Management
Lawmakers challenge the Pentagon’s reliance on service contractors
Senators and House members urge the Defense secretary to rethink cuts to civilian workforce.
Oversight
Priests pan GOP budget
Ryan says Catholic faith shaped his budget, but protesters disagree.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Mitt Romney's primary victories
Letterman, Leno and Stewart poke at the presumptive nominee.
Management
Senate passes U.S. Postal Service overhaul
Legislation would let USPS offer buyouts and early outs to 100,000 employees.
Oversight
Crackdown on conferences clears Senate
'The party’s over,' says Republican Sen. Tom Coburn, sponsor of the provision.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Obama visits Fallon
Barack Obama appears on Late Night and slow jams the news.
Management
Sex scandal hits Secret Service as most expensive presidential race gets under way
Agency has budgeted $113 million for candidate protection, a record high.
Pay & Benefits
Forced retirement for Postal Service workers voted down in Senate
Measure that would rid bill of reductions in workers’ comp fails; overall vote to come.
Management
Interagency fight against Medicare fraud shows promise
Critics demand faster adoption of anti-crime tools from health care law.
Management
Today in GSA: Event contractor gets probed
Michael Jahn reportedly violated bribery laws, earned $12,601 commission on Vegas conference.
Oversight
Lawmaker suggests 'improper' White House link to Secret Service scandal
Mica has alleged top officials knew of extravant GSA conference spending, too.
Oversight
Romney Must Win Over Women
Mitt Romney has white men in the bag. He needs to worry less about them and more about women.
Oversight
Romney reminisces about 'magnificent' French vacations
Asked about the GSA scandal, the GOP candidate has said Obama’s 'elaborate vacations' set a bad example.
Management
GSA scandal lends urgency to data transparency measure
House set to consider bill requiring agencies to standardize and post spending data.
Pay & Benefits
Pay and benefits feature prominently in postal reform bill
Senate will consider amendments Tuesday, including one that would require eligible employees to retire.
Oversight
Social Security can sustain benefits for only 20 more years, Geithner says
The estimate is three years earlier than the program trustees' last prediction.
Oversight
GSA Roundup: Want to steal money from GSA? Turns out it’s pretty easy
Daily highlights in the wake of the agency’s extravagant conference spending.
Oversight