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July 3
- Advocates outline plan to protect whistleblower rights
- CDC's human capital plan overlooks contractors, GAO says
- EPA failed to comply with sole-source contracting rules, report finds
- Federal identity programs boost biometrics market
- From Nextgov.com: Census re-examines using Internet for 2010 count
- IG: State Department passport system wide open
- Pentagon extends tour of Marines in Afghanistan
- The Earlybird: Headlines 7/03/08
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- Watchdog group targets Justice Department hiring
July 2
- From Nextgov.com: Census receives $210 million in emergency funding for 2010 count
- Generation Y seeks more interaction with government online
- Government contradicts itself over its own ID theft advice
- Homeland Security awards data center contract to CSC
- Pentagon to unveil new waiver process for recruits
- Pentagon's top watchdog leaving post July 13
- Push starts to stay contractors' tax-withholding provision
- Senate panel slashes foreign visitor ID system
- White House grants Army request for more brass
July 1
- Bush administration streamlines security clearance process
- From Nextgov.com: NIST issues guidelines to test agencies' network security
- Lawmakers seek House vote on reauthorization of electronic vetting system
- Most federal benefit programs use electronic payments, GAO reports
- Pentagon fights EPA on hazardous waste cleanups
- Pentagon will buy satellites to do more spying
- Postal Service announces reorganization
- TSP funds take a dive in June
June 30
- $5.8 million for scientist in anthrax lawsuit
- Bush nominates former counterintelligence official as State IG
- Bush signs $162 billion war spending bill
- From Nextgov.com: Coast Guard shows off first high-tech cutter
- Hill battle over Justice Department records likely to escalate
- TSP moves forward on spousal benefits, IT modernization
- Wartime contracting commission members named
June 27
- Acting GSA chief expects smooth transition to new administrator
- From Nextgov.com: GAO: DHS should complete integration of cyber operations
- House committee criticizes FDA over bonuses
- Locality adjustments fail to erase salary gap, critics say
- Military gets no break on fuel costs
- OMB head cheers Senate passage of war-funding bill
- Report provides roadmap for first Homeland Security transition
- Senate passes FAA extension, sends it to Bush for signature
June 26
- Army overhauls modernization program
- Defense financial managers cite human capital issues as top concern
- From Nextgov.com: Presidential transition could put a damper on federal IT spending
- GAO: Boeing had 'substantial' shot at tanker deal but for Air Force errors
- IG praises IRS modernization program, with some exceptions
- Outsourced State Department visa work criticized by House panel
- TSA's attempts to solve workplace problems could be making matters worse
June 25
- Bush names Small Business Administration chief
- Committee approves $72.7B military construction spending bill
- Defense's largest construction project still behind schedule, over budget
- From Nextgov: NOAA awards contract to manage huge stores of environmental data
- GAO releases detailed report on Boeing's tanker protest
- GSA's Williams named to head agency
- House appropriators approve 3.9 percent civilian pay raise
- House panel solicits suggestions on increasing diversity in federal workforce
- Lawmakers slam State, Defense officials for not sharing information on weapons dealer
- Panel OKs expansion, more funds for 'predisaster' grants
June 24
- Billions more needed to secure U.S. embassies
- Congress likely to approve six-month FAA extension
- From Nextgov.com: Military plans to implement patient-controlled electronic health records
- Groups to warn panel about economic effect of seizing laptops
- House appropriators approve DHS spending bill
- IRS makes mid-year adjustment to mileage reimbursement rate
- Justice audit concludes Dems, liberals passed over for career jobs
June 23
- Avue announces new identity theft protection for federal subscribers
- Feds charge 22-year-old Pentagon contractor with procurement fraud
- From Nextgov.com: Verizon nabs Postal Service Networx contract
- House supplemental bill praised for including extra research and science funds
- Immigration reform tops lawmaker's priorities for next president
- VA employees to test out pay for performance
