Could whistleblower support prevent a future Snowden?
Some say that better protections for employees and contractors would give them another route to speak up.
2-hour delayed arrival for feds on Wednesday
Federal offices will be open on Wednesday with a two-hour delayed arrival.
How safe are feds with their work mobile devices?
A new survey from an industry group sheds some light on how well feds are protecting their mobile devices.
Agency-by-agency breakdown of the spending bill
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What’s an ‘industrial organizational psychologist’?
They’re not exactly what people might think of when they hear the word psychologist.
Federal Diary
Top federal contractor official leaves administration
Top Obama contracting official leaves for a position with a firm that facilitates federal procurement.
Staples sells postal products without USPS workers
Mini-post offices in Staples stores cause worries about possible privatization of U.S. Postal Service.
OMB official touts cuts in travel while defending its importance
The OMB deputy director says travel spending is down $3 billion, but warns against overcutting.
Washington’s finest head to Swiss Alps mega-gabfest
The World Economic Forum, the premier global conclave of the uber-rich and famous, gathers in Davos in the Swiss Alps this week.
Minnie Lou Awaits Obama
President Obama’s speech Friday at the Justice Department on surveillance policy will be under Minnie Lou’s watchful eye.
John Kerry’s finding it lonely at Foggy Bottom
John Kerry, with a third of his senior staff jobs still vacant, implores Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell to confirm nominees.
Fine Print: Congress manipulates defense dollars
Lawmakers have their own agenda when handling Pentagon funding, regardless of department’s requests.
Fine Print: Missing a moment of fiscal, nuclear courage
The Cold War is over, but the expense of that fight is still with us.
The Company and a question of trust
A CIA veteran’s book shows how agency missteps and misdeeds have helped erode trust in government.
High Court: Unions circling wagons on court case
Labor is at the center of a court case about how to classify employees.
Did Scalia nail the court’s opinion on same-sex marriage?
The Supreme Court justice’s dissent is being quoted by judges striking down same-sex-marriage bans.
Getting personal before the Supreme Court
On a rare personal note, a lawyer tells the justices that he had faced a court custody hearing as a child.
The Influence Industry
K Street profits fall as Hill stalls
Lobbyists poised for another drop in profits, but they are finding ways to shapeshift to keep business moving.
IRS agent traced illicit finances of notorious Boston mob boss
Sandra Lemanski was the IRS criminal investigator assigned to look into the hidden financial activities of James (Whitey) Bulger.
Managing a bigger workload with fewer employees
Advice for federal leaders on how to minimize the fallout from heavy workloads, given the many staff reductions in agencies.
Useful resolutions for federal leaders
Sure, the old problems have not gone away, but your management approach has room for growth in 2014.
Latest Federal News
2-hour delayed arrival for feds on Wednesday
Federal offices will be open on Wednesday with a two-hour delayed arrival.
In the Loop: Talk of the poor from the slopes of Davos
Income inequality is the theme for the annual gathering of the rich, the powerful and the famous.
Justices weigh big change in public-employee unions
States requiring workers to pay fees is at issue.
How safe are feds with their work mobile devices?
A new survey from an industry group sheds some light on how well feds are protecting their mobile devices.
Washington’s finest head to Swiss Alps mega-gabfest
The World Economic Forum, the premier global conclave of the uber-rich and famous, gathers in Davos in the Swiss Alps this week.
Managing a bigger workload with fewer employees
Advice for federal leaders on how to minimize the fallout from heavy workloads, given the many staff reductions in agencies.
IRS agent traced illicit finances of notorious Boston mob boss
Sandra Lemanski was the IRS criminal investigator assigned to look into the hidden financial activities of James (Whitey) Bulger.
Fine Print: Congress manipulates defense dollars
Lawmakers have their own agenda when handling Pentagon funding, regardless of department’s requests.
Top federal contractor official leaves administration
Top Obama contracting official leaves for a position with a firm that facilitates federal procurement.
High Court: Unions circling wagons on court case
Labor is at the center of a court case about how to classify employees.
Feinstein: ‘We don’t know’ whether Russia helped Snowden
The Senate Intelligence Committee chairman said a connection is possible but not certain.
Giuliani: Investigation of Christie a ‘partisan witch hunt’
The former New York mayor defended New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on “Meet the Press.”
Rep. Mike McCaul: Snowden was ‘cultivated by a foreign power’
The House Homeland Security Committee chairman says he believes Edward Snowden acted with a foreign power in the NSA leaks.
Hayden: Obama should ‘keep doing what he’s doing’ on NSA
The former spy chief said Obama is largely upholding the surveillance structure established under President George W. Bush.
Hayden on Iran: ‘I like the threat of additional sanctions’
Hayden said the threat of new sanctions from Congress could be a “powerful negotiating tool” for the White House.
Supreme Court to decide case on police cellphone searches
Justices will decide how to apply traditional notions of privacy to emerging advances in technology.
Agency-by-agency breakdown of the spending bill
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Minnie Lou Awaits Obama
President Obama’s speech Friday at the Justice Department on surveillance policy will be under Minnie Lou’s watchful eye.
Staples sells postal products without USPS workers
Mini-post offices in Staples stores cause worries about possible privatization of U.S. Postal Service.
In the Loop: Justice Dept. prepares for presidential visit
Obama is making his first trip there since taking office; he’s likely to cross paths with an infamous statue.
Spending bill short on funding for DHS headquarters
The measure provides about $164 million less than requested by the agencies overseeing the project.
Some cost cuts in spending bill cross philosophical divide
Groups that rarely agree on cost-cutting measures find common ground on proposals in the bill.
John Kerry’s finding it lonely at Foggy Bottom
John Kerry, with a third of his senior staff jobs still vacant, implores Harry Reid and Mitch McConnell to confirm nominees.
Federal employment dropped again in December
The latest numbers from BLS show that the federal government lost another 2,000 employees in December.
Things that are certain: death, taxes. . . and bereavement payments?
Time to end six-figure “bereavement” payments to the families of lawmakers who die in office?
Justices question abortion clinic buffer zones
Several Supreme Court justices signal they feel the law unfairly targets those who want to interact with pregnant women.
Spending bill trims funding for new DHS headquarters
The omnibus appropriations bill provides about $200 million less than the project asks for in 2014.
Agencies increasingly borrow border-patrol drones
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