Management
Senators challenge OMB's guidance on pre-sequester layoff notices
Grassley and Ayotte say taxpayers could be on the hook for 'hundreds of millions of dollars, if not billions.'
Oversight
Are Republicans wavering ahead of the fiscal cliff?
There are some signs of bipartisan wheeling and dealing in the Senate.
Oversight
Jobs and deficit likely to dominate debate
Some of the 90-minute discussion will focus on the role of government, and governing style.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Preview Mitt Romney's zingers
In anticipation for the first debate, Fallon gives us a preview.
Oversight
Insiders: Congress will punt sequestration for a few months
Hope wanes for a broader deal to avoid $1.2 trillion in spending cuts over next decade.
Oversight
Booze, cologne and cuff links: House offices plagued by thefts
At least five congressional offices have been burglarized since April.
Oversight
Obama-era regulations less plentiful than portrayed, report says
OMB Watch argues Congress required many of the more economically significant rules.
Oversight
Agencies flunk libertarian transparency tests
Activists praise House Republicans for making more documents public.
Oversight
Senate working on sequester deal
Three-step process could help lawmaker avert automatic cuts.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Presidential debate prep
Schwarzenegger's interview on 60 Minutes also gets treatment from late night.
Management
Lockheed says it won’t issue sequester-related layoff notices this year
Company cites administration guidance on when cuts would occur and what contractor costs would be covered.
Oversight
VA cited for excessive conference spending and ‘weak’ leadership
CHCO steps down after probe into two conferences costing more than $6.1 million.
Pay & Benefits
Obama makes pay freeze extension official
President signs into law six-month continuing resolution to avoid government shutdown.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Romney on Letterman?
The Late Show's offer still stands for the candidate.
Oversight
USPS advised to delay facility closures
Initiative won’t save as much as projected, PRC determines.
Management
OMB to contractors: Follow Labor guidance on pre-sequester layoff notices
If companies do, officials say, agencies will cover their liability under federal law requiring advance warning of layoffs.
Oversight
House clears Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act
Advocacy groups, Office of Special Counsel hail 'strongest' such bill in history.
Oversight
President signs STOCK Act delay for senior execs
Law postpones until Dec. 8 the financial online posting requirement for thousands of career feds.
Tech
Meteorologists ask lawmakers for a weather commission
Proposed center would advise policymakers on setting priorities.
Oversight