{"title":"Wash Post Federal Page","items":[{"desc":"\n\nFEDERAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK | A former Peace Corps volunteer in Nicaragua and now desk officer f...","title":" Cicely Wolters: An unabashed advocate for the Peace Corps ","link":"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/21/AR2011032102859.html?wprss=rss_politics/fedpage"},{"desc":"\n\nThe Dodd-Frank bill gave Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner broad new power, such as his up...","title":" Geithner to decide on regulation of foreign-exchange swaps ","link":"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/20/AR2011032003359.html?wprss=rss_politics/fedpage"},{"desc":"\n\nWendy Davis works to help consumers see the light - all kinds of it. As head of the Vision Scie...","title":" FED FACES: Wendy Davis ","link":"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031403895.html?wprss=rss_politics/fedpage"},{"desc":"\n\nInternal oversight of Defense Logistics Agency activity falls short.\n<br clear=\"all\"><a href=\"h...","title":" Report criticizes defense agency's auditing ","link":"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/20/AR2011032003376.html?wprss=rss_politics/fedpage"},{"desc":"\n\nThirteen activists arrested last fall for protesting the military's \"don't ask, don't tell\" pol...","title":" 'Don't ask, don't tell' protesters to appear in court ","link":"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031704253.html?wprss=rss_politics/fedpage"},{"desc":"\n\nMarch Madness is in full swing on Capitol Hill. Not the basketball kind, but the budget version...","title":"","link":"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/18/AR2011031801623.html?wprss=rss_politics/fedpage"},{"desc":"\n\nWith Japan reeling from a massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami, a veteran government watch...","title":" FEMA still in 'state of flux,' needs to improve coordination efforts, watchdog says ","link":"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031704660.html?wprss=rss_politics/fedpage"},{"desc":"\n\nSeven in 10 Americans support permitting women in the military to serve in ground units that en...","title":" Most Americans back women in combat roles, poll says ","link":"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031603861.html?wprss=rss_politics/fedpage"},{"desc":"\n\nThirteen activists arrested last fall for protesting the military's \"don't ask, don't tell\" pol...","title":" 'Don't ask, don't tell' protesters headed to court ","link":"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031702423.html?wprss=rss_politics/fedpage"},{"desc":"\n\nKevin Maher, who was removed from his State Department post for alleged comments he made about ...","title":" Embattled State Department official key part of quake response ","link":"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031603860.html?wprss=rss_politics/fedpage"},{"desc":"\n\nPresence of campaign donors on expert panels raises question of whether they are called upon to...","title":" Campaign donors called upon for expert testimony ","link":"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/16/AR2011031605107.html?wprss=rss_politics/fedpage"},{"desc":"\n\nDozens of nuclear energy experts have joined thousands of troops providing assistance to the Ja...","title":" How the U.S. government is helping Japan ","link":"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/17/AR2011031701067.html?wprss=rss_politics/fedpage"},{"desc":"\n\nMembers receive much heftier retirement packages than most private-sector employees and state w...","title":" Congressional pensions fall on high end of scale ","link":"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/15/AR2011031505125.html?wprss=rss_politics/fedpage"},{"desc":"\n\nTen Senate Republicans will object to any bill that does not significantly cut spending or refo...","title":" Senate Republicans vow to block non-budget bills ","link":"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/03/14/AR2011031404175.html?wprss=rss_politics/fedpage"}],"handle":"wp"}