Oversight
No weekend progress on funding bill as shutdown deadline looms
Government will run out of money on Friday, but a more likely deadline for resolution is Wednesday, when FEMA's disaster funding will run dry.
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Senate rejects House funding measure; standoff continues
Prospect of government shutdown looms.
Oversight
Key Romney environment official now at Obama's EPA
Gina McCarthy, head of air pollution regulation at EPA, previously developed Massachusetts’s first climate protection action plan.
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House votes to keep government open through Nov. 18
Move sets up showdown with Senate over FEMA emergency funding.
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Solyndra language paves way for bill to keep government running
GOP strategy is to add to the continuing resolution a $100 million offset targeting the government program involved in the loan guarantees awarded to the failed energy company.
Oversight
Senators vow to continue work of expiring wartime contracting panel
Coming legislation would build agency capabilities to manage contingency contracting and require regular reports to Congress.
Oversight
OPM pays out $601 million in benefits to the dead
Money owed to the government from improper annuity payments is on the rise, IG finds.
Oversight
Survey: Feds are happy at work despite tough times
But employees are less thrilled about pay and performance management.
Oversight
SES diversity predicted to fall short in 2030 and beyond
Latinos will be significantly underrepresented in top government jobs, report finds.
Oversight
The best federal agencies, according to their employees
New survey includes agency rankings in leadership and knowledge management, results-oriented performance culture, talent management and job satisfaction.
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Bill Clinton: Government shutdowns led to bipartisanship in the '90s
Former president says shutdowns were "defining event" that "established the goalposts."
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Lawmakers move GOP postal reform bill forward
Legislation sponsored by House oversight committee chairman would cut delivery and reduce USPS’ labor costs.
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Shutdown looms as federal funding bill dies in House
House and Senate now either have to work out a short-term spending measure this week or stay in session through their planned recess ahead of the Oct. 1 start of fiscal 2012.
Oversight
White House orders agencies to review conference spending
For now, all conference-related expenses must be approved by deputy secretaries.
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Plan to further restrict contact with lobbyists draws criticism
Proposed Office of Government Ethics rule would expand limits on gifts and events to cover all civil servants.
Oversight
Lawmakers tout new postal reform measure as employee-friendly
House Democrats say their proposal to ease the agency’s financial strain goes easier on workers than a Republican alternative.
Defense
GOP likely to prevail on limiting disaster aid; expect to avert shutdown
Failure of the amendment would likely clear a path for Senate passage of the House-passed continuing resolution.
Oversight
Deficit reduction pain for federal employees could be worse, some say
Administration argues Obama’s proposal to raise feds’ retirement contribution levels is better than alternatives.
Oversight