Management
Sex scandal hits Secret Service as most expensive presidential race gets under way
Agency has budgeted $113 million for candidate protection, a record high.
Pay & Benefits
Forced retirement for Postal Service workers voted down in Senate
Measure that would rid bill of reductions in workers’ comp fails; overall vote to come.
Management
Interagency fight against Medicare fraud shows promise
Critics demand faster adoption of anti-crime tools from health care law.
Management
Today in GSA: Event contractor gets probed
Michael Jahn reportedly violated bribery laws, earned $12,601 commission on Vegas conference.
Oversight
Lawmaker suggests 'improper' White House link to Secret Service scandal
Mica has alleged top officials knew of extravant GSA conference spending, too.
Oversight
Romney Must Win Over Women
Mitt Romney has white men in the bag. He needs to worry less about them and more about women.
Oversight
Romney reminisces about 'magnificent' French vacations
Asked about the GSA scandal, the GOP candidate has said Obama’s 'elaborate vacations' set a bad example.
Management
GSA scandal lends urgency to data transparency measure
House set to consider bill requiring agencies to standardize and post spending data.
Pay & Benefits
Pay and benefits feature prominently in postal reform bill
Senate will consider amendments Tuesday, including one that would require eligible employees to retire.
Oversight
Social Security can sustain benefits for only 20 more years, Geithner says
The estimate is three years earlier than the program trustees' last prediction.
Oversight
GSA Roundup: Want to steal money from GSA? Turns out it’s pretty easy
Daily highlights in the wake of the agency’s extravagant conference spending.
Oversight
Lawmakers weigh in on GSA, Secret Service scandals
Both took center stage on Sunday's political talk shows.
Oversight
GOP lawmaker steps up bid to evict FTC from headquarters
Transportation panel chair seeks GSA floor plan for proposal to turn prestigious space over to art gallery.
Oversight
Measure would encourage lawmakers to ask once, nicely
Bipartisan resolutions aim to stamp out bills that create duplicative federal programs.
Tech
FDA issues draft guidance on nano-food
Nano-chocolate dusted on diet foods and microscopic particles of silver to keep food smelling fresh will receive individual regulation.
Oversight
Republican seeks to cut lawmakers’ pay
Rep. Kevin Yoder of Kansas introduces bill to reduce congressional salaries by 5 percent.
Oversight
Secret Service scandal will 'pale' compared to GSA activities, lawmaker says
Rep. Mica says 'there's much more to come' from GSA saga.
Pay & Benefits
Defense asks Congress to improve civilian danger-zone benefits
Request is included in the annual Defense Authorization legislation.
Oversight