People
Contractors behaving badly: Report exposes labor law violations by IT vendors
Government Accountability Office auditors find that half of the 50 largest assessments handed out by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division between fiscal 2005 and 2009 were charged to 20 federal contractors.
People
DOD considers distributing task, delivery orders electronically
Defense Department officials want to make the electronic distribution of task and delivery orders standard.
People
Army Corps of Engineers caught in web of political wrangling
The Army Corps of Engineers has tried numerous times to reorganize, but lawmakers don't want to risk potential job losses at home, according to corps officials.
Digital Government
DOD isn't poaching, but it is hiring, official says
The Defense Department is a unique place, and that attracts young people to leave industry and join its civilian workforce, Undersecretary Ashton Carter says.
Acquisition
More guidance coming on time-and-materials contracting
Contracting officers have been confused about how time-and-materials contracts work and how to justify them.
Acquisition
DOD dropped the ball on workforce reviews, GAO says
DOD officials might have lost an opportunity to build for the future, GAO officials wrote in a letter to congressional committees.
People
Federal pay debate raises hackles again
As it turns out, there are three topics people should avoid in polite conversation: politics, religion and federal salaries.
People
DOD drives deeper wedge between feds and contractors
A new Defense Department rule that requires service contractors to identify themselves as such could exacerbate existing tensions in the federal workplace.
People
Second Senate panel approves Lew to head OMB
The Senate Budget Committee has approved Jacob Lew's nomination to be director of the Office of Management and Budget.
People
Dodaro picked to be comptroller
President Barack Obama selected Gene Dodaro to be the U.S. comptroller general Sept. 22.
Digital Government
How good is your emissions reporting? GSA wants to know.
GSA finds it feasible for companies to report their emissions data in a voluntary system and is moving ahead with the idea.
Cybersecurity
GSA may recompete HSPD-12 contract
Violations of procurement policies revealed in an IG report could lead to a new competition for a services contract at GSA.
People
Senators press OMB nominee on contracting reforms
Senators questioned Obama's nominee for OMB director during his confirmation hearing, getting insights on how he would run the agency.
Digital Government
Small businesses could suffer if fed contracting goes in-house
If agencies bring contracting work in-house, small companies believe they will bear the brunt of it, and officials want agencies to remember that.
Digital Government
Tax cheats take note: Federal jobs may require audits
Senator proposed legislation to make anyone with seriously delinquent tax debts ineligible for a federal job.
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