Management

TRICARE contractor drops challenge to award

TriWest cites uncertainty, cost as reasons behind decision.

Oversight

Agency disputes claim of multimillion-dollar conference

Officials say price tag was less than $700,000, despite congresswoman’s accusation.

Oversight

Foreign Service officers join STOCK Act resistance

Public financial disclosure database could endanger employees, group says.

Oversight

Play of the Day -- Friday the 13th

How scary was the scary day for Obama and Romney?

Oversight

Congressional approval rating falls again

In 2005, the monthly rating fell beneath 40 percent and has not returned since, Gallup says.

Management

Governors from both parties agree: They're fed up with Washington

Griping proves a point of bipartisanship at governors' meeting.

Oversight

Bill to limit conference and travel costs wouldn’t actually save money

GSA Act would shift expenses to telecom and IT, CBO says.

Oversight

Top Secret or Secret? Agencies could save big by choosing wisely

Watchdog finds inconsistent security clearance designations governmentwide.

Pay & Benefits

Appeals court puts end to Forest Service’s random drug testing

Court rules agency cannot randomly check workers in training program.

Oversight

Is Condoleezza Rice really Mitt's veep choice?

Reports say Romney will announce his choice for a running mate in the coming weeks.

Oversight

Play of the Day -- The House votes, Boehner cries, and Mitt and Joe visit the NAACP

Late night takes on multiple topics as summer rolls continues.

Management

Video: Obama admits he failed to see job goes beyond policy

Says he learned he needed to "tell a story to the American people."

Management

Women in Washington: We have to work harder to get ahead

Job opportunities are not equal, they say.

Oversight

Maine governor again compares IRS to Gestapo

Asked if the agency would kill people, Paul LePage said, "they’re headed in that direction."

Oversight

Congressman joins chorus of concern over STOCK Act provisions

Maryland representative says financial disclosures could pose security threat.

Oversight

Reid on Olympic uniforms: Burn them

Senate majority leader joins other lawmakers in criticizing uniforms made in China.

Pay & Benefits

Navy rejects benefits for laid-off sailors

Congressman’s plea to delay layoffs for 172 sailors nearing retirement benefit-eligibility is turned down.

Management

Mistakes sharing death data could cost taxpayers

IG report finds Social Security recorded 1.2 million deaths improperly.

Oversight

Pelosi has a problem with U.S. Olympic uniforms

It's not the style; it's the fact that they're made in China.

Oversight

Play of the Day -- It's all boos and laughs with Mitt Romney

The candidate's NAACP convention appearance did not go as planned.