Bill offers chance to repeal military pension cut
FEDERAL EYE | An omnibus Veterans Affairs bill awaiting action in the Senate would repeal the controversial military pension cut, offering perhaps the next best opportunity to roll back the policy.
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.
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.
Federal employment dropped again in December
The latest numbers from BLS show that the federal government lost another 2,000 employees in December.
Spending bill trims funding for new DHS headquarters
The omnibus appropriations bill provides about $200 million less than the project asks for in 2014.
Federal Diary
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.
Blue-collar workers still seeking pay raise
Wage-grade employees don’t get much notice, but this generally quiet group now is making noise.
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.
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?
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.
Good or not, change is coming to the NSA
NSA may be collecting fewer dots, and fewer people will have access — so connections may be missed.
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.
Supreme Court busy looking for cases — but finding few
The justices have found fewer cases than usual worthy of a full briefing and oral argument.
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.
Cybercrime expert hunts child predators
John MacKinnon leads an ICE Homeland Security Investigations teamthat focuses on finding and rescuing exploited child victims.
Useful resolutions for federal leaders
Sure, the old problems have not gone away, but your management approach has room for growth in 2014.
Training a new generation of special agents
“In the next five years, the attrition rate among our special agents is going to increase to roughly 40 percent.“
Latest Federal News
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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Sen. Hatch hits Justice over IRS investigation
The Republican accused the department of leaking information and rushing to judgement in the case.
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.
In the Loop: Fuzzy business, from Gates to Christie
Gates missteps before book goes on sale; Christie has a lot more explaining to do about “Bridgegate.”
Federal spending down on travel and conferences
Senators praise cuts to federal travel and spending but some warn that agencies should not go overboard.
Union says spending bill undercuts IRS mission
The spending bill would continue most of the IRS’s sequester cuts while providing $92 million more for services and enforcement.
Christie joins elite group of American leadersline
Christie starts off his State of the State speech Tuesday with classic “mistakes were made” line.
All the news you could want on the spending bill
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Huntsman on Christie: How could he not know?
Former Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman (R), wonders how New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), didn’t know of the four-day bridge-lane closure in Fort Lee.
Supreme Court extends protection for foreign companies
Justices throw out case that sought damages from Daimler AG for alleged complicity to atrocities in Argentina.
Cybercrime expert hunts child predators
John MacKinnon leads an ICE Homeland Security Investigations teamthat focuses on finding and rescuing exploited child victims.
Bob Gates: Undermining the sales surge?
Note to Bob Gates: Don’t start issuing clarifications on the day before your book hits the stores.
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