EARLYBIRD: HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE WEB

Obama narrowly tops Romney in August fundraising

President Obama edged out Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney in fundraising by about $2 million last month.

Gallup, Rasmussen: Obama up by 5 points

A pair of tracking polls Monday give President Obama 5-point leads over Mitt Romney.

Warning about possible anarchist activity

Law enforcement officials are concerned about possible violence by anarchist extremists at the upcoming conventions.

Dunford gets the Nod

GSA implements savings ideas from employees

The General Services Administration will implement five employee-pitched ideas that the agency expects will save it $5.5 million per year. In late May, GSA ...

Former Library of Congress auditor says he was harassed, then fired for being gay

Peter TerVeer was an up-and-coming auditor for the Library of Congress’s inspector general’s office. His boss liked him so much he tried to set him up with his ...

VA ‘Patton’ parody video released

This post has been updated. A House committee investigating spending by the Department of Veterans Affairs at two training conferences in Florida last year has ...

Is the hiring reform having any impact on the government workforce? | #Fedbuzz

In May 2010, President Obama unveiled a plan aimed at expediting the federal hiring process, while at the same time diversifying the federal workforce. While ...

Employee bias complaints down, waits up

Federal employees filed slightly fewer discrimination complaints against their agencies in 2011, but the numbers of cases awaiting hearings and appeals grew as ...

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