Oversight
Tracking jobs created under Recovery Act could be tricky
Agencies will rely on fund recipients to provide data, raising questions about accuracy.
Oversight
IG: Energy is setting a poor example for conservation
Despite leadership role, department hasn’t sufficiently reduced the energy consumption of its own computer systems.
News And Analysis
Border Wars
Turf battles between Justice and Homeland Security are undermining efforts to combat drug trafficking.
Defense
National security cutter approved for classified operations
Centerpiece of Coast Guard's modernization program is deemed fully operational following rigorous inspection program.
Defense
Navy shipbuilding plans run into fiscal reality
The service can't build the 313-vessel fleet it wants unless it substantially increases its procurement budget, or dramatically cuts the cost of building new ships.
Defense
Army to create central acquisition organization
Headquarters systems engineers will improve program interoperability with eye on costs.
Defense
Air Force wants to retire aging jets early
Cost savings and 4,000 positions would be redirected to more urgent requirements.
Defense
Air Force vows to improve acquisition system
Plan would expand workforce and revise processes to keep programs on time and within budget.
Oversight
IG: Energy needs to improve contractor oversight
Watchdog cites potential conflict of interest in radioactive waste disposal at Hanford Site.
Oversight
Coast Guard seeks to hire more contract managers
Administration’s budget request supports service’s modernization plans.
Oversight
Energy budget reflects shifting priorities
Secretary says reforming the department’s business operations will be a top priority.
Oversight
Interior taps stimulus funds for renewable energy production
Bureau of Land Management will open new offices in four Western states to process lease applications.
Defense
DHS-supported fusion centers raise civil liberties concerns
Virginia governor calls for investigation into methods used to create 2009 state threat assessment.
Defense
Lawmakers probe Defense acquisition workforce issues
After years of staff cuts, the department and military services are slowly rebuilding contracting capacity.
Oversight
Interior seeks to rescind controversial mining rule
Bush administration’s mountaintop coal mining provision is ‘legally defective,’ Salazar says.
Oversight
FEMA, ICE nominees pledge to focus on agency performance
Full Senate is expected soon to confirm Craig Fugate and John Morton for top Homeland Security posts.
News
Administration urged to develop comprehensive energy spending plan
Without such a strategy, the government won’t meet energy or climate goals, according to symposium participants.
Defense
Air Force fast tracks hiring for acquisition jobs
Process that took as long as four months now takes less than three weeks.
Defense
Gates takes reform agenda to military officers
The Pentagon bureaucracy has marginalized the needs of troops and their families, Defense secretary tells future leaders.
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