- White House denies Army's pitch for more brass
June 20
- Air traffic controllers union rejects final FAA contract offer
- Contempt vote delayed after executive privilege invoked
- From Nextgov.com: Defense withdraws Hight's nomination to head DISA
- House approves supplemental, but fate of deal in Senate is unclear
- Large task order contracts now open to protest
- Ousted Air Force chief cites dissension in Pentagon
- Panel tees off on Justice grant official's golf outings
- Report calls for more BRAC information and aid
June 19
- Agencies weigh options as contempt vote looms
- Boeing's allies threaten legislative action if Air Force rejects GAO's tanker findings
- From Nextgov.com: Senate derails Hight's nomination as DISA director
- GAO finds tax abuse in Medicare program
- House bill would put new A-76 competitions on hold for one year
- House passes paid parental leave bill
- Senate committee sets discretionary fund allocations for agencies
June 18
- Air Force officials fly under the radar in war over tankers
- From Nextgov.com: Hill told privacy laws must be updated to protect the public
- GAO upholds Boeing protest of tanker award
- Lawmaker seeks probe of OSC chief's online activities
- Senate subcommittee adds $2.5 billion to DHS spending bill
- Service to America Medals finalists unveiled
- Shift of Federal Protective Service to DHS called 'lethal'
June 17
- Analysts say federal budget could undermine economy
- Bush closes defense contractor tax loophole
- Ex-procurement chief gets new trial
- Former procurement chief 'numb' after court grants new trial
- From Nextgov.com: IG sounds alarm about accuracy of Census Bureau's address file
- House Dems may accept unsworn statements from Rove
- House panel approves 3.9 percent civilian pay raise
- Incoming president will face key deadlines for Homeland Security programs
- Study documents dangerous security gaps at federal buildings
- White House opposes measure to extend parental leave
- White House orders agencies to collect water quality data
June 16
- Air traffic controllers say FAA is undermining safety agreement
- Homeland Security official warns U.S. workforce faces skills 'crisis'
- IGs face more responsibility, turf wars over war-related spending
- Judge rules for White House in e-mail controversy
- Millions of contract employees to be vetted for legal employment status
- Postal Service feeling the pressure of rising oil prices
- Veterans groups seek funding in advance
- Waxman issues subpoenas for Bush, Cheney documents
June 13
- Chertoff, lawmaker clash over chemical security bill
- From Nextgov.com: Groups ask court to reverse ruling, limit laptop searches at border
- Gates taps panel to evaluate stewardship of nuclear arsenal
- House panel backs big boost for veterans' programs
- House panel backs retirement benefits boost for border officers
- House panel to vote on EPA, OMB contempt charges next week
- OSC chief made subordinate post online rebuttals to news stories
- Panel votes to crack down on veterans' grave vandals
- Power outage plagues agencies' Washington headquarters
- Study sees discrepancies in VA care for men, women
- Union calls for midyear adjustment of mileage reimbursement rate
June 12
- Air Force concedes mistakes in tanker cost estimates
- Committee revives debate over green card allocation
- Execs' association calls for pay reform, more career positions
- FAA blasted for handling of controller losses
- From Nextgov.com: Health IT office awards contract to fight medical identity theft
- Key Bush management initiative called likely to survive transition
- Official: Deadline to screen cargo is out of reach
- Positive trends in Iraq belie deeper security challenges, says top military officer
- Republicans seek hearing on withdrawal of border troops
- Subcommittee backs $27.9 billion Interior spending bill
- Supreme Court rejects limits on FOIA lawsuits
June 11
- Agencies urged to hire ex-offenders
- Appropriators add $2.3 billion to to DHS spending bill
- Broken machines, delays plague secure ID card program
- Census getting back on course, lawmakers told
- Census to fingerprint more than 500,000 temporary workers
- Cooperative purchasing bill close to becoming law
- FAA's handling of controller losses questioned
- From Nextgov.com: FDA asks for $65 million to better track food contamination
- Obama, McCain urged to find common ground on management agenda
- Republican lawmakers press DHS on border fence
