Issa: Cummings ‘wrong on the facts and the law’ with Lerner contempt issue
Issa said the courts do not require “magic words” before Congress can pursue contempt charges.
Audit finds problems with ATF undercover operations.
The ATF brought in $162 million over six years through undercover operations that generate revenue for the agency.
Feds can’t smoke pot, even where it’s legal
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Republican to discuss artists’ role in homeland security at SXSW
House Homeland Security Chairman Mike McCaul (R-Texas) will talk about the power of artists to promote democracy globally.
Obama executive order to expand overtime pay
Obama plans to revise regulations to cover more people who work more than 40 hours a week.
Joint hearing to focus on Veterans Affairs budget
The hearing will focus on VA funding needs, President Obama’s budget for the department and other issues.
OPM unveils IT plan to help retirement and recruitment
With new Strategic IT plan and recent hires, agency hopes to boost its retirement services, other programs.
Pay, political acrimony hurt government’s role as employer
Budget document praises federal employees but says government’s role as employer has been damaged.
Feds’ pay hike can survive even if Obama’s budget doesn’t
The budget plan also includes new training programs and workers comp changes.
Clinton advisers discussed Russia JFK papers
New Clinton memos reveal advisers’ discussions on Russia’s release of JFK papers.
The most interesting tidbits from the Clinton document dump (Part 2)
“Send a muslim!” and fretting about Al Gore.
Filling seats: Netherlands and Morocco get U.S. ambassadors
Timothy Broas heads to the Netherlands, and Dwight L. Bush will be on the road to Morocco as U.S. ambassadors.
Fine Print: Russia’s military should give Putin pause
Efforts at readiness expose operational weaknesses and difficulty restructuring Russia’s military.
Fine Print: Hagel has a budget battle plan
In a new political world, he’s trying to get out in front of the debate but knows it’s going to be a “tough” fight.
Fine Print: Military health care is far from uniform
For each branch of the military there seems to be a different approach to handling medical care.
High Court: Religion and equal rights, a balancing act
A case involving a New Mexico photographer and a same-sex couple is headed to the justices.
The protests at the Supreme Court’s door
Case challenges justices on just where demonstrators get to protest when it comes to the courts.
Is law at stake in contraceptive cases unconstitutional?
A twist: Religious Restoration Reform Act first supported by Democrats is now being used to battle health care.
The Influence Industry
In Washington, it’s hard out there for a potato
Despite lobbying efforts, the industry is having a hard time being accepted in food-assistance programs.
Creating verdant lawns for the nation’s ‘front yard’
Michael Stachowicz is a turf expert, the man who helps the National Park Service grow and maintain healthy lawns on the National Mall.
It’s feedback time
Don’t ask, “Do you have any feedback for me?” Nobody knows how to answer that question.
Lessons from 25 years at the Treasury Department
David Lebryk is the first commissioner of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service.
Making telework more widespread in government
Changing the attitudes of managers who want to see their employees face-to-face remains a constant struggle.
Prospects
Prospects: Federal government still open for business
Jobs may be fewer, but they are still out there if you are looking for government opportunities.
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Audit finds problems with ATF undercover operations.
The ATF brought in $162 million over six years through undercover operations that generate revenue for the agency.
Hook, line and stinker: Army’s phishing e-mail riles TSP
A cybersecurity test backfires, alarming employees and angering federal savings plan officials.
In the Loop Quote of the Week
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) says people who criticize billionaire contributors to Republicans should be prosecuted under federal anti-racketeering laws.
In the Loop: HHS official’s flamethrower of a resignation
David Wright cited a “profoundly dysfunctional” bureaucracy in quitting the Office of Research Integrity.
Feds can’t smoke pot, even where it’s legal
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It’s feedback time
Don’t ask, “Do you have any feedback for me?” Nobody knows how to answer that question.
Republican to discuss artists’ role in homeland security at SXSW
House Homeland Security Chairman Mike McCaul (R-Texas) will talk about the power of artists to promote democracy globally.
Not all Obama bundlers blunder at Senate hearings
While some Obama ambassadorial nominees fared poorly in Senate hearings, his pick for Switzerland turned in a smooth performance
Obama expected to order expansion of overtime pay
The White House is reexamining federal labor regulations it says have been “eroded by inflation.”
Obama executive order to expand overtime pay
Obama plans to revise regulations to cover more people who work more than 40 hours a week.
Bryan Cranston gets two thumbs up from former LBJ staffers
The ex-”Breaking Bad” star goes from Walter White to the White House in his new role on Broadway.
Joint hearing to focus on Veterans Affairs budget
The hearing will focus on VA funding needs, President Obama’s budget for the department and other issues.
Issa slams Lerner in report on IRS targeting
The report accuses former IRS official of trying to undermine the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision.
In the Loop: Taking measure of Cranston’s LBJ
Former Johnson staffers compare the “Breaking Bad” star’s Broadway performance against their memories.
OPM unveils IT plan to help retirement and recruitment
With new Strategic IT plan and recent hires, agency hopes to boost its retirement services, other programs.
OPM’s new plan for retirement, other IT services
OPM announced a new strategic plan Tuesday to bolster its information technology operations, including federal employee retirement.
IG: Coast Guard falling short on Deepwater Horizon recommendations
Auditors could only confirm the agency implemented less than 10 percent of the proposals that came in response to the disaster.
Creating verdant lawns for the nation’s ‘front yard’
Michael Stachowicz is a turf expert, the man who helps the National Park Service grow and maintain healthy lawns on the National Mall.
Fine Print: Russia’s military should give Putin pause
Efforts at readiness expose operational weaknesses and difficulty restructuring Russia’s military.
Court sides with landowner over railroad right of way
In dissent, Justice Sotomayor said the decision undermines the legality of land turned over to public use.
Episcopal Church owns Falls Church property; Supreme Court lets Virginia court ruling stand
The property is the subject of a dispute with a congregation that left the denomination.
Who leaked the plans for upcoming postage stamps?
A prominent stamp publication is trying to figure out who might have leaked the list to The Washington Post.
Sequester hit public services, employee pocketbooks, report says
It cost nearly 800,000 of federal employees upward of $1.4 billion total in lost salary.
Military veterans especially unhappy at federal agencies
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Foreign Service leaders ask Senate to reject Obama nominees
They said their selection continued an “increasingly unsavory practice” of money over qualifications.
Lessons from 25 years at the Treasury Department
David Lebryk is the first commissioner of the Bureau of the Fiscal Service.
Pay, political acrimony hurt government’s role as employer
Budget document praises federal employees but says government’s role as employer has been damaged.
4 possibly flew with false ID aboard missing Malaysia Airlines flight
Airliner was en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 on board and lost contact with air traffic control.
Paul Ryan’s four Pinocchios echo an old Jack Kemp story
Rep. Paul Ryan’s “Four Pinocchio” story Thursday remind us of something his old boss, Rep. Jack Kemp, did in 1996.
Rubio bill calls for more feds without college degrees
The measure would designate certain positions for workers with alternative credentials.
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