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- House passes sweeping $638 billion defense bill
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- USPS reaches energy reduction goal ahead of schedule
- House presses VA for more details after cyber attacks
- NIH tops list of best companies for baby boomers
- DoD maintains BRAC fight, despite opposition
- IRS official contradicts claims about reviews
- GSA to review all internal contracting practices after latest IG report
- Military plans would put women in most combat jobs
- NASA picks 8 new astronauts, 4 of them women
- ICE Director John Morton stepping down
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- Classified cyber sharing program slow to take off
FEHBP modernization plan receives cautious optimism from Hill
The Office of Personnel Management told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that the 50-year-old law creating the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) has hurt its ability to keep the FEHBP up-to-date. The agency estimates billions in savings over the next decade should Congress approve the White House's proposals in the 2014 budget request.
House committee approves pro-business cyber bill
House panel approves pro-business cybersecurity bill over protests by civil liberties groups
Postal Service backs down on ending Saturday mail
The U.S. Postal Service has reversed its decision to end Saturday mail delivery service, saying Congress gave it no choice when it passed a 2013 appropriations bill last month that continued a ban on five-day delivery.
House revives cyber bill that privacy groups hate
The House Intelligence Committee is trying to revive legislation that would let industry and the federal government swap information on the latest cyber threats.
Shinseki says VA on target for ending backlog
Shinseki maintains 2015 goal for ending disability claims woes even as backlog worsens
New bill could curtail FEHBP prescription drug costs
The FEHBP Drug Integrity, Transparency and Cost Savings Act would give OPM more oversight of contracts and pricing methods. Rep. Stephen Lynch (D-Mass.) said the bill would save the government billions.
Debate rages over USPS delivery changes
The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service announced last month it would end Saturday delivery of first-class mail. But a new legal decision from the Government Accountability Office seemed to offer more questions than answers.
Budget battle and the economy
On this week's Bloomberg Government Capital Impact show, analysts will compare the House and Senate budget proposals, and discuss sequestration's impact on the economy.
March 21, 2013
House passes GOP budget plan promising deep cuts
GOP-dominated House passes budget plan promising slashing cuts, balance in 10 years
Doubts remain over VA's ability to end huge disability claims backlog
VA officials still insist the 630,000 disability claims waiting to be processed will be eliminated by 2015. But so far, numbers are headed in the wrong direction and House Veterans Affairs Committee members are losing patience.
House Oversight Committee passes 12 bills affecting agency management
Including the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Wednesday passed 12 bills focusing on a variety of agency management issues.
Issa's IT reform bill moves through committee, concerns still remain
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee approved the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) with little debate and no amendments. Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), the bill's author and chairman of the committee, said the provisions to give CIOs more budget control and the IT project and program management improvements will have a big impact on how agencies spend money on technology.
Senate approves huge 2013 spending bill, averting shutdown
Senate votes to avert government shutdown, lock in $85 billion in cuts _ with some flexibility
GOP pillories administration's sequester prep
House Republicans pillory Obama administration over preparations for mandatory budget cuts
Groups say veteran-owned contracting still broken
Veterans service organizations say despite attempts at improvement, the Department of Veterans Affairs' verification process for veteran-owned small businesses is still barring legitimate firms from contracts with the department, while doing little to deter actual fraud.
USDA seeks authority to transfer funds to offset sequestration cuts
Agriculture Department Secretary Tom Vilsack can move money in-between accounts within the same bureau, but not across the agency under a special provision called Interchange Authority. Vilsack has officially asked Congress for use of that authority in an effort to stunt the negative effects of sequestration at his agency. At at recent House hearing, Republican lawmakers questioned why more agencies haven't movasked Congress for similar permission.
GSA in desperate need of funds to repair federal buildings
For the third year in a row, Congress is unlikely to give GSA enough money to repair and maintain federal buildings. Acting GSA Administrator Dan Tangherlini told House lawmakers Tuesday that the government isn't spending the 2-to-4 percent industry average to keep buildings operating well.
FBI arrests NASA contractor about to leave U.S. for China
Agents charged Bo Jiang, a contractor at the National Institute of Aerospace, with lying to federal investigators. Jiang was under investigation for possible violations of the Arms Control Act.
Postal Service reform finds new life on Capitol Hill
Real reform for the U.S. Postal Service may be gaining some steam in Congress. Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas), the new chairman of the House subcommittee that oversees the Postal Service, tells Federal News Radio, House leadership sees room for compromise with Democrats when it comes to figuring out ways to get USPS back in the black. Farenthold supports the Postal Service's plan to eliminate Saturday mail delivery.
Catchall spending bill advances in Senate
Catchall spending bill advances in Senate; likely to clear Congress this week
