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.

Features

A New Era

The Energy Department wants to jump-start the economy with renewable fuels.

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.