Oversight
Report portrays SSA contract security guards as Keystone Kops
Inspector general auditors discovered guards on hourlong telephone calls, watching TV and absent from their posts.
Oversight
Lawmakers propose improvements to intern hiring process
Bill would require agencies to track quality of internship programs and share information about strong candidates.
Oversight
OPM clarifies leave policies for feds
Employees who wish to head home during an emergency before their designated early departure time can ask for unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework.
Oversight
Republicans reject White House offer on funding deal
GOP leaders are dismissing the Obama administration's proposed $6.5 billion in cuts as "status quo" and insufficient.
Oversight
Spending bills face new roadblocks in Senate
Republicans' letter announces intent to block legislation that adds new spending without offsets, program review.
Oversight
'Government activism' holding back recovery, Greenspan Says
The economic crisis may have “cast doubt” on competitive markets, but intervention tends to “hobble markets” rather than fix them, the former Fed chairman wrote in an article.
Defense
Lawmakers criticize military funeral protesters
Senators say the Westboro Baptist Church members are abusing free speech rights.
Oversight
Lawmakers agree on getting rid of overlapping programs
But committee members differ on exactly where to begin responding to detailed report from GAO.
Oversight
Fight over future of Saturday mail delivery continues
Resolution calls on USPS to preserve current schedule as agency faces growing financial crisis.
Oversight
Battles over employee bargaining rights escalate
Wisconsin, it seems, is just the beginning.
Oversight
Postal Service pleads its case to Congress
Cash-strapped agency says it needs immediate relief to avoid defaulting on advance payments to its retiree health fund.
Oversight
Workers protest outside SSA offices nationwide
Employees march against furloughs, other cuts as agency offers early retirement.
Oversight
Press secretary predicts White House-Congress meeting over CR
Jay Carney said the White House would accept up to $8 billion in cuts in a spending bill to keep the government running for a month.
Oversight
GOP leaders surprised by White House entry into budget-cutting talks
Vice President Biden will assume the role of lead Democratic negotiator.
Oversight
Administration seeks help in selling off excess federal buildings
Seven-member panel of experts would examine status of 14,000 vacant facilities and 55,000 underutilized buildings.
Oversight
Senate passes stopgap funding bill, averts shutdown
Two-week continuing resolution keeps government funded through March 18.
Defense
Senior lawmakers wary of nuclear agency budget increase
Obama budget would give agency a 5 percent funding hike to $11.8 billion.
Oversight
Bills target tax-delinquent feds, contractors
Measures would exempt companies and individuals working with the IRS on payment plans.
Defense