in U.S.
March 18
- Air Force to perform first supersonic flight using synthetic fuel blend
- GSA awards $2.5 billion contract for contact center services
- Incumbents playing wait and see on budget additions
- Information czar calls for performance reviews to include sharing
- Navy goal to build balanced, affordable fleet, chief says
- NIH director steers agency through tough times
March 17
- GSA signs agreement to open advanced design software
- Homeland Security chief looks back, and forward
- Patent and Trademark Office budget amendment approved
- Prospect of congressional interference in tanker contract sparks concern
- Telework pace picks up at National Science Foundation
- TSP trading activity down, officials say
- Washington's workforce tends to downplay age to get ahead
March 14
- GAO: Military should consider breaking up FCS
- Government faces shortage of IT project managers, council reports
- Government Reform panel passes contractor database bill
- GSA adjusts per diem rates in six states
- GSA seeks to require federal travelers to use contract hotels
- Key House lawmakers criticize shipbuilding plan
- Lawmakers seek remedy for GAO pay reform
- Veterans Affairs closer to deploying comprehensive e-Benefits portal
March 13
- Cyberexercise shows need for better training to avoid major network failures
- Feds losing war on information security, senators told
- Groups push FAA reauthorization as inspection officials come under fire
- House committee passes plain language, telecommuting bill
- IRS improves tax processing capabilities
- Military and civilian pay are competitive, quadrennial review board finds
- Panel targets GAO pay system
- Presidential signing statement on Defense bill raises red flags
- Senate leader: Food safety legislation a priority
- Undoing tanker deal would hurt industry, Northrop Grumman executive warns
March 12
- Agencies to share custom IT security training practices
- Appropriators urge DHS to see if grants are improving security
- Concern raised over Census bid to ease security checks on temp workers
- Contractors are doing core acquisition jobs, Defense official says
- Motion filed for additional archiving in search for missing White House e-mails
- Panel questions cost of contractors in war zones
- Rising Joint Strike Fighter costs could put pressure on Defense budget
- Subcommittee moves contractor accountability measures
- Top Defense commander hints at taking offensive actions in space, cyberspace
March 11
- Air Force now supports alternate engine program for F-35
- Defense Information Systems Agency director to retire in July
- Defense, VA lay out plans to improve health care for wounded soldiers
- Democrats pledge to raise issue of Iraq waste, mismanagement
- House chairman asks agencies to probe Blackwater
- House report criticizes Homeland Security's workforce diversity
- Senate panel to weigh agencies' information security practices
- Senior administration officials refuse to join hearing on signing statements
March 10
- Draft rule clarifies government's procurement priorities with respect to small business
- GAO: Future Combat Systems network still more concept than reality
- Legislation would allow more feds to cash out sick leave at retirement
- NOAA completes tsunami warning system
- Report: National security agencies have failed in Iraq, Afghanistan
- Senate budget would boost advance appropriations by $4 billion
- Senator condemns Army response to unsafe water in Iraq
March 7
- Army says it needs up to $260 billion per year
- Feds need more respect, better benefits, says congressman
- FEMA to take over mass care role formerly held by Red Cross
- House panels seek info on FBI data collection programs
- Overruns, delays plague satellite programs, lawmakers told
- Panel questions e-procurement's effects on small businesses
- Senate Democrats approve budget on partisan vote
- Senate passes Consumer Product Safety Commission overhaul bill
March 6
- Chertoff celebrates DHS anniversary with defense of virtual fence
- Coast Guard is pressed to meet security demands, GAO says
- House committee calls for military-civilian pay parity
- House revisits paid leave for federal parents
- House, Senate budget panels clear $3 trillion spending plans
- Lawmaker to Navy: Cut new destroyers, build cruisers faster
- Nonprofit launches leadership institute for federal managers
- Protest of huge IT services contract upheld
- U.S. unprepared for ongoing cyberwar, say top military and intelligence officials
- Watchdog finds highest rate of premium travel at small agency
March 5
- Air Force defends tanker contract
- Census Bureau facing huge cost increase, possible delays in 2010 effort
- Coast Guard is failing to invest adequately in shore facilities, audit finds
- Commander urges production of new nuclear warheads
- Defense officials still concerned about data lost in 2007 network attack
- Homeland Security, union officials honor fallen customs officers
- Navy develops two-way radio communication for submerged submarines
- Panel grills DHS secretary on immigration enforcement
- Public mandates, market pressures squeeze Postal Service
March 4
- Central Command fields queries on troop levels from Senate Armed Services Committee
- Contractor networks create security risk, Defense official says
- Defense kicks off satellite communications contract
- Former commander in Iraq provides post-surge assessment
- Homeland security chief says China, other countries block deportations
- Information sharing is top priority for federal CIOs, says Pentagon official
- IRS renews contracts with tax debt collection firms
- More records behind no-bid contract sought by House committee
- Report: SEC still shows mixed bag on information security
- Speaker calls for review of Air Force tanker contract
- Union calls for 3.9 percent federal pay increase in 2009
March 3
- Clinton supports bill to ban use of State Department private security contractors
