News
Agriculture secretary previews new reforms
Vilsack stresses helping businesses get to market while tightening his department’s budget.
Oversight
Democrats deny walking out of super committee talks
Rep. Van Hollen calls claim "ridiculous."
News
Emails show Obama fundraiser involved in Solyndra
George Kaiser was involved in lobbying the White House toward the company.
News
Labor Department criticized for abandoning citizenship checks
Immigration reform groups attack contractor compliance office for change in policy.
Oversight
Obama announces new efficiencies, SAVE award finalists
Executive order trims spending on agency travel, personal technology and promotional items.
Defense
Man charged with USS Cole bombing will face judge
Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri is the first Guantanamo prisoner to be charged with war crimes since President Obama took office.
News
Play of the Day -- If White House is out, Cain has future as airport security or California governor
A daily roundup of late-night video.
Management
Battling the Budget
Managers are concerned about what the super committee will send down the pipe, but they are ready to go the distance for their employees.
Oversight
Resume uploads to be next USAJobs focus, OPM says
Team will address ‘visibility’ issues on the redesigned website during the coming week.
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