Acting VA secretary promises to ‘make dust’ to fix problems
Acting VA Secretary Sloan Gibson issued his first remarks about the VA scandal since taking over as the department’s head last week.
Watchdog agencies to testify Monday about VA scheduling
The House Veterans Affairs Committee has scheduled a hearing for Monday.
Reception honoring SES members comes at good time
Presidential Rank Award finalists will be honored at a State Department reception Thursday.
Senate confirms Sylvia Matthews Burwell to head HHS
The Senate confirmed Sylvia Matthews Burwell to become HHS secretary in a bipartisan 78-17 vote on Thursday.
VA says it has reached all veterans on Phoenix ‘secret list’
Acting VA Secretary Sloan Gibson said the department has called or mailed all veterans on the unofficial wait list.
House GOP leaders issue letter to Obama about VA scandal
The lawmakers outlined actions they want the White House to take to address widespread scheduling issues that led to a scandal.
Congress wants to make it easier to fire VA executives
Proposed legislation in the House and Senate is a bad way to address civil service reform.
Report: Weakened workforce hurts government
”Deep institutional neglect” within the federal workforce hurts the government’s capacity to do its job, a report says.
Senators say work on 2020 Census is far behind schedule
Two senators warn that delays in planning could affect “the execution of the census itself.”
In the Hot Seat: Congress returns
Congress returns from a two-week recess. Check out who will take a turn in the hot seat.
Today in codel selfies
Rep. Aaron Schock takes a selfie on the Great Wall of China because of course he did.
Fine Print: Government hoping to force reporter testimony
It’s a tough position for a journalist who has become pivotal in leak case.
Fine Print: A measure of Snowden’s methods
How much of a whistleblower was the former NSA contractor trying to be?
Fine Print: Winning at Defense fiscal football
National Guard association, vets groups succeed with opposition to the White House, Pentagon.
Justice Ginsburg takes this wedding ceremony to heart
Man in case Ginsburg argued before Supreme Court in 1970s gets married and the justice happily presides.
Could crosses be high court’s next religious issue to bear?
After ruling on prayer at meetings, interest turns to pair of cases disputing displays on public land.
High Court: For justices, partisan image is hard to shake
Breyer loves it when justices defy expectations, but for many others, politics is still believed to be key.
The Influence Industry
Influence industry: Analysts are quiet — but key — players
In the world of mergers, economists find their expertise can be profitable for companies and themselves.
Keeping watch over the FDA for Congress to improve public health
Marcia Crosse of the Government Accountability Office placed the spotlight on the serious regulatory problems at the FDA caused by globalization.
Managing the State Department
An interview with Heather Higginbottom, the State Department’s deputy secretary for management and resources.
The litany of woes for government HR
Here are some ideas for fixing the hiring, engagement and retention problems we’re facing.
Rep. Jim Moran on leadership and scapegoats
“We need to be able to take a scalpel to some of these agencies and we can’t.”
Prospects
Job possibilities are growing again
In federal government, hiring is picking up; career-seekers must make an effort to keep pace.
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OSC probes alleged VA retaliation against whistleblowers
OSC looks into claims VA retaliated against 37 employees, some of whom tried to expose scheduling scandal.
Fine Print: Government hoping to force reporter testimony
It’s a tough position for a journalist who has become pivotal in leak case.
In the Loop: Paying quick respects in Normandy
For senators, D-Day trip will include a couple of square (as in boxed) meals, and then it’s back to business.
Watchdog agencies to testify Monday about VA scheduling
The House Veterans Affairs Committee has scheduled a hearing for Monday.
Reception honoring SES members comes at good time
Presidential Rank Award finalists will be honored at a State Department reception Thursday.
Senate confirms Sylvia Matthews Burwell to head HHS
The Senate confirmed Sylvia Matthews Burwell to become HHS secretary in a bipartisan 78-17 vote on Thursday.
Managing the State Department
An interview with Heather Higginbottom, the State Department’s deputy secretary for management and resources.
Which is better to travel with: Senate or House?
When it comes to travel without exhausting yourself, it’s better to be in the House
Obama to nominate non-bundler Ireland ambassador
After a long delay, White House expected to nominate a Missouri lawyer and longtime Obama supporter.
In the Loop: A Clinton foe says she owes him a thank-you
Dan Backer is the intellectual architect of the hybrid PAC, one of which is now promoting a Clinton run.
Supreme Court declines to halt same-sex marriages in Ore.
The justices denied a petition to at least temporarily stop the marriages without recorded dissent or comment.
Congressional delegations head to Normandy
House and Senate members head for D-Day commemoration on a quick-turnaround trip.
VA says it has reached all veterans on Phoenix ‘secret list’
Acting VA Secretary Sloan Gibson said the department has called or mailed all veterans on the unofficial wait list.
Two Democrats opposing Obama bundler ambassador pick
Both Democratic senators from Minnesota say they will oppose nomination of mega-bundler Tsunis as envoy to Norway.
House GOP leaders issue letter to Obama about VA scandal
The lawmakers outlined actions they want the White House to take to address widespread scheduling issues that led to a scandal.
Senate committee postpones hearing on VA bill
The Senate Veterans Affairs Committee planned to discuss a bill aimed at addressing the underlying causes of the recent VA scandal.
In the Loop: Napping for world peace?
Arianna Huffington offers some advice to all those hardworking diplomats: Take a nap.
Congress wants to make it easier to fire VA executives
Proposed legislation in the House and Senate is a bad way to address civil service reform.
Native American lawyer confirmed to U.N. human rights post
Washington civil rights lawyer Keith Harper, an Obama mega-bundler, confirmed as rep to U.N. human rights council.
Ambassador job opening soon! (In Somalia)
State Department says that, for the first time in more than 20 years, a new ambassador to Somalia will “soon” be named.
It’s Cesar Chavez for Congress, not Hugo
Scott Fistler became a Democrat and changed his name to Cesar Chavez to run for Congress. But he’s got some work to do.
Sanders bill allows for VA staff appeals
Senate VA committee draft bill allows the expedited firing of VA senior executives, but would allow them to appeal, unlike House legislation.
What would ideal FOIA regulations include?
A coalition of transparency advocates has issued recommendations as the Obama administration tries to come up with a common set of rules.
China has a lot to say about D.C. street name
A proposal to rename the street that the Chinese embassy sits on for a political prisoner is called “ignorant.”
Court to review Alabama’s ‘race-based’ reapportionment
Democrats, black legislators say state’s redistricting plan limits influence of minority voters.
Court tosses conviction based on chemical weapons ban
The Supreme Court ruling sidesteps a broader issue about the limits of federal power.
Fine Print: A measure of Snowden’s methods
How much of a whistleblower was the former NSA contractor trying to be?
Supreme Court declines to take reporter’s case
The New York Times’s James Risen has been subpoenaed to testify in the case of man believed to be a source.
The litany of woes for government HR
Here are some ideas for fixing the hiring, engagement and retention problems we’re facing.
Liu Xiaobo Plaza coming to an embassy near you?
A human rights group hopes to rename streets in in front of repressive regimes’ embassies after political prisoners.
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