Oversight
Energy improves Recovery Act reporting, IG says
Although work remains, department is developing financial controls for stimulus spending and mitigating fiscal risk.
News
U.S. security requires action on climate change, bipartisan group says
Prospects for Senate cap-and-trade bill could hinge on health care reform, key lawmaker predicts.
Defense
Feds battle marijuana growers on public land
National parks and forests increasingly are sites of large-scale illicit drug operations, officials say.
Features
Wanted: More Troops
The demand for soldiers in Afghanistan is rising faster than the supply is falling in Iraq.
Oversight
Energy, Treasury announce first clean energy project awards
Recovery Act program is expected to provide $3 billion in cash assistance for qualifying companies.
Defense
Feds reach agreement with landowners for Sept. 11 memorial
Construction of Flight 93 Memorial in Western Pennsylvania will begin in November.
Defense
Defense review should set energy reduction targets, report says
Brookings scholars call for the military to cut fuel consumption 20 percent by 2025.
Oversight
Air Force dangles bonuses to keep contracting officers
Frequent deployments and heavy demand for skills prompts annual incentive program.
Defense
Defense officials prepare for H1N1 flu
The department is purchasing a separate stockpile of vaccine for military personnel.
Oversight
IG: Energy employees violated purchase card rules at Yucca Mountain
Review of $3.6 million in transactions from 2007 to 2009 showed potential for abuse, but no improper purchases.
Oversight
HHS announces plans for research on specific medical conditions
Recovery Act investment stirs concerns about health care rationing among opponents of congressional reform proposals.
Oversight
Strong management will be critical to health care reform
Administrative factors largely forgotten in the debate over plans to enhance the health system will be central to success, academies find.
Defense
Defense contractors brace for life without supplemental bills
The administration plans to fund military operations through the regular appropriations process and to change spending priorities.
Features
A Real Budget Battle
The Obama administration is going on the offensive to change Defense spending priorities.
Defense
Homeland Security seeks to expedite Gulf Coast recovery through arbitration
Independent panel will resolve outstanding disputes with FEMA over funding for projects spurred by hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Defense
Justice sues bulletproof vest manufacturer for false claims
Suit is the latest in a long-running investigation of firms that sold defective gear to military and law enforcement agencies.
Defense
Defense budget portends difficult trade-offs
Analysts say pressure will mount to scale back military service modernization plans.
Oversight
IG questions Energy technology transfer program
Illinois lab’s award of exclusive license for chemical monitoring system appeared to favor subcontractor.
Defense
Air Force creates new command for nuclear mission
Global Strike Command will have 23,000 airmen focused on strategic, operational and technical nuclear issues.
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