Management
IRS is underfunded but ready for health care law, commissioner says
Shulman defends request for 8 percent budget hike for fiscal 2013.
Tech
ACLU: New domestic intelligence rules undermine privacy, security
Rules allow the National Counterterrorism Center to store private information about Americans, even if they aren't suspected of being terrorists.
Management
Panel suggests tighter timeline for presidential appointments
Commission wants 150 top slots filled by May 1 of new administration.
Defense
Bales charged on 17 counts of pre-meditated murder
The staff sergeant is the sole suspect in the shooting deaths of 17 Afghan civilians.
Pay & Benefits
Federal locality pay areas to remain unchanged in 2013
President’s Pay Agent rejects plan to expand to new areas.
Defense
Staff Sgt. Bales is 'scapegoat' for administration, attorney says
The war in Afghanistan will be on trial along with suspect in mass shootings, John Browne tells CBS.
Defense
Charges in Afghan shooting will be start of long legal journey
Process is almost certain to continue after U.S. troops have withdrawn.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- If Romney is an Etch A Sketch, Gingrich is an Easy Bake Oven
Kimmel compares Gingrich to another children's toy.
Pay & Benefits
The Sites You Need
Your guide to online information about retirement benefits and planning.
Defense
Low morale at DHS linked to heavy turnover, weak training
Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen faults inability to plan long-term budgeting.
Defense
Missouri Democrat isn’t buying the need for more base closures
Proposal for a second BRAC round already is unpopular on Capitol Hill, though Defense has said it can move forward regardless.
Management
Obama appoints familiar faces to labor-management council
All three were previously selected for two-year terms in 2010.
Pay & Benefits
Soldiers go unpaid thanks to Army payroll problems
The deficiencies also threaten Pentagon audits.
Oversight
Congress votes to curb insider trading, require federal employee disclosure
Final language applies to a smaller group of top officials than a previous Senate version.
Defense
Afghan war commander: We stick to the plan
Gen. John Allen wants no more troop withdrawals than those already scheduled.
Oversight
No ethics penalties for lawmakers arrested with Clooney
Panel said it considered the 'scope and nature of the conduct.'
Oversight
House voting to abolish Medicare payment board
President Obama has threatened to veto the bill.
Oversight