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.

News

State's IG and the Pipeline

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

Bombs Away

The grandfather of negative campaign ads is worth recalling as we brace for next year’s onslaught.

News

Agency Chief Recusal

Management

How to Do Less with Less