Oversight

Play of the Day -- Is Ron Paul hotter than Rick Santorum?

Jay Leno on Tuesday compared Rick Santorum's poolside photo to an image of a shirtless Ron Paul.

Oversight

Ron Paul: Secret Service 'a form of welfare'

The Texas Republican is the only remaining GOP presidential candidate without protection.

Management

Shared Services Help Pinch Pennies

As tighter budgets loom, government will have to be smarter about contracting and consolidating administrative services.

Oversight

House passes second bill to speed sale of excess federal property

Oversight panel’s legislation would allow agencies to keep proceeds.

News

The Budget: A Town Hall Meeting

Management

Obama regulatory chief calls for curbing 'cumulative burdens'

Sunstein memo directs agencies to harmonize new and existing rules.

Management

Fire breaks out at State Department’s Columbia Plaza building

No one is injured, and offices are closed the rest of the day.

Management

Video: Gingrich calls for De Niro apology over 'white first lady' joke

Actor asks fundraiser crowd if country is ready. 'Too soon, right?'

Defense

Commander grilled over Afghanistan future

Support for the war has been steadily evaporating, but the war itself will grind on all the same.

Pay & Benefits

Career ladder promotions climb

Noncompetitive promotions have jumped 75 percent in the past three years, <i>Federal Times</i> reports.

Management

House Small Business panel prepares to mark up contractor bills

Coffman legislation would target fraud through referrals to inspector general.

News

Jersey Boys in the (Government) News

Pay & Benefits

GOP budget plan includes pay freeze extension, workforce reduction

Proposal also asks feds to ‘make a more equitable contribution’ to retirement benefits.

Oversight

Republican budget proposal a political document

Plan offers few details on which 'wasteful' programs and agencies would be cut.

Management

Condoleezza Rice on veep job: 'Not me'

Former Secretary of State says vice presidential candidate should be 'somebody who really wants it.'

Defense

Secret Service code names revealed

Romney is Javelin. Santorum is Petrus.

Defense

Suspect in Afghan killings was once found liable in financial fraud

Robert Bales joined the Army months after he had been accused of engaging in financial fraud, The Post reports.

Defense

U.S. simulation shows Israeli strike on Iran could bring wider war

Planners fear U.S. involvement would be unavoidable, The Times reports.

Management

Specialists defend health care law’s independent payment board

House prepares vote to repeal the body critics say would ration health care.

Management

Mentoring can make a mark, personnel chief says

Speech comes as Congress weighs a phased-in retirement approach that would allow older employees to pass along knowledge to younger colleagues.