Defense
Progress in Iraq called 'precarious as it is positive'
Lawmakers express concern over the timetable for complete withdrawal of U.S. troops.
Oversight
National Science Foundation nears decision on moving
Tight on space and adequate conference rooms, 2,100-employee agency mulls leaving Arlington for Alexandria.
Oversight
Price tag of official time spent on union activities grows
Labor officials and Republican lawmakers debate whether that time is well spent.
Oversight
Space shuttle Endeavour makes its final landing
Mission was the second-to-last for the U.S. shuttle program.
Oversight
House rejects hike in debt ceiling
Symbolic vote on measure with no spending cuts plays out predictably.
Defense
Space shuttle Endeavour gets set to attempt its final landing
Shuttle program will end after Atlantis mission in July.
Oversight
Efforts to bring jobs in-house may be losing momentum
Contractors welcome House-passed Defense bill that would lift Obama’s two-year-old moratorium on Pentagon outsourcing.
Oversight
Former Obama Secret Service agent running for senate in Maryland
It's a rare move for a member of the president's security detail.
Oversight
Obama to name former utility executive as Commerce chief
John Bryson would inherit a department expected to be at the center of efforts to overhaul government.
Oversight
Room for One More
Watch for Michele Bachmann or Rick Perry to try to fill a void in the GOP presidential race.
Oversight
From Nextgov: Government performance website may not meet Hill requirements
After losing more than three-quarters of its e-gov budget, OMB says it may not be able to complete the congressionally mandated project by October 2012.
Oversight
Senior executives give low marks to Obama appointees
Top career managers rate the president’s political leaders as less effective than those in the Bush or Clinton administrations.
Defense
House approves bill with nuclear treaty-limiting provisions as veto bait
The measures would restrict Obama's ability to reduce nuclear weapons.
Oversight
Committee approves bill that would forgive debt for some disaster assistance recipients
The full Senate now will vote on the legislation.
Oversight
Senate will hold a pro-forma session next week, preventing recess appointments
Much-anticipated potential appointment of Elizabeth Warren will be debated.
Oversight
Obama’s regulatory chief announces reforms at 30 agencies
Cass Sunstein unveils follow-ups on executive order to streamline or kill redundant and harmful rules.
Oversight
Wisconsin judge strikes down collective bargaining law
Ruling says the manner in which Republican legislators passed the measure violated the state's open meetings law.
Defense
In Joint Chiefs choice, Obama sees an independent but loyal soldier
Gen. Martin Dempsey would be the first Army official in the role since 2001.
Defense