Pay & Benefits
Budget expert forecasts more financial woes for the federal government
‘The country is going to need you more in the future,’ former congressional aide tells federal employees. ‘You’re just going to be needed; you’re not going to feel loved.’
Defense
Investigators find 'gross mismanagement' of war remains at Dover AFB
A colonel and two civilian deputies were disciplined, but not fired, for alleged abuses between 2008 and 2010.
Tech
NASA plans test flight of Orion space capsule in 2014
Agency reveals the plan in a low-key notice on the federal procurement website.
News
Maryland Democrat is not optimistic super committee will spare feds
Sen. Ben Cardin won’t be surprised if deficit reduction panel recommends reducing government employees’ retirement benefits.
News
Interior Department plan will include more Gulf, Alaska leases
President attempts delicate balance of trying to appease drilling proponents while avoiding the ire of environmentalists.
News
Former President Clinton says third terms should be legal
Rule probably couldn't be applied to anyone who has already served, Clinton notes.
News
Play of the Day -- Cain on Kimmel: 'Maybe you need to think thicker and bigger'
A daily roundup of late-night video.
Oversight
Bombs Away
The grandfather of negative campaign ads is worth recalling as we brace for next year’s onslaught.
Defense
Analysis: The real picture in Afghanistan
Maj. Gen. Peter Fuller got cashiered for intemperate remarks about Afghan leaders. But what he has to say about the situation in the country is really important.
News
Five of six super committee senators see major drops in fundraising, group says
There have been calls for super committee members to shun fundraising as they debate how to cut more than $1 trillion from the federal budget.
Defense
Auditors blast DHS' $1.5 billion border plan
The Government Accountability Office says Homeland Security should halt a new program to secure the U.S.-Mexico border until it calculates a more realistic cost figure .
Oversight
Merit board advises equal treatment for teleworkers and office employees
Assignments and expectations should be comparable for agencies to realize the full benefit of the work arrangement, report notes.
Oversight
Justice rethinks planned changes to FOIA policy
Open-government groups claim victory on issue of acknowledging secret probes.
Defense
Senators urge State Department to turn over requested Iraq documents to special IG
A bipartisan group of lawmakers aims to protect SIGIR’s independence in a letter sent to Secretary Clinton.
News
Federal managers support program cuts, fewer contractors
Survey respondents do not favor further proposals targeting pay and benefits to reduce the deficit.
Defense