EARLYBIRD: HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE WEB
Senate finally considers AFT nominee; Americans waffling on surveillance; how TSA lost knife fight
A few items that caught our attention on Tuesday: Five months later, Senate considers president’s ATF pick. The Senate Judiciary finally plans to take up the ...
Whistleblower protections and the NSA surveillance leaks
The recent leaks about controversial NSA surveillance programs have created an awkward situation for the Obama administration, which just last year provided ...
NSA leaks raise questions about whether contractors should do sensitive government work
There are a ton of important questions raised by the national security disclosures leaked to The Washington Post and Guardian news organizations by Edward ...
Report: Nepotism ‘open and widely accepted’ at Energy Department
Advocating for the hire of relatives, a form of nepotism, has become “open and widely accepted” at the Energy Department, according to a federal watchdog ...
IRS replaces another official after revelations of targeting
The Internal Revenue Service has replaced one of the officials who oversaw the agency’s tax-exemption division in Cincinnati during a targeting campaign that ...
Cincinnati IRS employees say their actions started the targeting efforts
An IRS manager in Cincinnati elevated the first tea party case that prompted the targeting of conservative groups, and another employee from that Ohio office ...
Meet the 2013 Service to America Medal Finalists
Each year, the Partnership for Public Service recognizes the outstanding achievements of dedicated federal workers with the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America ...
Clinton: Attack 'should shock the conscience'
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hailed Ambassador Christopher Stevens as a hero of diplomacy.
Obama: No excuse for 'senseless violence'
President Obama is condemning the "outrageous attack" on the diplomatic mission in Libya.
Romney, Obama camps clash over Middle East
The violence in Libya and Egypt is now an issue in the United States presidential campaign.
Is Your Privacy Worth 50 Foiled Terror Plots?
Postal Service Eyes Cuba
Tangherlini As GSA's Mr. Fix-It?
Lew Cleans Up Signature for the Nation's Currency
The Plan to Open More Military Jobs to Women
Should Leaders Ever Lie?
