Defense
Defense study bolsters case for ending ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’
Gates says Congress should act this year to repeal the ban on openly gay troops, to prevent the courts from abruptly making changes.
Pay & Benefits
Washington reacts to Obama’s federal pay freeze
Feedback from players on both sides of the pay debate.
Oversight
Senate passes food safety bill
Chamber's version leaves FDA funding for expanded investigations up to appropriators.
Oversight
Senate oversight committee confirms comptroller general
Gene Dodaro is a 30-year veteran of GAO, and has run the agency in an acting role since March 2008.
Oversight
Earmark ban fails in Senate
Only 39 lawmakers favored suspending the chamber's rules and voting directly on the proposal.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Countering WikiLeaks could stifle information sharing
Experts favor efforts to change behavior of would-be leakers rather than seeking new technical ways to protect secret government data .
Pay & Benefits
Poll: Feds see politics in pay raise decisions
An informal survey of Government Executive readers found most believe politics is the driving force behind federal pay negotiations.
News
Administration orders review of classified information safeguards
Whistleblower group WikiLeaks, which released thousands of State Department documents, could face prosecution.
Oversight
White House says pay freeze proposal was not a bargaining chip
Spokesman says decision was driven by deadline set in law, not upcoming meeting with congressional leaders.
Defense
White House bows to political realities on military pay
For fiscal 2011, the House-passed defense authorization bill includes a 1.9 percent pay raise for the military.
Oversight
House, Senate eye short-term funding extensions
A two-week continuing resolution is on tap, to keep government running through about Dec. 17.
News
Obama administration announces two-year federal pay freeze
Civilian employees will not see any raises in 2011 or 2012.
Tech