- Senate panel OKs only part of Pentagon's funds transfer request
- Two lawmakers say computers hacked by Chinese
June 10
- Appropriator lists grants, cybersecurity among priorities
- Bush orders contractors to check employees' legal status
- From Nextgov.com: GSA official urges passage of cooperative purchasing bill for security
- Gates begins wartime transition to new leadership
- GSA proposes mentor-protégé program
- Hill panels split over amount Defense can transfer to Army
- House passes GAO pay bill, minus investigative provisions
- Inspector general criticizes FAA's training of air controllers
June 9
- Bush: Troops could miss paychecks, civilians could be laid off
- From Nextgov.com: GSA signs telework agreement with union
- Gates offers Bush new Air Force leadership team
- House bill creates VA ombudsman's office
- House bill would extend protections to ex-vice presidents
- Labor relations observers say government unions can be innovators
- Lawmaker challenges Defense official's stance on new destroyer
- National meeting of park officials draws fire
- Procurement policy office issues new guidance on interagency acquisitions
June 6
- Former Air Force executive to be named as service chief
- From Nextgov.com: Business picking up for GSA's Networx contract
- Gates: Mishandled nuclear weapons doomed Air Force officials
- Lawmaker seeks to set standards for DHS handling of sensitive unclassified info
- Pet projects still abound in Congress
- Senators call for investigation into SBA lender review program
- Storms test GSA's continuity plans
- Telework negotiations break down between union and GSA
- Union calls for investigation into TSA turnover
- Watchdog groups seek deal on whistleblower protections
June 5
- Collaborative Internet tools making inroads into intel agencies
- Defense chief asks two Air Force officials to resign
- From Nextgov.com: Info security chiefs weigh new approaches to looming threats
- House narrowly approves budget over Republican protests
- Lawmaker seeks to require military to buy U.S.-bred bomb-sniffing dogs
- Monster launches new hiring software tool tailored to federal agencies
- Obama, McCain give boost to contract data legislation
- Officials: Government's finances still are not in order, despite progress
- Trade group lobbies to loosen requirements for disadvantaged business status
June 4
- Black farmers file new suit against USDA
- Critics want panel to more closely scrutinize DHS E-Verify initiative
- Ex-Bush health chief's firm wins Sept. 11 work
- House passes bill encouraging telework
- House passes SES diversity legislation
- Senate passes fiscal 2009 budget resolution along party lines
- Supreme Court and EEOC grapple with age discrimination questions
June 3
- Proposal would give agencies more flexibility in processing EEO complaints
- Report: Justice collects more fines but funding stays flat
- Senate could vote soon on budget resolution
- Senator wants post created to curb rising weapons costs
- State Department taps Foreign Service veteran to be acting IG
June 2
- Army honors internal inventors
- Audit: Information security improvements needed at FDIC
- Coast Guard reaches milestone in massive equipment modernization project
- Forward Observer: Our Pricey Military
- Research group predicts moderate growth in IT spending during next five years
- TSP's market funds bloom in May
May 30
- From Nextgov.com: IRS reports slight increase in e-filing rate
- Lawmakers discuss expanding locality pay to areas covered by COLAs
- Marine general lays groundwork for unprecedented change
- Newly appointed Afghanistan IG lacks necessary funding
- Nonprofit group helps contractors navigate new ethics rules
- OPM suspension of electronic retirement calculator blamed on contractor shortcomings
May 29
- Aviation groups push agenda as FAA reauthorization stalls
- Chinese hackers pose serious danger to U.S. computer networks
- Congress pursues dual paths on contracting oversight
- Corrections
- Defense seeks to reprogram funds to cover Army shortfalls
- From Nextgov.com: Bandwidth shortage threatens Army's FCS plans
- House-passed bill would ramp up IED office oversight
- OPM suspends portion of contract for electronic retirement system
- Survey shows airport screening, delays hurting economy
May 28
- Acting GSA chief says relationship with inspector general is on the mend
- Contract spending could drop more than 10 percent in 2009
- FDA won't meet deadline for food safety registry
