Agencies monitor more worker activity online
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Government workers have long known their bosses can look over their shoulder to monitor their computer activity. But now, prompted by the WikiLeaks scandaland concerns over unauthorized disclosures, the government is secretly capturing a far richer, more granular picture of their communications, in real time.
Federal government’s largest union elects new president
Jeffrey David Cox, Sr. is a nurse who worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs.
How has military medical consolidation affected employees and service members?
How has the consolidation of military medical care at Bethesda’s Walter Reed National Military Medical Center affected the lives of employees and service members?
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GSA freezes federal travel rates
Federal per diem travel rates will remain at 2012 levels through fiscal year 2013.
Department of Veterans Affairs under investigation for conference spending
The Department of Veterans Affairs spent $5 million—and set aside $4 million more — last year for two training conferences whose organizers are under investigation for breaking ethics rules by improperly accepting gifts, congressional committees and government sources said Monday.
More details released on federal employee phased retirement
The government is working to put in place a new authority allowing employees to phase into retirement, but the benefit will be limited in several ways.
Victory lap for the AFGE’s John Gage
AFGE President John Gage retires with a major victory: negotiating a contract for transportation security officers.
HR officials say GS system needs reform
New study reports on interviews with top federal personnel officials, who say the GS system needs reform and who question the veterans preference process.
Candidates seek to lead AFGE during tough times
AFGE will elect a new president at its Las Vegas convention next week to lead the largest federal employees union for three years.
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Federal-eyes
In the Loop’s roundup, agencies step up computer monitoring; Geithner family differences; and a headline of the day.
In the Loop: Hello, kitty!
A Guantanamo inmate’s lawyer says an al-Qaeda member who agreed to testify against a top planner of the Sept. 11 attacks is getting a perk for his cooperation: a cat.
Jefferson didn’t say that
Rep. Ted Poe cites a “spurious” quote attributed to the third president.
Need to donate on run? Send a text.
The FEC has approved legal guidance that would allow small political donations to be added to cellphone bills when a campaign supporter sends a specific text message.
Miracle-Gro goes out on a limb with donation
Fertilizer company donates $200,000 to the Restore Our Future super PAC supporting Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, making it among the first public companies with well-known consumer brands to publicly enter the new world of campaign funding.
Small group makes big dent on super PAC individual donations, study says
Just 47 people account for more than half of the $230 million raised by super PACs from individuals.
Congress favors status quo in funding itself
IN SESSION | The Capitol Police and auditors at the GAO would fare well under the House funding bill, while a project to restore the Capitol Dome would take a hit.
No slogan necessary?
The last three minority parties to seize control of the House had platforms to rally around and an opposing-party president in the White House.
Where will Romney find his vice president? Probably on the Hill
Members of Congress have a hard time being elected president, but the No. 2 job tends to come more easily.
Campaign contribution or bribe?
THE HIGH COURT | Supreme Court guidance is thin with the question of when a donation becomes something illegal, a debate that shows no signs of fading in this election year.
A constitutional right to the insanity defense?
Lawyers for John Joseph Delling, a convicted killer who described himself as “a type of Jesus,” are asking the Supreme Court to rule that states must allow an insanity plea.
Should Supreme Court justices Google?
The manner in which justices use generalized facts about the world in their legal decisions has become a new focus of legal academic research.
Navy special forces units: How many needed?
Questions remain about how much money the Navy is spending on irregular warfare and counterterrorism forces that are different from activities better performed by other services.
Obama’s critics on Middle East should consider the numbers
Walter Pincus notes a steady buildup in the number of U.S. ships and aircraft available for possible new military action.
Defense’s money-management woes
FINE PRINT | The Defense Department has problems managing the huge sums of money it has received during a decade of warfare, when hundreds of billions of dollars overwhelmed its ability to oversee outlays.
The Federal Buzz
How has military medical consolidation affected employees and service members?
How has the consolidation of military medical care at Bethesda’s Walter Reed National Military Medical Center affected the lives of employees and service members?
The threat of sequestration
As a federal leader, here’s how you can best manage while the cloud of budget cuts looms.
Federal Player
Monitoring water quality of local streams
While many of her peers have congressional internships or jobs that have kept them inside air conditioned office buildings, Kelsey Stafford has spent her summer working outdoors examining the environment of the nation’s capital.
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Ryan: President Obama has run out of ideas
Vice presidential candidate Rep. Paul Ryan says President Barack Obama's policies are aggravating a bad economy. Ryan spoke at a campaign event in Glen Allen, Virginia Friday.
59 Seconds: Friday, August 17, 2012
VIDEO | The Post’s Katherine Boyle offers news in less than a minute on GOP fundraising, the massacre in South Africa and a dramatic rescue in Miss. All here on weekdays from noon to 2 p.m.
Paul Ryan: First week on the campaign trail
GOP vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan is wrapping up his first week on the campaign trail. Here are some of the highlights from his rigorous first week campaigning for presumptive presidential nominee Mitt Romney.
Young illegal immigrants line up for right to work legally in US
Young illegal immigrants line up for right to work legally in US
Trail Mix: The presidential campaign’s down-ballot impact in Iowa
The Washington Post’s Ed O’Keefe on two congressional races where enthusiam toward Romney and Obama could play a big role.
Obama rarely misses chance to down a cold one on the trail
President Obama has referenced beer at almost every stop during his three day swing across Iowa. But more than quenching his thrist, the president is reinforcing the contrast between his rival Mitt Romney and himself. Traveling with the president, the Washington Post’s Amy Gardner reports from Davenport, Iowa.
Obama: Republicans think compromise is a dirty word
Campaigning in Dubuque, Iowa, President Obama said the country has much going for it except politics in Washington. He said his Republican opponent Mitt Romney is a standard-bearer for no compromise, top-down economics.
5 in 5 Project: In the Midwest, Ryan rallies Republicans and riles Democrats
The Washington Post’s Ed O’Keefe gives his reading on how Republicans and Democrats are reacting to the presidential election from Illinois.
Linda McMahon wins Republican Senate nomination
Former WWE chief executive Linda McMahon won a Republican Senate nomination from Connecticut for the second time. She defeated former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays in Tuesday's primary.
Trail Mix: In Iowa, Obama sharpens Romney-Ryan contrast
The Washington Post’s Amy Gardner reports from Iowa where President Obama wraps up his three-day campaign tour of the swing state.
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Wednesday, June 20, 2012
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