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- IRS to pay $70M in bonuses, Grassley says
- Small companies won't feel effect of lowered contractor pay cap
- Senators push Tangherlini for assurances GSA is improving
- As VA works to eliminate one backlog, one more might emerge
- BRAC-like commission proposed to hunt down government cost savings
- Sequestration claims another conference: DHS's GFirst cyber event
- Postal Service closing Capitol Hill post offices in 'symbolic' move
- Senators seek cost cuts for F-35 fighter jet
- Fed pens new furlough song
- Web guru Dorris brings new life to government websites
- EPA CIO Jackson returning to private sector
- Navy strikes enterprise licensing deal with Oracle
- Contractors with security clearances lack path to report problems
- NSA leak case gives vendors reason to reevaluate personnel
- 8 contract executives guilty of 8(a) contracting fraud
- Whistleblower suit leads to $12M false claims settlement by SAIC
2 Obama cabinet nominees clear Senate committee
Obama's nominees to head Commerce, Transportation win Senate committee approval
Inside the Reporter's Notebook: The CIO shuffle continues; the last E-gov benefits report?
News and buzz in the acquisition and IT communities that you may have missed this week.
FAA safety oversight of aircraft repairs faulted
The Federal Aviation Administration's supposedly risk-based safety inspection system "falls short of being truly risk-based," especially for foreign repair stations, a report by the inspector general said.
Obama taps Foxx - NC mayor - to run Transportation
Obama nominates Foxx - mayor of Charlotte, NC -to run Transportation Department
WH: Anthony Foxx in line for transportation post
WH: Obama to pick Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx for transportation secretary
Controllers return after Congress ends FAA furloughs
Air traffic controllers are heading back to work. Significant airport delays were reported last week due to furloughs at FAA caused by sequestration.
White House says it's open to fix on FAA furloughs
Pressured by Senate Democrats, White House says it's open to fix on FAA furloughs
FAA furloughs kick in, some flight delays appear
Air traffic controllers furloughed as government cuts kick in; some flight delays show up
Airlines, pilots sue government to stop furloughs
Two airline trade associations and the Air Line Pilots Association said they have filed a lawsuit asking the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington to stop the furloughs.
Flight delays: Furloughs begin at airports Sunday
FAA: Expect long delays at major airports as air traffic controller furloughs kick in Sunday
FAA to close 149 air traffic towers under cuts
Federal Aviation Administration to close 149 air traffic control towers because of budget cuts
Obama administration: Cuts to cause flight delays
Obama administration: Spending cuts will cause flight delays
New report questions FAA's airline safety promise
New report says federal regulators haven't kept safety promises made after 2009 air crash
LA mayor shoots down rumors of Cabinet position
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is putting an end to rumors that he's up for a Cabinet position in the Obama administration.
LaHood departure leaves another vacancy in Cabinet
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who lifted the profile of distracted driving as a national safety concern, is stepping down, presenting President Barack Obama with another Cabinet vacancy at the start of his second term.
Highest ranked agencies distinguished by strong leadership
NASA, the Surface Transportation Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation share a common trait that led them to the top ranking for their size class in the Partnership for Public Service's seventh annual Best Places to Work survey. Transportation, OMB and the National Credit Union Administration earn the most improved status by implementing the best practices of the leading agencies.
Test your knowledge of government
So, just what does an air traffic controller do? How do they become ATC and how many are there? Short answer: They control air traffic, its hard work and probably not enough of them. For details check out Senior Correspondent Mike Causey's Federal Report.
New federal oversight of subways, buses replaces state 'patchwork'
The Federal Transit Administration now has the authority to set safety standards under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act or MAP-21.
6-month spending bill clears Senate hurdle
A spending bill required to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month has cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate.
FAA to study use of electronics on planes
In March the FAA raised hopes that it might loosen rules for electronic devices by saying it would "explore ways to bring together all of the key stakeholders involved."
