Defense
Pentagon budget planning ‘out of sync’ with operational needs
In a new survey, Defense financial managers say budget process hinders warfighters.
News
Slow economy hinders refugee resettlement in U.S.
As agencies develop 2011 ceiling for new admissions, they try to address employment hurdles.
Oversight
IG: Virginia is failing to track Recovery Act program funds
Auditors find serious oversight lapses in Energy’s weatherization assistance program.
Features
The Enforcer
John Morton and his agency have a lot to prove if comprehensive immigration reform is to become reality.
Oversight
Coast Guard evaluates hurricane impact on Gulf oil spill
Responders shift effort from killing the well to containing it, risking a temporary increase in the flow of oil.
Defense
ICE steps up immigration enforcement efforts
John Morton and his agency have a lot to prove if comprehensive immigration reform is to become a reality.
Oversight
Navy wants to establish a preferred supplier program
Service seeks industry input for creating designation aimed at lowering costs and increasing efficiency.
Defense
Washington officials honor incoming and outgoing Coast Guard leaders
Adm. Robert Papp Jr. takes the helm of the service; former commandant Adm. Thad Allen heads to the Gulf.
Defense
Study raises questions about military’s brain injury assessment tool
At issue is determining which instrument works best for evaluating mild injuries that can lead to serious impairment down the road.
Oversight
Salazar orders Minerals Management Service to split three ways
Reorganization aims to separate enforcement, energy development and revenue collection missions.
Defense
Customs and border chief faces scrutiny over household staff
Alan Bersin did not maintain proper employment forms for employees, Senate investigators report.
Oversight
Interior will restructure Minerals Management Service
Reorganization would create an independent safety and environmental enforcement entity.
Oversight
Pentagon faces major hurdles in meeting greenhouse gas targets
Agencies are waiting for additional instructions from the Obama administration on measuring pollution.
Oversight
Interior chief orders review of drilling operations
Minerals Management Service faces increased scrutiny for oversight of offshore oil and gas activities.
Trends
The Midas Touch
The Innovators NSA nets hundreds of qualified job candidates with Lori Weltmann’s idea to host a virtual career fair.
Oversight
IG: Agencies lack accurate product efficiency information
Energy’s shortcomings mean federal procurement officials rely on out-of-date specifications.
Defense
Agency saves time and money with online recruiting
NSA nets hundreds of qualified job candidates with one employee's idea to host a virtual career fair.
Defense
Army releases modernization strategy
Plan describes how the service will rebalance units and adapt Future Combat Systems programs.
Defense
Administration weighs response to Arizona immigration law
Homeland Security secretary says law could hurt enforcement efforts by undermining trust in immigrant communities.
Defense
IG blasts FEMA for conflict of interests in IT contract in flood insurance program
Office also charges agency with poor oversight and unqualified leadership, which hampered major technology initiative, costing taxpayers millions of dollars.
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