Management
Uncle Sam still can’t write very well, study shows
Plain language gurus grade the federal agencies on their ability to communicate.
Oversight
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau takes maiden voyage in enforcement
Capital One settles with CFPB to refund $140 million in fees to 2 million customers and pay $60 million in penalties.
Oversight
Military personnel receive administrative punishment for Secret Service sex scandal
No criminal action following fiasco in Colombia.
Oversight
GSA blasted for another over-the-top 2010 conference
Gifts for attendees included time-and-temperature picture frames and drum sticks.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Bain or Bane?
Rush Limbaughs recent comments are examined on late night.
Oversight
GSA's green building rating system a heated issue on the Hill
Industry groups are upset with changes slated for next year.
Oversight
Congress to White House: What’s the sequestration plan?
House overwhelmingly passes bill requiring Obama to detail across-the-board budget cuts.
Oversight
Problems still abound in student visa program
Fraud risks in schools registered to help process visa applications.
Oversight
Republicans not spoiling for a shutdown fight
GOP leaders try to avoid a messy debate before the elections.
Oversight
Capitol Police issue new tattoo rules
Limitations are among a new set of 'Grooming Standards.'
Oversight
Republicans seize on new report linking tax cuts, jobs
The White House refutes the methodology of the Ernst and Young study.
Tech
GSA chief speaks on employee morale, agency flaws
Tangherlini asks IT contractors for help with modernizing.
Oversight
Another debt ceiling fight could be brewing
House minority whip urges GOP not to use the nation's borrowing authority as leverage.
Defense
Sequestration will cost 2.14 million jobs, study says
Automatic cuts would slash hundreds of thousands of federal positions, report finds.
Pay & Benefits
GSA suspends hiring, drastically scales back executive bonuses
Agency also eliminates awards program that offered iPods and other high-end prizes.
Management
GSA has IG look at contracts for canceled energy conference
‘Rigorous review’ by cost-wary agency uncovered issues, source says.
Management
Bernanke warns of dire risk from fiscal cliff inaction
Fed chief cites need to rein in deficit but also consider fragile recovery.
Oversight
Senator blasts GOP resistance to a budget deal that includes taxes
Patty Murray voices hope for grand bargain to avoid ‘fiscal cliff.'
Oversight
Video: The 'kiss-cam' moment: Obama gets it right the second time around
The Obamas were watching a USA Olympic exhibition game against Brazil.
Oversight