Defense
Space shuttle Endeavour gets set to attempt its final landing
Shuttle program will end after Atlantis mission in July.
Oversight
Efforts to bring jobs in-house may be losing momentum
Contractors welcome House-passed Defense bill that would lift Obama’s two-year-old moratorium on Pentagon outsourcing.
Oversight
Former Obama Secret Service agent running for senate in Maryland
It's a rare move for a member of the president's security detail.
Pay & Benefits
From Nextgov: Social Security statements to go online
SSA has been especially cautious about putting info on the Web because Social Security numbers can be used in identity theft.
Pay & Benefits
Agriculture Department offers buyouts, early outs
Department joins growing list of agencies trying to contain costs in difficult fiscal environment.
Oversight
Obama to name former utility executive as Commerce chief
John Bryson would inherit a department expected to be at the center of efforts to overhaul government.
Oversight
Room for One More
Watch for Michele Bachmann or Rick Perry to try to fill a void in the GOP presidential race.
Defense
Obama names new military leadership team
Army Gen. Martin Dempsey tapped as new chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff, Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr. named vice chairman and Gen. Ray Odierno designated to be Army chief of staff.
Oversight
From Nextgov: Government performance website may not meet Hill requirements
After losing more than three-quarters of its e-gov budget, OMB says it may not be able to complete the congressionally mandated project by October 2012.
News
Pentagon would pursue performance pay under House-passed authorization
Successor to abandoned National Security Personnel System should incorporate new incentives and flexible hiring, language says.
Oversight
Senior executives give low marks to Obama appointees
Top career managers rate the president’s political leaders as less effective than those in the Bush or Clinton administrations.
Defense
House approves bill with nuclear treaty-limiting provisions as veto bait
The measures would restrict Obama's ability to reduce nuclear weapons.
Oversight
Committee approves bill that would forgive debt for some disaster assistance recipients
The full Senate now will vote on the legislation.
News
GOP lawmakers push back on contractor disclosures
Bills in House and Senate would bar collection of campaign contribution information.
Oversight