- From Nextgov.com: Defense boosts bandwidth of global network to meet battlefield needs
- Homeland Security avoids subpoena by turning over documents
May 27
- House members create caucus to fight contracting abuse
- Mars lander communications successfully linked
- Pentagon issues regulations applying federal labor relations rules to pay system
- TSA contracting exemption to end next month
- Virginia senator: McCain 'missing the boat' on veterans' benefits bill
May 23
- CMS clears hurdles to collaborate with Food and Drug Administration on drugs
- Committee accuses DHS of double-counting small business figures
- House chairman blasts VA move to set up panel on soldier suicides
- House-passed bill seeks better coordination between State and Defense
- ICE chief urges lawmakers to tour detention facilities
- New bill would provide grad student scholarships for service
- Senate gives FDA $265 million in Defense supplemental '08 funding
May 22
- Coast Guard maritime casualty investigations hindered by poor management, IG finds
- From Nextgov.com: Hill: Regulatory groups fail to protect power grid from cyberattacks
- GAO official says political influence not isolated at Interior
- Lawmakers push for more diversity at Homeland Security
- OMB issues guidance for evaluating federal acquisition processes
- Panel praises Petraeus during nomination hearing
- Report: Defense Department cannot fully account for $7.8B spent in Iraq
- Senate OKs war supplemental bill with veterans' benefits
- Senator accuses FBI of retaliation against whistleblowers
May 21
- Access to contractor misconduct database restricted in Senate bill
- Administration official calls House defense earmark provision 'veto bait'
- Advocates question ICE workplace raids' effect on kids
- Agencies boost use of hiring flexibilities
- From Nextgov.com: Committee pulls purse strings to nudge services toward unified command-and-control systems
- From Nextgov.com: Interior allowed to reconnect to Internet
- GAO: Post-government employment of Defense contracting officials could pose conflict of interest
- OMB director lambastes war spending bill
- OPM calls for end to pension penalty for rehired retirees
May 20
- Cisco grilled for allegedly helping Chinese censor, spy on dissidents
- Defense secretary: Navy, Air Force may need to subsidize Army soon
- From Nextgov.com: Government's computer security grade improves slightly for 2007
- Homeland Security Department provides $844 million in critical infrastructure protection grants
- Millennials express strong support for public service academy
- No intimidation of GSA contracting officer found in Sun Microsystems negotiations
May 19
- Defense authorization bill mandates Army contracting reforms
- EPA may refuse to deliver ozone papers to Waxman
- FAA urged to open domestic skies to unmanned aerial vehicles
- From Nextgov.com: Cost of cybersecurity initiative is triple its first estimate, panel reports
- Pentagon policy bill touts readiness, but defers tough weapons decisions
- TSP posts positive returns as interfund transfers drop
May 16
- Agencies invest more money in student loan repayments in 2007
- Bill would give National Archives greater reach in electronic records management
- Consulting firm says sale of government operations won't affect business
- From Nextgov.com: Cyber criminals overseas steal U.S electronic health records
- Independent estimate cuts cost of Census contract almost in half
- Key Dems seek to withhold funding for DHS satellite office
May 15
- Agencies should improve financial management workforce planning, report finds
- Contractors, insurance firms gouging taxpayers, panel says
- From Nextgov.com: GSA to award Alliant contracts by December
- House Armed Services panel approves $712 billion defense package
- Intelligence community to launch pay for performance system
- Legislative amendment would suspend competitive sourcing at Defense
- White House threatening to veto war supplemental bill
May 14
- FEMA under fire for slow progress on new alert system
- From Nextgov.com: Air Force looking to build cyber weapons
- House Armed Services agrees to boost submarine funds
- Marine Corps seeks return to its role as a naval force
- More federal executives are less satisfied with their pay
- Six Degrees of Scott Bloch: A Scandal Scorecard
- Tanker contract likely to fuel long House markup debate
May 13
- Ex-State officials allege corruption cover up
- From Nextgov.com: DHS awards networking contract, worth up to $1 billion
