Management

Pentagon awarded veteran-owned contracts to illegitimate firms

Inspector general suggests ending contractor self-verification.

Management

Senate appropriations chief pledges GSA conference investigation

Illinois Democrat says Las Vegas conference was 'absolutely outrageous expenditure of taxpayer money.'

Oversight

Lawmaker urges both parties to end hyped up war rhetoric

Cleaver says the alleged 'wars' on religion and women are damaging exaggerations.

Oversight

Play of the Day -- Romney appeals to voters over the holiday weekend

Different religions bring different pitches, says Leno.

Management

Former GSA public buildings chief calls conference scandal fallout unfair

Bush appointee Joseph Moravec says event was ‘ridiculous,’ but bemoans damage to ousted officials’ careers.

Oversight

Pricey awards program paraded as new example of GSA excess

Agency gave away $438,750 in iPods and other swag over four years, IG finds.

Defense

Alaska base overhaul circumvents BRAC, lawmakers say

The Pentagon says it doesn’t need Congress’ blessing to realign military installations.

Management

Government unemployment on the rise

Federal, state, and local organizations have dropped more than half a million workers in the last three years.

Oversight

How Congress gets away with not paying its interns

Unpaid congressional intern labor is legal because lawmakers made it that way.

Oversight

Play of the Day -- The Daily Show takes on the GSA scandal

Jon Stewart says he wishes GSA could spend the money on cool stuff.

Management

The man at the heart of the GSA scandal

Jeffrey Neely told Government Executive in 2005 his job was to 'create energy in a group of people.'

Oversight

GSA employee rewards program now also under scrutiny

Valuable gifts handed out 'for questionable reasons at best,' lawmakers say.

Oversight

Romney previews more general-election themes

GOP candidate accuses Obama of a 'government-centered society.'

Oversight

Play of the Day -- Internet comments at risk in Arizona

Kimmel notes celebrities that could be affected by proposed law.

Oversight

Obama signs STOCK Act requiring financial disclosure by federal employees

Senior Executives Association ‘disappointed.’

Defense

Death penalty trial for Sept. 11 suspects to restart

Five men face multiple charges in Guantanamo Bay.

Oversight

Play of the Day -- GSA's Vegas vacation

Letterman relives ex-Current host's employment history with Olbermann

Oversight

Battling out the GOP spending plan

Reps. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, and Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, take the debate to <i>Hardball.</i>

Oversight

Video: Obama mocks Romney's word choice on GOP budget

Candidate had called Republican Rep. Paul Ryan's plan 'marvelous.'

Oversight

GSA turmoil will live on in congressional hearings

'Business as usual at GSA is over,' Rep. John Mica warns.