Oversight
GAO employees join union
Hundreds of professional support staff at congressional watchdog vote for bargaining unit.
Oversight
IRS settles whistleblower suit, special counsel reports
Groups applaud protection of employees who report abuse by contractors.
Oversight
House passes STOCK Act requiring disclosure by federal employees
Ethics office provides numbers on who would be affected by insider trading curb.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Romney's new campaign slogan: 'What happened?'
A daily roundup of late-night video.
Defense
Budget debate pits military retiree interests against those in active duty, analysts warn
Personnel costs are the '600-pound gorilla,' CSBA president says.
Oversight
Privacy concerns complicate efforts to end 'death fraud'
Lawmakers and agency officials tackle the issue of reducing mistaken payments to the recently deceased.
Oversight
POGO site monitoring inspector general vacancies
The group also is tracking who is in charge of nominating an IG.
Management
Analysis: Government's Moneyball Moment
With data and analytics, agencies can put together winning programs on a shoestring.
Oversight
Environmental groups drop six figures to applaud EPA, Obama
Ads will run on social media and local news websites in four states key to the debate over emissions and the 2012 election.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- First lady creams Fallon in fitness fight
A daily roundup of late-night video.
Management
Romney runs into speed bump named Santorum
Conservative challenger upends front-runner in contests in Missouri, Colorado and Minnesota.
Pay & Benefits
House panel votes to increase amount feds contribute to pensions
The bill, which also asks lawmakers to chip in more for retirement benefits, heads to the floor.
Management
House passes bill to create BRAC-like federal property board
White House prefers its own version; homelessness groups object.
Pay & Benefits
Payroll conferees debate federal pay freeze
Democrats resist linking congressional and federal salary freezes.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Was Mitt Romney the real star of the Super Bowl?
A daily roundup of late-night video.
Pay & Benefits
Senators express frustration over OPM backlog of retirement claims
In letter to OMB, three lawmakers from Virginia and Maryland seek new safeguard procedures.
Oversight
Improving Fortunes
President Obama's reelection prospects aren't looking as dim as they did a few months ago.
Oversight
Head of Postal Regulatory Commission traveled much as USPS struggled financially, the Post reports
Ruth Goldway spent more than $70,000 and hundreds of days on the road, the paper says.
Oversight