Management
White House names new procurement policy chief
Joseph Jordan is a former contracting official at the Small Business Administration.
Oversight
Momentum builds to require feds to disclose stock trades
Office of Government Ethics still determining how many would be affected.
Oversight
Senator steps up scrutiny of FDA over whistleblower treatment
Grassley opens investigation into surveillance of emails, including correspondence with his office.
Pay & Benefits
Bill would prohibit step increases for feds through 2012
Federal pay takes another hit in legislation aimed at improving transparency within the annual budget process.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Trump's Romney endorsement bridges class divide
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Pay & Benefits
Senate Republicans call for two-year pay freeze extension
Bill also would reduce the federal workforce by 5 percent through attrition.
Management
House Republican seeks to curb 'deceitful' subcontracting
Bill is aimed at fighting unjustified insourcing in federal procurement.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Jon Stewart on safety nets: 'Something has gone terribly, terribly wrong'
A daily roundup of late-night video.
Pay & Benefits
OPM hopes to solve retirement claims backlog with more staff
John Berry says agency does not yet have an information technology solution to fix the system.
Oversight
Latest postal reform bill would lose money, CBO says
Senate legislation, opposed by the Postal Service, would cost the government $6.3 billion over 10 years, according to the new estimate.
Management
House, Senate reach agreement on FAA bill
New legislation allocates $63 billion for the Federal Aviation Administration through 2015.
Oversight
GOP pay-freeze bill is 'clever,' Democrat Steny Hoyer says
It's an election-year effort to trap opponents in an embarrassing vote, the House Minority Whip says.
Management
OMB officials detail reorganization plan and headway against waste
Obama team sees fiscal crunch as mechanism for streamlining business-related agencies.
Management
Lawmaker pushes to boost contractor work
Sam Graves’ bill would deny managers bonuses if goals are not met.
Oversight
All Stirred Up
Look for a lot of new faces in the House next year, regardless of which party gains seats.
Defense
Homeland security and economic growth are linked, Napolitano says
Annual address notes that department handled record number of natural disasters.
Tech
Former FDA employees sue agency, allege email surveillance
The scientists and doctors say the information gathered on them contributed to harassment and wrongful termination, the Post reports.
Defense