Tom Coburn

• Bill to reduce Senate-confirmed positions advances

  The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee agreed to legislation Wednesday that would take roughly 200 presidential appointees out of the Senate confirmation process. The vast number of Senate-confirmable positions has become unwieldy for the upper chamber, and has deterred too many qualified candidates from accepting executive branch appointments, committee leaders said.

  Budget

  April 14, 2011
• Bill would reduce GPO printing costs

  Two Senators have proposed a bill reducing the number of printed copies of the Congressional Record in order to reduce the overall deficit.

  Budget

  March 30, 2011
• Bill would cut federal pensions

  The Public-Private Employee Retirement Act of 2011, introduced in the Senate, would end the defined benefit portion of feds\' retirement starting with new hires in 2013.

  Pay & Benefits

  March 21, 2011
• Will budget cuts be easier on heels of new GAO report?

  The Government Accountability Office released its first annual report required by Congress to examine overlap among federal programs. Auditors found agencies have redundant programs in everything from contracting to food safety to literacy education.

  Budget

  March 01, 2011
• Republican plan would cut $32B from agency budgets

  Congress must pass another funding measure to keep the government operating past March 4. House Republicans are calling for big cuts to current spending levels. This as President Obama gets set to release his 2012 budget request February 14.

  Budget

  February 04, 2011
• Coburn: DoD must follow the money

  Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) asked DoD officials to be audit ready in anticipation of budget cuts. GAO has not been able to form an auditable opinion of them in over a decade.

  Budget

  February 02, 2011
• Postal service needs big regulatory changes to survive, experts say

  Congress, unions, new Postmaster General all agree current payment structure for retirees is killing chances of USPS survival.

  All News

  December 06, 2010
• Cybersecurity bill clears Senate hurdle

  Sometime in the next few weeks, the Senate is expected to take up a bill designed to strengthen the nation\'s cybersecurity infrastructure. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee approved the legislation Thursday by voice vote.

  Congress

  June 25, 2010
• OPM Director John Berry wants end to Federal pay debate

  His goal: to settle once and for all the question of whether federal employees are overpaid compared to the private sector.

  All News

  June 22, 2010
• OPM wants to settle the fed salary debate

  Director John Berry has asked federal and private sector experts to come up with a formula to compare public and private sector salaries. He says the government has a perception problem that needs to be fixed. Two senators introduce provisions to freeze federal pay and the number of employees.

  Workforce

  June 17, 2010
• Telework caught in a crossfire

  One amendment, two committees equals a whole lot of nothing moving in the Telework Enhancement Act.

  Congress

  May 21, 2010
• IT dashboard pushes CIOs back to the front and center

  Transparency gives additional clout to make technology projects perform. Tool replaces OMB watch lists and makes information more interactive.

  Defense

  July 01, 2009