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
Gingrich ignores comment on Obama being Muslim
GOP candidate says the president 'prefers power to prosperity.'
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Happy anniversary, Mitt Romney
Conan O'Brien congratulates the Romneys on 43 years today.
Oversight
Senators mull whether consolidation authority would cure duplication
Oversight committee leader Joe Lieberman hopes to grant Obama administration’s request this year.
Management
Number of minorities in senior-level federal positions increasing
Hispanics, African Americans and Asians have made the most gains in last decade.
Pay & Benefits
Personnel chief: Career ladder data ‘a blip, not a trend’
One-time events contributed to recent spike and such promotions are not automatic, John Berry says.
Management
Analysis: This could be government's finest hour
Budget cuts offer opportunities to rethink priorities and boost efficiency.
Management
John Elway for Manager of the Year?
I’d have to put Denver Broncos GM in the running for manager of the year. And not just NFL manager of the year; anybody’s manager of the year.
Oversight