Oversight

Play of the Day -- Late-night skewers Newt Gingrich's $50 photo charge

Letterman compares the candidate to Santa Claus.

Oversight

Three House members take up TSA whistleblower’s cause

The lawmakers lend support to a U.S. air marshal who says he was fired after speaking out in 2003.

Management

The Upside of High Turnover

In the competitive cybersecurity field, allowing movement can help recruit from a narrow pool of talent.

Pay & Benefits

Postal Service plan to drop federal health program faces murky future

Claims of $7 billion in annual savings generate some skepticism among House lawmakers.

Pay & Benefits

Democratic budget plan doesn’t touch federal pay and benefits

Maryland Rep. Chris Van Hollen vows to fight GOP proposal, which extends pay freeze and ups retirement contributions.

Defense

Lawmakers urge Panetta to lift civilian workforce cap

131 House members sign letter in support of Defense employees.

Oversight

EPA proposes first-ever climate rules

Rule is sure to reignite a fight over climate change both in Congress and on the campaign trail.

Management

Longtime TRICARE contractor protests decision to go with another company

Health care firm tells The Washington Post military beneficiaries would suffer under new agreement.

News

Stuff Bureaucrats Say

Do you talk like this?

Management

Why I Don’t Believe in Work/Life Balance

I’m here to tell you that in an age of doing more with less – or in some cases, less with less – work/life balance is a myth.

Oversight

First major climate regs from Obama EPA sure to stir political debate

Long-awaited global-warming regulations could arrive Tuesday.

Defense

Poll shows support for war in Afghanistan dropping sharply

Sixty-nine percent say the U.S. should not be at war with Afghanistan, The New York Times reports.

Oversight

Play of the Day -- The Hunger Games, Republican primary edition

Kimmel suggests GOP takes a note from the bestselling books.

Defense

Three soldiers killed by Afghan forces

One American and two British shot and killed in separate incidents, AP reports.

Defense

Obama addresses open mic incident

President says asking for flexibility from the Russians wasn't 'hiding the ball.'

Oversight

A Conflicted GOP

After flirting with other candidates, Republicans are realizing that Mitt Romney will be their date in the fall.

Management

Romney: Feds look for 'places they can interfere'

GOP Presidential candidate criticizes government workers at San Diego campaign stop.

Pay & Benefits

TSP closely watches retirement provisions in transportation bills

Board backs language allowing retirees to roll over leftover annual leave, objects to provision letting IRS levy participants’ investment funds.

Management

Labor Department names auditorium for Cesar Chavez

Secretary Solis rallies farmworker community at headquarters.

Defense

General blames leadership failures for recent Afghanistan incidents

Marine Corps Gen. John Allen questions 'command climate.'