Oversight
OMB sets guidelines for telework security
Document gives agencies leeway to develop their own policies, but establishes parameters for keeping information safe outside the office.
Pay & Benefits
Debate swirls over whether TSP is living within its means
Board chairman says proposed budget cuts don’t go far enough, but executive director argues there's no fat left to trim.
Oversight
Majority leader: Senate will stay in session until debt-ceiling bill is passed
Chamber will work on weekends to get deal done by Aug. 2 deadline.
Oversight
Consumer protection bureau gets designated leader on eve of opening
Obama makes unexpected nomination as newest agency wins plaudits for preparations while under fire.
Defense
New general takes command in Afghanistan as Petraeus departs for CIA
John Allen will lead the process of withdrawl by 2014.
Oversight
Treasury head: Only option is to raise debt limit
Geithner says there is “no plausible way to run the country… if we are not paying our obligations.”
Oversight
Obama passes over obvious choice to lead consumer protection bureau
President thanks Elizabeth Warren for helping stand up the agency, but goes with former Ohio official.
Tech
Blurring the Digital Divide
Gen Y is losing its edge over older cohorts on technology and social networking.
Defense
From Nextgov: Internet repression on the rise since Arab Spring
Most regimes censoring the Internet are using new tactics that go beyond simple blocking, experts say.
Oversight
Federal employees report being in the dark on debt ceiling
Group says public servants are concerned about a default’s impact on pay and benefits.
Defense
Defense chief asked to postpone planned move to new Virginia building
Citing continued worries over traffic, four lawmakers ask Panetta to delay the move and cap parking at new site.
Defense
Controversial radiation monitors to cost DHS another $300 million
The equipment, intended to detect radiation and nuclear materials, may not have undergone sufficient testing.
Defense
House approves $1 billion cut to nuclear agency funding
Most of the reductions would impact NNSA's nonproliferation and weapons accounts.
Defense
Veterans have long wait times for mental health services, studies find
'Significantly high number' of patients waited for more than a month during 2010, IG says.
Oversight
Obama presses urgency on debt
President complains that the Hill 'has run up the credit card.'
Oversight
Salazar meets with tribal leaders to discuss land trust lawsuit settlement
The move is a first step in resolving the 15-year class action over government’s management of Indian accounts and land trusts.
Defense
Bin Laden planned Sept. 11 anniversary attack
Officials say plot seemed to be in the early stages.
Oversight