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.

Digital Government

The Economist calls GovLoop a rejuvenator

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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

Jacob Lew gets a step closer to OMB

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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.

Digital Government

GSA continues leadership shifts

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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.

Digital Government

Henry heads to FBI cyber crime branch

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