Oversight
Glimmer of Hope?
The jobless rate is virtually the same as it was a year before Ronald Reagan was reelected in a landslide.
Oversight
House delays payroll tax deal vote until Tuesday
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said Senate Democrats must come back to Washington and admit their bill is dead.
Tech
Only half of dot-gov sites are active, GSA reports
Fewer than half of the surveyed agencies have developed an agencywide Web strategy and most say they manage their websites in a highly decentralized way.
Oversight
HUD responds to attacks on block grant program
Proposed rule would tighten oversight of low-income home construction.
Oversight
Stimulus money to weatherize houses has been well-spent, GAO finds
The positive report follows previous findings of waste in the Energy Department program to help low-income families.
Pay & Benefits
TSP participation declining
Separations and ‘hardship withdrawals’ are among the factors cited.
Oversight
HHS names 32 health care providers as ‘pioneers’
Groups in 18 states chosen for innovations in forming Accountable Care Organizations.
Oversight
What's at stake if Congress fails this time?
Congress is threatening stalemate again, and this time the effect would be felt by millions of average Americans.
Pay & Benefits
Senate spares feds in payroll tax bill
Democratic chamber excludes provisions that would reduce federal compensation, but legislation is expected to fail in the House.
Oversight
House speaker calls for Congress to continue work on payroll-tax package
Boehner says Senate Democrats should put their vacations on hold until differences are resolved.
Defense
U.S. casualties trending down in Afghanistan
As of mid-December, 407 Americans have been killed, nearly a hundred fewer than last year.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Ron Paul on Leno; Dick Cheney's warning
A daily roundup of late-night video.
Tech
Winter Woes
Proposals to extend the pay freeze could make it even harder to compete with the private sector for talent.
Oversight
Senate agrees on spending bill; Obama signs legislation keeping agencies open
Overall bill, if approved, would eliminate the possibility of government shutdown for the rest of the fiscal year.
Oversight