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Congress approves long-term FAA authorization Feb 07, 2012 Congress has passed a four-year reauthorization of Federal Aviation Administration programs, marking the end of a series of short-term extensions dating back to 2007. The bill, which won final approval from the Senate late Monday on a 75-20 vote, now goes to President Obama. Post a Comment Recommend Panel seeks tracking, displaying federal spending data The government does a poor job of collecting and posting data on how trillions of dollars are spent each year, according to a presidentially chartered group of senior federal officials. (7) Open-government groups protest rule allowing federal officials to lie Open-government groups are fighting a proposed Justice Department rule to allow federal law enforcement agencies to lie about the existence of government documents being sought by the public. (6) Software that predicts the future: Does it really help? For the IRS, a type of software known as predictive analytics may offer one means of deciding which taxpayers most likely warrant an audit. The U.S. Postal Service's inspector general has just begun using analytics to identify high-risk contracts. And at least one agency is exploring the technology as a means of predicting which of its employees will be retiring soon. (2) Space shuttle program officially ends CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Without ceremony, a NASA program that launched 135 missions over 30 years — the final one in July — morphed into the new Space Shuttle Transition and Retirement Office, which began operations Thursday. (6)		Federal Times Video Most Popular Federal Stories Today Past Week Past Month OPM speeds up retirement claims processing, but backlog grows (889) Bill would prohibit step increases for rest of year (816) House passes bill proposing BRAC-like process for excess federal property (440) Agencies on track to cut or avoid $50 billion in improper payments (407) Trump will develop Old Post Office into luxury hotel (356) Bill would prohibit step increases for rest of year (17362) Senators propose civilian pay freeze through 2014 (14435) CBO: Feds out-earn civilians; report fuels push for extended pay freeze (5731) When can agencies monitor your email? FDA case sparks debate over policy (5390) Pentagon plans for five years of reduced raises for civilian employees (5351) Proposed pay raise draws ire from all sides (34003) Pentagon plans for five years of reduced raises for civilian employees (30977) Panel chair introduces bill to reduce pensions (25553) Details coming soon on TSP's planned Roth fund (17403) Bill would prohibit step increases for rest of year (17364) Tell Us About Labor-management partnerships What changes, good or bad, do you foresee from President Barack Obama’s executive order to re-establish labor-management partnerships? Send your comments to Staff Writer Stephen Losey.
	Program Management News Congress approves long-term FAA authorization Congress has passed a four-year reauthorization of Federal Aviation Administration programs, marking the end of a series of short-term extensions dating back to 2007. The bill, which won final approval from the Senate late Monday on a 75-20 vote, now goes to President Obama. Panel seeks tracking, displaying federal spending data The government does a poor job of collecting and posting data on how trillions of dollars are spent each year, according to a presidentially chartered group of senior federal officials. (7) Open-government groups protest rule allowing federal officials to lie Open-government groups are fighting a proposed Justice Department rule to allow federal law enforcement agencies to lie about the existence of government documents being sought by the public. (6) Software that predicts the future: Does it really help? For the IRS, a type of software known as predictive analytics may offer one means of deciding which taxpayers most likely warrant an audit. The U.S. Postal Service's inspector general has just begun using analytics to identify high-risk contracts. And at least one agency is exploring the technology as a means of predicting which of its employees will be retiring soon. (2) Space shuttle program officially ends CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Without ceremony, a NASA program that launched 135 missions over 30 years — the final one in July — morphed into the new Space Shuttle Transition and Retirement Office, which began operations Thursday. (6) More Headlines NRC ‘knowledge center' helps younger employees benefit from experts' experience House panel proposes cutting NASA's budget Bill would partially fund key weather satellite Fewer prosecuted in benefits program fraud Cost-benefit analysis of new rules grows little under proponent of technique House panel seeks more transparency in grant awards Backlog grows for Social Security benefits appeals HHS employs predictive modeling to fight Medicare fraud Veteran trapped, like many, in disability paperwork backlog Looming gap in weather satellites threatens forecasting Intel agencies aim to automate secrecy Comments slow down rules process CIA official calls for reform of secrecy system Agencies outline plans to reduce regulations Low-profile agency shines in wake of bin Laden mission Bin Laden killing shows off agency cooperation Finalists announced for Service to America awards Survey shows strong public support for federal websites Americans depend more on federal aid than ever Performance improvement officers lack support of agency leaders Search the Program Management Archives for more News