- Congressman weighs options to undo refueling tanker contract
- Federal coordinator for Gulf Coast recovery to step down
- OMB chief threatens vetoes before Dem budgets unveiled
- Pentagon: Cyberattacks appear to come from China
- Riskier TSP funds post losses for February
- Users continue to compromise federal computer networks, says tech community
- Veterans Affairs revs up travel Web site
March 2
February 29
- Agencies join forces to expedite supplies to troops
- Agencies tap Army's expertise on electronic health records
- Guard expects recruiting funds to run out in April
- House panel OKs tech funds to protect borders
- Inspector general says defective parts finding way onto aircraft
- Northrop, EADS win Air Force tanker deal in upset
- OPM sets new funding mechanism for executive boards
- Panel witnesses press for GAO audits of intelligence agencies
- Social Security chief calls eliminating backlog a 'moral imperative'
- Telework measure clears workforce subcommittee
- Watchdog recommends that EPA limit cost-plus-award-fee contracts
February 28
- DHS gives itself a 'C' for cybersecurity
- GAO: Federal workers' compensation program mismanaged millions of dollars
- High energy demands are compromising military operations, science board finds
- Navy secretary cites need to control shipbuilding costs
- Next generation air traffic system aimed at cutting cost, pollution
- Report says inspectors general lack independence, resources
- Senate committee lambastes Transportation chief
- Senators clash with NASA chief on speed of space transition
- Subcommittee grills PTO director on patent backlog, morale
- Survey: Fewer federal CIOs report directly to agency heads
February 27
- Air Force: More troops needed, despite planned cuts
- Appropriators skewer Army over contracting abuse
- Contractors, administration officials voice concerns about contracting bills
- GSA to develop registration system for government fleet
- House panel probes quality of Army recruits
- Lawmakers question effectiveness of 'virtual fence' on southwestern border
- Panel prepares to move bill to bolster False Claims Act
- TSA extends whistleblower protections
February 26
- Agencies urged to avoid generational stereotypes
- Congress continues probe into missing e-mails
- House panel urges faster deportation of jailed illegal immigrants
- House panel weighs contracting reform legislation
- Probe of FDA gets more support from key lawmakers
- Senate Armed Services chairman: Army funding requests might fall short
February 25
- Administration budget shortchanges 'urgent' security needs, Lieberman says
- Analyst warns of third Islamic terrorist wave, enabled by Internet
- Career officials called key to management reform initiatives
- Congressional committees weigh budget process issues
- High court mulls state courts' role in FDA product cases
- OPM launches electronic retirement system
February 22
- Bush targets contract oversight provisions
- Housing inspector general finds backdated records in employee detail case
- HR council launches training academy
- Military services launch projects to beef up data sharing and security
- Officials plan to raise fines for hiring illegal immigrants
- Republican congressman indicted in federal probe of Arizona land-swap deal
- State and local governments boost GSA schedule technology purchases
February 21
- Big-ticket items will crowd Senate's pre-Easter schedule
- Employees in the dark on telework policies
- Grand jury in probe of Iraq reconstruction watchdog issues subpoenas
- Link between programs' funding, performance ratings is tenuous
- Microsoft announces principles to encourage interoperability
- Veterans Affairs aims to update and centralize IT systems
February 20
- Agencies' transition to new telecom system slow
- Court dismisses Homeland Security labor relations case
- GSA drives green IT procurements
- Officers say military weakened, not broken, by Iraq and Afghanistan
- Report: Military can cover war costs longer than expected
- Survey paints bleak picture of public trust in government
February 19
- Congressional Budget Office: Patent bill cost exceeds expected revenue
- Food and Drug Administration snubbed offer by USDA to help inspect plants
- GSA employee goes from union organizing to stapler filling
- Industry hoping for action on data security bill this year
- TSP tech upgrade progressing, officials say
February 18
February 15
- Air Force budget wish list exceeds other services
- Air Force envisions multiyear contract for new tankers
- Chairman delays bill to prevent debt collection from service members killed in action
- DHS abandons proposed labor relations system
- DHS and Labor want to revamp program for hiring temporary farm workers
- GAO chief announces resignation
- Government still suffers from information insecurity
- SEC scales back pay-for-performance ambitions
- Security clearance process still a paperwork exercise
- Senators grill Chertoff on grants, FEMA trailers and more
- Surplus federal computers not reaching rural towns
February 14
- Defense and VA announce joint plan to build health benefits Web site
- Defense, GSA lead way on encryption technology
- DHS chief defends grant funding, new satellite office
- Federal officials strategize on boosting acquisition workforce
- Federal workforce growing more diverse, says OPM
- First-term House Dems win earmarks while dueling over mantle of reform
- Marine commander warns of stress on forces, families
February 13
- General bemoans glut of Air Force contract protests
- Air Force chief lays out new strategy
- Bush urges federal agencies to purchase from blind, severely disabled
- House chairman calls for ban on earmarks in fiscal 2009 spending bills
- Lawmaker: New amphibious ships should be nuclear
- Pay reforms said to need scrutiny, care-taking
- Vets' groups urge IT budget boost for benefits processing
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