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Contractor misconduct getting second look from House Oversight Committee

The General Services Administration in the next week will unveil a new system making it easier for agencies to understand if a contractor is found guilty of breaking a law.

Tags: contracting , Elaine Duke , Drew Luten , Greg Woods , Richard Skinner , Calvin Scovel , Ed Towns , Donald Gambatesa , DHS , DOT , USAID , GSA , suspension and debarment , contractor oversight , FAPIIS , PPIRS

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Sniping on the Hill affecting the business of government

Politico's Jake Sherman brings us analysis.

Tags: management , Congress , Edolphus Towns , Darrell Issa ,

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Lawmakers contest DHS policy to protect its employees from flu

Rep. Lynch calls department guidance "unacceptable." Others say agency more worried about public relations than employee health.

Tags: mngt , DHS , GSA , DoD , CDC , H1N1 , Elaine Duke , David Weissman , Rep. Stephen Lynch , Rep. Brian Billbray , Rep. Bennie Thompson

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EXCLUSIVE: Theresa Chambers talks with WFED's Max Cacas

Tags: management , whistleblower , HR 1507 , Theresa Chambers , U.S. Park Police , Max Cacas

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Census 2010 Update: Counting Everyone

Tags: Census , census 2010 , Census Bureau , House Oversight Committee

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CTO bill adds to cybersecurity discussion

Rep. Connolly wants to codify Chopra's role and give CTO more oversight over computer defenses. Rep. Watson also to introduce cyber bill this summer.

Tags: technology , Vivek Kundra , Aneesh Chopra , Rep. Diane Watson , Rep. Gerry Connolly , Sen. Tom Carper , Sen. Jay Rockefeller , OMB , CTO , cybersecurity

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Rep. Cuellar pushing for performance based budgeting

Texas Democrat's bill would modernize how the government appropriates, measures funding. Agency progress with financial management oversight improves slightly, but still no consolidated audit opinion.

Tags: mngt , Henry Cuellar , Diana Watson , Gene Dodaro , Richard Gregg , DHS , DoD , NASA , GAO , Treasury , Army Corps of Engineers , financial management , audit opinion , CFO Act , Performance based budgeting

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More federal contracts protested in 2008

GAO report to Congress shows a 17 percent increase over last year.

Tags: William Shook , contracting , bid protest , GAO , JM , K&L Gates , training ,

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Military personnel would get TSP match

House committee passes bill changing TSP, updating FERS

Tags: P&B , Darrell Issa , Edolphus Towns , Gerry Connolly , John McHugh , TSP , FERS , CSRS

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House committee cancels Networx hearing

Oversight and Government Reform Committee was to have heard from GSA, Interagency Management Council and the five vendors. But lawmakers are attending Dorothy Height's funeral.

Tags: technology , contracting , Diane Watson , Martha Johnson , Sonny Bhagowalia , Joseph Lieberman , Susan Collins , GSA , Interior , OMB , Networx , telecommunications , FTS2001

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