Oversight
Nuclear Crisis Averted, Senate Begins Clearing Obama Nominees
Senate approves Cordray for consumer bureau; votes on Labor and EPA nominees expected this week.
Defense
Eric Holder Questions Stand-Your-Ground Laws
The attorney general goes a step further than Obama, speaking out against the Florida law.
Oversight
Analysis: Senate Deal Doesn’t Help Obama on Judges, and That’s What Matters Most
Administration picks are one thing, but judges will carry his legacy into the future.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Senate Avoids the Nuclear Option
The Daily Show highlights the dysfunction in the Senate.
Nextgov
Pentagon Buys Untested Mobile Security System for 300,000 Users
Contract did not require a past performance evaluation of vendors tapped to configure smartphones and tablets.
Pay & Benefits
Top Defense Offices Could Face 20 Percent Staff Cut
Reality of sequestration is forcing secretary to consider severe action.
Management
How the Defense Department Communicates
A conversation about the tech powering DoD’s global collaboration efforts.
Defense
'No Action Taken' Against One-Third of Sexual Assault Suspects in Cases Closed in 2010
IG concludes military’s investigative units conducted most probes by the book.
Management
5 Instagram Feeds the Government Needs to Start
Cool ways these government agencies could use the photo sharing service.
Management
Senators Spar With Agencies Over War-Zone Contracting Reforms
No answers yet to explain $34 million unusable building in Afghanistan.
Nextgov
Pentagon Expects to Save $2.4 Billion by Reforming Military Health Care
Use of common IT systems could yield $672 million over six years, report says.
Oversight
The U.S. Senate Just Lost Half of Its Black Senators
Although more then 13 percent of the U.S. population is black, only 1 percent of the Senate is.
Pay & Benefits
Pentagon Promises to Halt Pay Raises for Foreign Nationals
Defense will honor its agreement to give German citizens a pay hike, but avoid future raises.
Management
Government Should Leverage Its Size to Get Better Prices, Senators Say
OMB, GSA told to measure strategic sourcing progress.
Nextgov
Army Says It's Safe to Detonate Mustard Shells at Kentucky Depot
It will take 38 weeks to explode 15,000 blister-agent filled munitions.
Pay & Benefits
Fed Assistance Fund Flooded With Furlough Aid Requests
Organization expects even more applications as Defense furloughs get under way.
Oversight
Senate Agrees to Up-or-Down Votes for Obama Nominees, Avoids 'Nuclear Option'
Deal paves way for vote on CFPB nominee Richard Cordray.
Management
7 Ways to Better Manage a Slacker
Somebody not pulling their weight? Try these techniques.
Pay & Benefits