- Hewlett-Packard vaults into ranks of top federal contractors with EDS deal
- Lawmakers say retired feds, government paying double for drug coverage
- Performance management likely will get a makeover in the next administration
- Senate Commerce hearing gives TSA positive reviews
- Senator says negotiators have reached deal on budget resolution
- Senior executives back pay for performance
May 12
- Agencies need better welcome wagon for new employees, report says
- FCC chairman pushes reform agenda amid congressional inquiry
- From Nextgov.com: FBI partially blames procurement rules for fake IT products
- Internet fuels emergence of violent Islamist groups in the United States
- Management score card showing more top grades
- State Department proposes to relax aircraft export rules
May 9
- Coast Guard accepts preliminary delivery of national security cutter
- Defense to review 'unnecessary duplication' among services
- From Nextgov.com: Bill lays out stricter info security requirements for DHS
- From NextGov.com: NAPA launches collaboration Web site
- GAO: Homeland Security lacks adequate workforce for performance-based acquisitions
- GSA's draft acquisition system guidelines aim for standardization
- OPM employee pitches winning idea in federal contest
- Retirement rate could begin to affect service delivery
May 8
- Contractors' offshore tax havens under more scrutiny
- FBI withdraws national security letters subpoena, freeing target to talk
- From NextGov.com: Navy changes course on IT outsourcing
- House Oversight Committee clears measure to sell excess federal properties
- Less than 8 percent of port workers have new security ID cards
- OPM announces plan to improve federal hiring
- Panel sinks Navy's $2.5B request for DDG-1000 destroyer
May 7
- Commander finds no evidence of Iranian training or weapons in Afghanistan
- FBI search, leaked documents lead to renewed calls for ousting of Scott Bloch
- FBI seizes Doan, Rice case files in raid of OSC chief's office
- From NextGov.com: GAO says $1 billion needed to expand employee verification system
- OPM chief urges next president to promote public service
- Panelists press Congress to rewrite law governing federal disaster response
- Panels cut Future Combat Systems funding, back larger military pay raise
- Senators decry lack of cooperation in analyzing threats
May 6
- Army officers warn of atrophy in critical skills
- Authorization bill attracts contracting reform amendments
- FBI seizes Office of Special Counsel computers
- From Nextgov.com: GSA panel calls for clarity, transparency in contract pricing
- Kennedy circulates options on strengthening FDA oversight
- Memo to the next prez: Gen 'Y' is ready and willing to serve
- Suicides of Iraq veterans could top combat deaths
- Transition could create leadership void, report says
May 5
- Acquisition workforce inches up in fiscal 2007
- Civil service honored with weeklong events in Washington
- Debate rages over scanning mandate for incoming cargo
- Doan: 'I lost the battle'
- House Democrats to hash out war funding floor strategy
- OMB plan to improve clearance IT gets mixed reaction
- VA official says veterans' suicides not reflection of agency negligence
May 2
- Bush sends request for war supplemental to Congress
- GAO to launch employee diversity reforms in response to job performance report
- GSA's Doan done in by battling White House
- GSA's new acting administrator: The Nextgov interview
- House measure gives GAO powers, awards back wages
- House Oversight Committee approves SES diversity bill
- Job competitions fall short of agency goals; OMB touts savings
- Marines' V-22 Osprey returns from first combat deployment
- OMB aims to further streamline security clearance process
- Subpanel votes to hike maximum dependent age for federal health benefits
- TSP posts solid returns in April
- Veterans Affairs passes bill updating benefits claims processing
May 1
- Agencies urged to pitch job flexibilities to attract applicants of all ages
- Clinton introduces bill to post contractor violations on the Web
- DHS official: Airlines best suited to run fingerprint program
- FAA bill mired on reimbursements, nonaviation measures
- Intelligence community launches executive performance system
- Pay disparities hamper efforts to deploy civilians to war zones
- Senate panel backs 3.9 percent military pay raise
- Senator tries again to form panel to probe war contracts
April 30
