Oversight
Play of the Day: It's the end of the world as we know it
It's holiday -- and apocalypse -- time on late night.
Oversight
Why a fiscal cliff deal is still possible
The best time to negotiate may be when the Capitol is empty.
Oversight
How Boehner's Plan B vote imploded
In the end, the House Speaker couldn't win the support of his own conference.
Pay & Benefits
House passes bill requiring feds to pay more for retirement
Legislation passes before GOP leader pulls tax bill from floor for lack of support.
Management
Boehner fails to get GOP to back Plan B; House recesses
Status of fiscal cliff negotiations grow murkier.
Pay & Benefits
House approves military pay raise
Defense authorization conference report also directs Pentagon to shrink its workforce.
Management
GSA reimagines federal building cluster near National Mall
Agency plans to shrink federal footprint, boost neighborhood.
Nextgov
Defense failed to adequately manage terabytes of Iraq war data
Lack of records frustrates veterans’ disability claims.
Management
Updated: Sequestration Watch -- Potential agency-by-agency impacts of across-the-board cuts
Possibilities range from unpaid furloughs to layoffs.
Nextgov
Commentary: Using big data to prepare for the fiscal cliff and beyond
Deeper analysis would allow agency leaders to more effectively influence the outcome of budget cuts.
Defense
Defense auditors’ focus on riskiest contracts lacks plan, GAO finds
DCAA’s initiative is promising but not fully developed, watchdog says.
Management
Fiscal cliff stalemate puts 2014 budget submissions in limbo
Annual 'passbacks' stalled while Congress addresses revenues, sequestration threat.
Management
OMB: Furloughs are a last resort under sequestration
Administration says agencies won’t furlough employees immediately if spending cuts hit Jan. 2.
Defense
Defense secretary possibility made name opposing global warming accord
Forget about his Israel comments. Chuck Hagel's record on the environment is the real problem.
Defense
'Zero Dark Thirty' is now officially wrong about torture
McCain, Levin and Feinstein letter say movie's depiction is "incorrect."
Oversight
Analysis: Veterans no longer dominate American politics
After Inouye, still fewer military vets in the Senate.
Oversight
GOP Plan B lowers taxes on certain wealthy households
Those earning between $200,000 and $1 million would see reduced burden, experts say.
Management
Obama unlikely to name Treasury nominee before fiscal cliff resolution
Former OMB chief Jack Lew remains a top contender.
Oversight
Congress approves Hatch Act update
Some state and local officials will be able to run for partisan elected office.
Pay & Benefits