The Earlybird: Headlines and Blog Posts

The Earlybird provides links to world, national and federal news headlines from a wide variety of sources. It also includes the latest posts from a range of federal-oriented blogs. The Earlybird is is automatically updated throughout the day, so check back often for the latest news.

TODAY'S TOP NEWS

New York Times

• Miami Beach Comedian's Serious (Mostly) Candidacy
• FiveThirtyEight: Reads & Reactions
• Most Presidential Candidates Are Not the 99 Percent
• For Cain, Reverse Is a Prominent Gear
• The Caucus: The Weekend Word: Second Look

Washington Times

• Police raid Bosnia homes after U.S. embassy attack
• Autumn snow, cold temperatures hit D.C. region
• Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize: Conservative humorists need not apply
• 'Awful' Canucks hope to cure Stanley Cup hangover
• P.G. teen who murdered after warrant foul-up gets 40-year sentence

CNN

• Ex-Brazil president to undergo chemo
• NATO: 13 killed in Kabul suicide bomb attack
• Islamic Jihad: Israel hits training camp
• Demonstrators battle wind, cold
• Rebel attack in South Sudan kills 39

GOVEXEC NEWS

GovExec.com Headlines

• White House orders independent review of Energy-loan program
• Navy considers price critical in Next-Generation Network contract
• OMB reorganizes monitoring of financial assistance grants
• Justice watchdog issues corrected report on muffin scandal
• Administration unveils two new tools to spur job creation

Nextgov Headlines

• DHS drones to monitor nearly entire northern border
• Navy considers price critical in Next-Generation Network contract
• Members of Congress join the rush to social media
• Agencies outline technology-based customer service initiatives
• Tech groups offer wish list to super committee

OTHER FEDERAL NEWS

Washington Post Fed Page

• Cicely Wolters: An unabashed advocate for the Peace Corps
• Geithner to decide on regulation of foreign-exchange swaps
• FED FACES: Wendy Davis
• Report criticizes defense agency's auditing
• 'Don't ask, don't tell' protesters to appear in court

Federal Computer Week

• USAJobs on brink of becoming a political issue
• Story of $16 muffin, true or not, makes a splash
• 7 questions IT hiring managers should ask
• Who's hiring IT pros?
• Pentagon official under investigation resigns

BLOGS

Fedblog

• Gingrich, Dust and the Typical EPA Employee
• Never Mind the Missing $6 Billion
• At TSA, 'Get Your Freak On,' Get Punished
• Hardly a Cubicle
• A New Low for Trust Numbers

Tech Insider

• Taking Responsibility for IT Duplication
• First Lady, First Tweet
• GAO Strikes Down Part of Cloud Email RFQ
• BlackBerrys Are Back -- For Now
• My Experience Tweeting @ the White House

Defense IT: What's Brewin'

• iPads for NGEN?
• Google Finally Blocks GPS Jammer Ads
• VA iPad Theft
• Speechless Canadian F-35s
• DISA Eyes Follow-On to $4.8B Network Contract

Federal Eye (Washington Post)

• TSA to fire ‘Get your freak on girl’ screener
• Eye discusses USAJobs with Greta Van Susteren
• The Statue of Liberty turns 125
• Flags for federal workers bill revived
• Janet Napolitano: Hackers have ‘come close’ to major cyberattack

Washington Wire (Wall Street Journal)

• Herman Cain Plans Capitol Hill Meet-and-Greet
• Cantor Addresses Northwestern Students as Protesters Gather
• Romney Remarks on Global Warming Trigger New Claims of Flip-Flopping
• Elizabeth Warren's Main Democratic Primary Rival Drops Out of Mass. Senate Race
• Even RNC Chairman Priebus Grows Weary as GOP Debates Continue