- FDA: Millions more needed for inspections
- Former GSA chief says she was ousted because of inspector general feud
- Navy forms fleet to serve Western Hemisphere
- TSP chief urges Congress to back automatic employee enrollment
- White House forces resignation of embattled GSA chief
- Witnesses cite prostitution, other contracting abuses in Iraq
April 29
- Boeing presses Congress to have Navy buy more Super Hornets
- Defense, VA urged to spend more on mental health, brain injury treatments
- House chairman wants civilian agencies to play larger role in Iraq
- Lawmakers: Defense must root out cause of weapons program overruns
- Leader of Defense pay system overhaul to leave post
- Opinions divided over chances for final budget resolution
- Roots of surveillance standoff go back decades
April 28
- Homeland Security alters ID review process for air passengers
- Licenses, border security to be examined at Tuesday hearing
- Pentagon urged to develop investment plan for space acquisitions
- Public service group to develop new resources for federal interns
- Reconstruction teams hindered by lack of resources, skills
- Watchdog group sues FDA for information on inspection force
April 25
- Agencies plan to increase spending on telework technologies, study says
- Anthropologists lend military insight into customs, values of foreign cultures
- DHS moves to ramp up cybersecurity in federal agencies
- GSA inspector general cleared of whistleblower complaints
- House chairman opposes Navy bid for smaller carrier fleet
- More domestic spending sought in emerging supplemental
- Senate panel blasts problems with export control process
- Veterans subcommittee votes $2.2 million for health facilities
April 24
- Coast Guard protests House authorization bill maneuver
- Monday vote to limit debate on aviation legislation planned
- Officials question cost, scope of e-mail storage measure
- Only 3 percent of feds, contractors have received new ID cards
- Senate Democrats to hold hearings on contracting abuses in Iraq
- Supplemental likely to carry veterans' education funds
- TSP finalizes rules on fund transfer restrictions
April 23
- Democrats threaten to subpoena DHS transition plans
- FBI releases details of expansive data-sharing program
- Government will replace virtual border fence
- House passes three contracting bills
- New tax provision could cost Defense $17 billion
- VA, Defense officials grilled on allegations of 'epidemic' of soldier suicides
- Waxman probes contractors' use of off-shore subsidiaries
- White House threatens to veto House's Coast Guard bill
April 22
- DHS wants airlines to collect foreign passengers' photos, fingerprints
- FDA chief defends agency's work before House panel
- Gates tells military services to prepare for unconventional wars
- Lawmaker to oppose domestic add-ons to war funding bill
- OMB indicates some ozone documents may be privileged
- Panelists: Telework can improve management
- Rule change could bar tax delinquents from contracts
April 21
- Administration hopes to leave performance management legacy
- Customs agency hit by lobbying on 'first sale' doctrine
- Defense acquisition chief requires program managers to sign tenure agreements
- DHS employees: Mission is important, but management is not so good
- New Air Force satellites protect, improve space-based communications
- TSP automatic enrollment, fund transfer restrictions move forward
April 18
- Defense appropriations chair doesn't need full committee markup on war funds
- Distinguished executives honored at Washington gala
- GAO: Administration lacks plan to combat terrorists in Pakistan
- GSA administrator fires latest salvo in battle with agency inspector general
- GSA forms panel to review pricing policies
- Nation faces billions in long-term care costs for wounded troops
- SBA's Preston to replace Jackson as HUD secretary
- TSA chief allows air marshals to speak with lawmakers
- Uproar over tanker contract continues as lawmakers clash
April 17
- Dems seek to require electronic storage of agency e-mail
- Dozens of federal health plans require high payments for specialty drugs
- House committee presses State and Defense officials on lack of coordination on nation building
- Military's homeland defense, civil support plans fall short, auditors find
- Top military doctors say six- to nine-month combat tours would reduce stress
- Transportation subcommittee chair grills FAA chief on wiring inspections
April 16
