Secretary of Defense Issues Furlough Memo

“This memo directs defense managers to prepare to furlough most Department of Defense (DoD) civilians for up to 11 days. The schedule for furloughs, and some specific exceptions, are described later in this memo and in the attachment. I have made this decision very reluctantly, because I know that the furloughs will disrupt lives and impact DoD operations. I, along with the senior civilian and military leadership of the Department, have spent considerable time reviewing information related to the need for furloughs, and I would like to share with you the reasoning that led me to this difficult decision.” 

Medicare Provider Charge Data - Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

“As part of the Obama administration’s work to make our health care system more affordable and accountable, data are being released that show significant variation across the country and within communities in what hospitals charge for common inpatient services.” - Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services

Next Black Tie Affair Goes NOLA - Heard on the Hill

Radio & Television Correspondents’ Association dinner Chairman John Wallace told HOH he’s devoted the past year to planning a blowout party, scheduled for the evening of June 5 ($245 per person), that brings the best of the Big Easy to D.C.

RTCA Dinner (rtcadinner) on Twitter

The latest from RTCA Dinner (@rtcadinner).

Celeb Chef To Cater RTCA Dinner - FishbowlDC

Celeb Chef To Cater RTCA Dinner

House of Cards Video from the 2013 White House Correspondents’ Dinner

Buzzfeed’s rival WHCA party sparks talk of feud — or did someone just mail the check late?

Has it come to this? The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is so bloated yet so exclusive that it’s now prompted a secession? Well, something like that. But the century-old association denies that it snubbed a new-media organization seeking to buy a table at the annual banquet.

Justice Department: Suspect in Boston Marathon Attack Charged with Using a Weapon of Mass Destruction

Full Text of Senate Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill

Outline of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013