Management
Obama to tap Kerry as secretary of State
Appointment has been anticipated since Susan Rice withdrew her name.
Oversight
Play of the Day: It's the end of the world as we know it
It's holiday -- and apocalypse -- time on late night.
Oversight
Why a fiscal cliff deal is still possible
The best time to negotiate may be when the Capitol is empty.
Oversight
How Boehner's Plan B vote imploded
In the end, the House Speaker couldn't win the support of his own conference.
Pay & Benefits
House passes bill requiring feds to pay more for retirement
Legislation passes before GOP leader pulls tax bill from floor for lack of support.
Management
Boehner fails to get GOP to back Plan B; House recesses
Status of fiscal cliff negotiations grow murkier.
Pay & Benefits
House approves military pay raise
Defense authorization conference report also directs Pentagon to shrink its workforce.
Management
GSA reimagines federal building cluster near National Mall
Agency plans to shrink federal footprint, boost neighborhood.
Defense
Defense auditors’ focus on riskiest contracts lacks plan, GAO finds
DCAA’s initiative is promising but not fully developed, watchdog says.
Management
OMB: Furloughs are a last resort under sequestration
Administration says agencies won’t furlough employees immediately if spending cuts hit Jan. 2.
Defense
Defense secretary possibility made name opposing global warming accord
Forget about his Israel comments. Chuck Hagel's record on the environment is the real problem.
Oversight
Analysis: Veterans no longer dominate American politics
After Inouye, still fewer military vets in the Senate.
Oversight
GOP Plan B lowers taxes on certain wealthy households
Those earning between $200,000 and $1 million would see reduced burden, experts say.
Oversight
Congress approves Hatch Act update
Some state and local officials will be able to run for partisan elected office.
Oversight
Obama wants recommendations from new gun task force next month
President urges Congress to move quickly on tightening restrictions.
Management
Three at State Department resign following Benghazi report
Security chief and two others step down, AP says, citing unnamed source.
Oversight
Joe Biden will head effort to curb gun violence
Effort is part of the emerging White House strategy, which includes support for assault weapons ban.
Oversight
House Republicans' support for Plan B on fiscal cliff uncertain
Neither alternative measure would address the sequester.
Oversight
Democrats dodge questions on spending cuts
Obama’s plan calls for $1.2 trillion in reductions, including a switch to the chained CPI.
Pay & Benefits