Oversight
Feds ordered to cut pollution from travel, commuting
White House issues new targets for federal agencies to reduce greenhouse gases from indirect sources.
Defense
National Guard border deployment begins Aug. 1
Southwest border states will send 1,200 guardsmen to support Homeland Security personnel.
Oversight
CFOs report rising cost of financial operations
Most surveyed express dissatisfaction with technology investments; want to change annual financial statements.
Defense
DHS bottom-up review is long on ambition, short on detail
Lawmakers expected a roadmap for improving management and efficiency.
Oversight
White House touts advanced vehicle technology investment
Energy report shows federal funding for electric battery research yields economic dividends.
Oversight
Interior submits MMS reorganization plan to Congress
Restructuring aims to eliminate conflicts of interest in offshore energy management.
Oversight
Report bolsters White House energy agenda
Council of Economic Advisers finds Recovery Act spending on clean energy generates significant private investment.
Defense
IG raises red flags over DHS plan to consolidate management systems
Department has tried, and failed, in previous efforts to integrate key financial systems.
Pay & Benefits
Survey: Certified government finance personnel earn significantly more
CGFM designation correlated to higher salaries more than education, age and time in position.
Oversight
Telework is vital to government operations, chiefs say
Agency executives weigh in on personnel, financial management and other concerns.
Defense
Nuclear weapons program chief pledges better governance
National Nuclear Security Administration is reviewing policies and procedures at contractor-operated facilities.
Defense
FEMA trailers are back in the spotlight
Lawmaker wants to know why housing units deemed unfit for habitation have been resold to oil cleanup crews in the Gulf.
Oversight
Interior fines BP for filing false onshore drilling reports
Officials say company willfully filed erroneous reports related to operations on tribal lands in southern Colorado.
Defense
Pentagon continues to grapple with language shortfalls
Defense lacks a clear understanding of its gaps in language and regional expertise, GAO says.
Oversight
Top financial officials have a full plate
CFOs are on the hook for $100 billion in erroneous payments in 2009 and a host of other problems.
Features
Finessing Finances
CFOs are on the hook for $100 billion in erroneous payments in 2009 and a host of other problems.
Defense
Lawmakers urge major cuts in Defense spending
Task force report cites potential savings of nearly $1 trillion over 10 years.
Defense
IG finds 211 misplaced or misidentified graves at Arlington
Army removes top officials after findings of gross mismanagement, dysfunctional organizational climate at national cemetery.
Oversight
Immigration services agency seeks to raise benefits processing fees
USCIS faces a $200 million shortfall; also wants a boost in appropriations.
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