- Cost estimates for Army equipment repair, upgrades go up by billions
- Federal paid parental leave bill heads to full House committee
- Hill, auditors cross-examine officials about new census plan
- House bill aimed at increasing diversity among senior executives advances
- House committee approves bill to close contracting loophole
- Industry says war has hurt military modernization efforts
- Transportation completes plans to improve airline service
- TSA may begin air passenger background checks in 2009
April 15
- Army Reserve broadens recruiting efforts
- Army seeks to shift funds to bolster Future Combat Systems effort
- Defense corporations urge increase in weapons investment
- House passes bill to prevent tax cheats from winning contracts
- Nine of 16 agencies cut backlogs of FOIA requests
- OMB sews shut overseas contracting loophole
- Private tax collectors under fire by House appropriators
- Union opposes nomination of Treasury official to IRS board
- VA in midst of huge project to rewrite regulations in plain language
April 14
- EPA is missing in action on major environmental issues, observers charge
- House panel to take up bill requiring electronic e-mail storage
- NRC to expand radioactive materials tracking system
- Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance on purchase card requirements
- Senate committee passes 'plain English' bill
- Senator urges agencies, Congress to hire more disabled employees
April 11
- Committee passes advisory panel accountability bill
- Defense secretary says he hopes to resume troop withdrawals in fall
- DHS chief defends satellite office, denies any spying role
- House committee votes again to prohibit private tax debt collection
- OMB to agencies: Don't bother submitting 2010 budget requests
- Senators seek broader TSP outreach efforts
- The other Iraq crisis: State, DHS boost efforts to aid refugees
April 10
- GAO to seek input from employees on changes to new pay system
- GAO: Military gear for sale on Web poses security risk
- Government slow to implement ID system
- Lawmaker plans to attach strings to missile defense funds
- Panel clears House bill on federal computer donations
- Panel doesn't expect letup in air traffic congestion
- Panel questions DHS chief's groundwork for border fence
- Senate chairman probes contractor's erroneous classification as disadvantaged business
April 9
- Another troop surge in Iraq 'pretty remote,' general says
- Committee Republicans blast inaction on DHS authorization bill
- FAA defends testimony of officials at panel's hearing
- Lawmakers say ICE official sought to mask Halloween incident
- Mismanagement, not technology, caused Census handheld trouble, auditors say
- Trade group weighs in on Blackwater, IBM
- VA pay hurts recruiting of medical personnel, panel says
April 8
- Army urged to develop process to wage war in cyberspace
- Committee members seek info on Homeland Security use of satellites
- Democrats increase pressure on overseas contract fraud
- Hack steered Coast Guard e-learning users to al Jazeera site
- Inspectors general detail $11.4 billion in potential savings governmentwide in fiscal 2007
- Iraq war commander recommends troop pause
- Lawmakers accuse FAA of inaccurate testimony
- OPM adds substance abuse services to federal health plan
- OPM increases leave cap for senior Defense employees
- Republicans seek probe of alleged lobbying by EPA officials
April 7
- DHS presses ahead with plan to use Social Security records to enforce immigration laws
- IRS failed to adequately protect its networks, IG reports
- Key agency posts remain empty
- Panel approves bill to restore back raises to GAO employees
- Senate panel moves whistleblower measure
- State Department renews Blackwater contract for one year
April 4
- Diversity lacking among agencies' senior ranks, say lawmakers
- Homeland Security pushes for reauthorization of electronic verification program
- IBM suspension lifted
- Military analysts predict prolonged U.S. presence in Iraq
- National Reconnaissance Office cancels contracts for proposed space radar project
- New intelligence sharing strategy shifts from 'need to share' to 'responsibility to provide'
- Officials blast FAA relationship with airlines
- Senators praise, criticize FEMA's progress since Katrina
- State Department calls arms dealers' disadvantaged status 'coding error'
- VA's chief information officer makes pitch for more funding
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