Management

Newly Released Tapes Reveal LBJ Knew but Never Spoke Out About Nixon's Rumored 'Treason'

Information spotlights 1968 Paris peace talks.

Nextgov

DHS Cyber Czar Mark Weatherford to Step Down

He built bridges with the Pentagon and corporate leaders to improve network security.

Nextgov

GSA Database May Have Leaked Contractor Banking and Proprietary Information

‘Security vulnerability’ could have allowed vendors to see competitors' registration and past performance accounts.

Oversight

Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Return FERS Surplus to Postal Service

Surplus has been estimated at $3 billion and $11 billion.

Nextgov

Let Government Scientists Tweet More, Report Says

Federal agencies are improving social media policies but have a ways to go.

Management

Activists Laud Special Counsel’s Entry into Whistleblower Case

Lerner’s amicus brief challenges Pentagon stance on removing employees from ‘sensitive’ positions.

Pay & Benefits

Bill Would Slash Congressional Pay by 8.2 Percent

Bipartisan sponsors say sequestration exemption for lawmaker salaries is hypocritical.

Oversight

Nondefense Slice of Domestic Spending on Track to Hit 50-Year Low

Government operations and welfare programs take big hits in both Democratic and GOP plans.

Pay & Benefits

Senate Nears Vote on Bill Keeping Government Open, Freezing Pay

Bill extends the pay freeze through 2013.

Oversight

Senate Budget Blueprint Targets Retirement Backlog, Duplicative Reports

Sen. Warner draws bipartisan support for three amendments affecting agencies.

Management

Metro Takes $8 Million Sequestration Hit

Furloughs could cost another $10 million, with ridership already declining as fares rise.

Nextgov

Obama Says Iran Is a Year Away from a Nuke

The President tried to reassure Israelis that the need for a preemptive strike against is still a long way off.

Oversight

Analysis: Labor Nominee Draws Unfair Criticism

Conservatives go after the head of the Voting Rights Section of the Justice Department for "cruddy" lawyering and "racial scaremongering against voter ID laws."

Oversight

Play of the Day: A Washington Conclave?

Leno asks why we can’t lock Congress into a room to figure out the sequester.

Oversight

New Hope for a Grand Bargain

Amid the hot air in Washington comes the whiff of compromise.