Defense
Report: Defense Department cannot fully account for $7.8B spent in Iraq
Inspector general concludes funds were spent without appropriate documentation; office reconciling Iraqi payments has been moved from Kuwait to Rome, N.Y.
Defense
FAA urged to open domestic skies to unmanned aerial vehicles
A new report from the Government Accountability Office urges Congress to create an office inside FAA to coordinate federal UAV planning.
Oversight
Contractors, insurance firms gouging taxpayers, panel says
House committee chairman plans to introduce legislation that would change the Defense Department's practice of allowing contractors to negotiate their own deals on workers compensation insurance.
Defense
Ex-State officials allege corruption cover up
Critics have suggested the agency has not pushed anticorruption efforts to avoid hurting relations with the Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.
Oversight
House Oversight Committee clears measure to sell excess federal properties
Bill would increase incentives for the federal government to unload an estimated $18 billion worth of unneeded property.
Oversight
FBI seizes Doan, Rice case files in raid of OSC chief's office
Raid is latest step in long investigation of Special Counsel Scott Bloch, who heads the independent office that enforces workplace laws at federal agencies.
Oversight
FBI search, leaked documents lead to renewed calls for ousting of Scott Bloch
Investigation into the head of the Office of Special Counsel appears to be focused on potential obstruction of justice charges against him and the possibility he lied to Congress last year.
Defense
Authorization bill attracts contracting reform amendments
The annual Pentagon policy bill may offer the best chance for several contracting-related measures to become law.
Pay & Benefits
Subpanel votes to hike maximum dependent age for federal health benefits
Measure raises the maximum age of dependents eligible for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan from 22 to 25.
Oversight
GSA's Doan done in by battling White House
Fired administrator recently rejected suggested political appointees to fill senior-level vacancies at the agency.
Oversight
House Oversight Committee approves SES diversity bill
Watered-down bill requires creation of a Senior Executive Resource Office within the Office of Personnel Management to oversee the process of selecting executives.
Oversight
House measure gives GAO powers, awards back wages
Bill also includes adjustments inserted by lawmakers unhappy with recent changes to the agency’s pay system.
Oversight
White House forces resignation of embattled GSA chief
Lurita Doan was summoned to the White House for a late afternoon meeting Tuesday, and resigned that evening.
Oversight
Officials question cost, scope of e-mail storage measure
Measure takes aim at the Bush White House's inability to locate hundreds of days' worth of e-mail messages.
Defense
Waxman probes contractors' use of off-shore subsidiaries
House chairman seeks estimates of tax savings the subsidiaries have generated and data on gross profits, owners, employees and benefits.
Oversight
OMB indicates some ozone documents may be privileged
House chairman issues subpoena; dispute could lead to a legal showdown if the sides cannot reach an accommodation.
Oversight
Dems seek to require electronic storage of agency e-mail
Bill directs National Archives to issue regulations on compliance to agencies within 18 months.
Oversight
Nine of 16 agencies cut backlogs of FOIA requests
GAO study says inconsistent data makes progress hard to track.
News
Committee passes advisory panel accountability bill
Measure requires appointment of committee members without consideration of political affiliation.
Oversight
OMB to agencies: Don't bother submitting 2010 budget requests
Bush administration will leave the task of preparing a full fiscal 2010 budget to the next president's team.
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