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.

Defense

Chief of the Year: Finance

Mark Easton, deputy chief financial officer, Defense Department.

Oversight

Immigration services agency seeks to raise benefits processing fees

USCIS faces a $200 million shortfall; also wants a boost in appropriations.