The Pentagon gave $350 million in contracts to a firm closely tied to a senior Defense Department officialThe contracts raise questions about whether personal and professional ties to senior defense officials gave the firm an advantage in securing Pentagon business.Government Executive16h agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmentpentagon contract controversy
8 midterm races for federal employees to watchSeveral high-profile races, including Senate elections in Maine, Georgia and Texas, could impact civil servants.Government Executive16h agoWhole story →Governmentmidterm elections
HHS scraps disability accommodations over missing paperwork. Employees say they have receiptsA union leader for CDC headquarters employees said the Health and Human Services Department closing out these accommodation requests was “a deliberate choice to clear the backlog."Government Executive22h agoWhole story →HealthGovernmenthhs accommodation request backlog
Watchdog to examine summertime hack of DHS information network, other incidentsThe Government Accountability Office is expected to flag that the Homeland Security Department delayed in notifying Congress of the incidents, according to a person familiar with the review.Government Executive23h agoWhole story →GovernmentSecuritydhs cyber incident review
