Defense
Obama unveils defense strategy for a changing, austere world
Plan is a reflection of the new budgetary realities facing the military after a decade of steady growth.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Jon Stewart: Rick Santorum is the guy Mitt Romney is pretending to be
A daily roundup of late-night video.
Oversight
Obama’s consumer bureau appointment raises political, legal stakes
Naming Richard Cordray as CFPB head during recess thrills activists, angers Republicans.
Oversight
NOAA moves to cloud-based email
Weather-tracking agency is the largest to fully make the shift so far.
Oversight
Obama reelection strategy seen in Cordray appointment
The move marks a new step in a procedural arms race in which both parties, while professing outrage, counter each other’s obstruction with new procedural tactics.
Oversight
IRS management is relatively diverse, IG finds
More senior executives at the Internal Revenue Service come from varied backgrounds than their counterparts at other federal agencies, report says.
Oversight
Obama makes three more recess appointments, all NLRB
The NLRB appointments follow Obama's controversial recess appointment of Richard Cordray to a new consumer board.
Defense
Obama to make rare visit to Pentagon for rollout of new strategy
President will discuss plan for handling emerging threats amid budget cuts.
Oversight
Bachmann ends presidential run
After winning the Iowa straw poll in August, the candidate only drew 5 percent of the votes in Tuesday’s caucus.
Oversight
Obama to appoint Cordray as head of consumer bureau
Senate Republicans blocked nomination in order to weaken the bureau.
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Perry returns to Texas to reassess campaign
Texas governor had planned to head to South Carolina to prepare for primary there after Iowa caucuses.
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Romney edges Santorum by eight votes in Iowa; Paul in third
Surprising outcome sends three very different Republicans to the next contest in New Hampshire.
Oversight
Annual financial report cites incomplete audits at three departments
Defense, State and Homeland Security have a ways to go toward auditability, says GAO.
Oversight
In case you missed it: News from the holiday break
Some recent items that may have escaped your attention if you were taking some time off.
Oversight
Deadline looms for FAA funding, surface transportation measure
At last check, lawmakers were no closer to a resolution on their disagreements about key issues than they were in September.
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GSA steps up cultivation of elusive agency ‘customers’
Acquisition commissioner seeks to leverage relationships with departments throughout government.
Oversight
Criminal charges for Gulf spill reportedly readied against BP
Charges would be focused on BP employees, including several Houston-based engineers, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
Oversight
Analysis: Too big to succeed
Continued government growth without a transformation plan is a recipe for failure.
Oversight
Poll: Obama most admired man in the country
Secretary of State Clinton is most admired woman in survey.
Oversight