washingtonpost.com - In The LoopLatest news on the US federal government. Information and analysis of federal legislation, government contracts and regulations. Search for government job openings, career information and federal employee benefits news.Disclosure Form Makes It Hard for Lobbyists to Disclose- July 8, 2008 Congress passed an ethics law last year that was meant to force lobbyists to reveal more about what they do.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/politics/fedpage/index_xml/~3/329350186/AR20... Another Obstacle Conquered- July 8, 2008 When Jim Langevin first rolled his wheelchair onto Capitol Hill in 1984 as a young Senate intern, barriers to the disabled in this city were even more common than the bollards that now circle its monuments.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/politics/fedpage/index_xml/~3/329350185/AR20... Sherpas and Yaks -- Moving Mountains at the G-8- July 7, 2008 TOYAKO, Japan The word "Sherpa" typically refers to the Nepalese porters who help climbers reach the top of the Himalaya Mountains. But here at the annual summit of the Group of Eight nations, Sherpas and their sidekicks, the sous-Sherpas and yaks, are different sorts of characters altogether.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/politics/fedpage/index_xml/~3/328482456/AR20... GAO Cites Spiraling Costs Of New Weapons Programs- July 7, 2008 The major weapons systems being developed and produced by the Defense Department will require $1.6 trillion to complete and $335 billion over the next five years -- money that may not be available because of the continuing cost of military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a new re...http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/politics/fedpage/index_xml/~3/328549090/AR20... |