Oversight
House to take up Defense spending bill, hold off on others
After consideration of Defense appropriations measure next week, no other spending bills are likely to make it to the floor before lame duck session.
Pay & Benefits
Is Telework Good For Your Health?
Tell us whether working outside the office allows you to adopt a more wholesome lifestyle.
Oversight
House passes health care repeal -- again
The chamber has voted more than 30 times to repeal or defund parts of the law.
Nextgov
DARPA to get a new director -- one with Solyndra connections
Investment firm executive will lead Pentagon’s venture capital arm.
Oversight
House will put off postal reform debate until the fall, Hill source says
Passage might have to wait until after November lame duck session.
Management
Calling all federal employees with great waste-cutting ideas
SAVE competition submissions due by July 24.
Management
Academy aims to get people talking about the budget and other challenges
Series of memos is designed to start a dialogue on domestic issues.
Management
Union sounds off over governor’s Gestapo comment
NTEU demands full apology from Maine Republican who compared IRS to Nazi secret police.
Management
OMB plans for automatic cuts, urges Congress to find sequestration alternative
The cuts ‘would be terrible for our country,’ Jeff Zients says.
Pay & Benefits
Firefighters win health care benefits
President Obama orders agencies to extend health insurance to part-time workers who battle wildfires.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Who's got the magic: Barack, Mitt, Barney or the Donald?
With vacation over, comedians return to the presidential field jokes.
Oversight
Senate likely to punt on spending bills until November
Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., blames House Republicans for setting lower spending cap.
Management
How to Get Your Message Out
While working this week with a leadership team from Defense, messaging was the theme.
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Raytheon snags missile defense contract; says past failures are past
The company will develop ‘kill vehicle’ to engage warheads in space.
Management
Mix and Match
Group mentoring meets a variety of needs where one-on-one programs fall short.
Management
Timeline: Obama’s efforts to tame the bureaucracy
Major milestones in the administration’s drive to make government more efficient and transparent.
Oversight
Postal reform hinges on House action
The chamber is expected to vote on its own solution before August recess.
Oversight
Top Democratic House appropriations job will likely go to a woman
The question is which woman -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur of Ohio or Rep. Nita Lowey of New York?
Tech
DATA Act might have saved GSA from scandal
Information collected under the bill could have tipped off IG earlier, vendors say.
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