Oversight
Agencies flunk libertarian transparency tests
Activists praise House Republicans for making more documents public.
Oversight
Senate working on sequester deal
Three-step process could help lawmaker avert automatic cuts.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Presidential debate prep
Schwarzenegger's interview on 60 Minutes also gets treatment from late night.
Management
Lockheed says it won’t issue sequester-related layoff notices this year
Company cites administration guidance on when cuts would occur and what contractor costs would be covered.
Oversight
VA cited for excessive conference spending and ‘weak’ leadership
CHCO steps down after probe into two conferences costing more than $6.1 million.
Pay & Benefits
Obama makes pay freeze extension official
President signs into law six-month continuing resolution to avoid government shutdown.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Romney on Letterman?
The Late Show's offer still stands for the candidate.
Oversight
USPS advised to delay facility closures
Initiative won’t save as much as projected, PRC determines.
Management
OMB to contractors: Follow Labor guidance on pre-sequester layoff notices
If companies do, officials say, agencies will cover their liability under federal law requiring advance warning of layoffs.
Oversight
House clears Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act
Advocacy groups, Office of Special Counsel hail 'strongest' such bill in history.
Oversight
President signs STOCK Act delay for senior execs
Law postpones until Dec. 8 the financial online posting requirement for thousands of career feds.
Tech
Meteorologists ask lawmakers for a weather commission
Proposed center would advise policymakers on setting priorities.
Oversight
Federal judge approves $42.6 million settlement in FEMA trailer case
Residents said high levels of formaldehyde in the units caused health problems.
Nextgov
Bill would require agencies to report cloud computing progress
Legislation would update outdated computer security legislation.
Oversight
What your favorite beer says about your politics
Sam Adams drinkers lean Republican; Heineken fans tend to be Democrats.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- The school lunch outrage and unreliable polls
Are polls more unreliable than in the past?
Oversight
Obama, Romney camps agree: The other guy is a great debater
Both sides are working overtime to raise expectations for the opposition.
Oversight
It's now a 2-woman race for top Democrat on House spending panel
Reps. Nita Lowey of New York and Marcy Kaptur of Ohio are in the running.
Management