Oversight
Obama issues sweeping ethics orders
White House staff subject to strict rules on gifts, interaction with lobbyists; civil servants face more scrutiny as well.
Defense
New Pentagon rule tightens revolving door
Any official involved in a big acquisition program will need written approval from an ethics officer to take a job with a contractor.
Oversight
OMB pick pledges better integration of management and budget duties
Initiatives will include bolstering acquisition workforce, speeding hiring and improving program performance.
Oversight
Senate champion of federal employees to retire in 2010
Ohio Republican George Voinovich has focused on civil service and management issues for years.
Oversight
Women’s small business program postponed again
Government also delays implementation of rule that would require contractors to check employees’ immigration status.
Oversight
New chief performance officer to demand results from feds
Nancy Killefer has a reputation for overhauling bureaucracies and improving efficiency.
Oversight
Obama presses oversight of economic stimulus package
President-elect proposes special board and online database to track implementation.
Oversight
Report finds OMB did not pressure Pentagon on competitive sourcing
Army officials say they did feel the need to meet annual targets in the service’s program budget.
Oversight
Bid protests reach 10-year high
Figures indicate agencies are reaching more voluntary accords with unhappy contractors, taking the cases off GAO’s plate.
Features
Memo to the President-Elect
By now you’ve gotten plenty of input on staffing and policy. Here’s some frank advice on making government work.
Oversight
Safavian found guilty in retrial
Former top procurement official faced charges for lying about his relationship with lobbyist Jack Abramoff.
Oversight
Jury deliberates in Safavian case
Trial ends without attorneys for former top Bush administration procurement official calling any witnesses to the stand.
Oversight
House oversight panel gets new leadership
Rep. Edolphus Towns named chairman of government reform committee; Rep. Darrell Issa selected ranking member.
Oversight
Lawyers make opening arguments in Safavian retrial
Former procurement chief faces three old charges and two new ones related to his dealings with Jack Abramoff.
Oversight
Report: Many service contract workers are underpaid
Group calls on government to gather more data on salaries, benefits of contract employees.
Defense
Loss of legal immunity will change landscape for contractors in Iraq
Industry officials are concerned that the possibility of prosecution in Iraqi courts will scare off workers.
Oversight
Obama could follow hybrid approach to government reform
Observers predict the incoming administration will blend Clinton and Bush’s methods of reshaping the bureaucracy.
News And Analysis
On the Hook
The Justice Department's dogged prosecution of David Safavian has many scratching their heads.
Oversight
Oversight, workforce remain top concerns in acquisition survey
Professional Services Council Procurement Policy Survey cites need to tackle contracting in a holistic manner.
News
As new trial looms, questions raised about prosecution of former procurement chief
David Safavian has been in the crosshairs of federal prosecutors for the past five years.
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