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FDA whistle-blowers' lawsuit raises questions about email surveillance Jan 31, 2012 Whistle-blower advocates are lauding a new federal lawsuit that seeks to ban all federal agencies from targeting whistleblowers with selected electronic surveillance and monitoring. Read Comments (3) Recommend (1) Senate extends stopgap funding for FAA The Senate Thursday unanimously approved another stopgap funding extension for the Federal Aviation Administration, giving congressional negotiators until Feb. 17 to nail down a long-term reauthorization. (1) Zients to serve as acting OMB director Jeff Zients is returning for another tour as acting director at the Office of Management and Budget, the White House announced Tuesday. (1) Lew to finish work on 2013 budget before departing OMB Budget director Jack Lew, tapped by President Obama Monday to become chief of staff, will complete work on the 2013 budget request before leaving the Office of Management and Budget. (2) Inmates register as tax preparers Hundreds of prison inmates have found new careers behind bars — by registering with the IRS as income tax preparers. (4)		Federal Times Video Most Popular Federal Stories Today Past Week Past Month Bill would prohibit step increases for rest of year (274) Postal regulator's travel raises concerns (104) Senators call on OMB to resolve pension delays (75) BRAC cleanup costs linger long after installations close (63) CBO fails to resolve federal pay impasse (62) Senators propose civilian pay freeze through 2014 (13647) Feds earn 16% more than private sector, nonpartisan report shows (11256) House to vote Wednesday on bill to extend pay freeze for a third year (10826) Bill would prohibit step increases for rest of year (8442) Pentagon plans for five years of reduced raises for civilian employees (7331) Proposed pay raise draws ire from all sides (33954) Pentagon plans for five years of reduced raises for civilian employees (30843) Panel chair introduces bill to reduce pensions (25027) Details coming soon on TSP's planned Roth fund (17309) OPM outlines planned fixes to pension delays (14731) Tell Us About Labor-management partnerships What changes, good or bad, do you foresee from President Barack Obama’s executive order to re-establish labor-management partnerships? Send your comments to Staff Writer Stephen Losey.
	Leaders & Agencies News FDA whistle-blowers' lawsuit raises questions about email surveillance Whistle-blower advocates are lauding a new federal lawsuit that seeks to ban all federal agencies from targeting whistleblowers with selected electronic surveillance and monitoring. (3) Senate extends stopgap funding for FAA The Senate Thursday unanimously approved another stopgap funding extension for the Federal Aviation Administration, giving congressional negotiators until Feb. 17 to nail down a long-term reauthorization. (1) Zients to serve as acting OMB director Jeff Zients is returning for another tour as acting director at the Office of Management and Budget, the White House announced Tuesday. (1) Lew to finish work on 2013 budget before departing OMB Budget director Jack Lew, tapped by President Obama Monday to become chief of staff, will complete work on the 2013 budget request before leaving the Office of Management and Budget. (2) Obama defies GOP lawmakers with recess appointments President Obama defied GOP lawmakers on Wednesday when he bypassed Congress and invoked presidential recess appointment authority to install former Ohio attorney general Richard Cordray to head the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. (5) More Headlines Inmates register as tax preparers Report: High-tech effort needed to catch wasteful spending Agencies notifying employees of possible shutdown Gates on D.C. lawmakers: ‘Oversized egos and undersized backbones' Blind spot: DoT not tracking highway overruns, delays News Briefs FDIC, Surface Transportation Board are top agencies in survey Postal Service to resume pension payments Senators reveal bipartisan plan to fix USPS' financial woes Top procurement official to step down Panetta urges ‘carefully targeted' defense cuts News Digest: September 26 Congress extends funding for FAA through January, prevents furloughs Top feds: Critical roles in oil spill cleanup, terror response, others As cuts loom, NRO opens up - just a bit Lawmakers Study if DoD is SES Top-Heavy Study: Younger feds happier at work than older feds ATF chief ousted over gun trafficking incident Report faults government restructuring after 9/11 Performance.gov finally debuts to public Search the Leaders & Agencies Archives for more News