I have to admit that I’m borrowing this idea from the PR Sara Evans blog — she asked the top 10 buzzwords that should retire in 2010. Butgovernment uses a ton of buzzwords, so… the DorobekInsider poll asks: What gov buzzwords should be retired in 2010? I’ve suggested some — you can vote or suggest your own...

As the year comes to a close, the DorobekInsider will feature the stories that you read across Federal News Radio. Today, Federal News Radio senior correspondent Mike Causey — and these are the columns that you read on Mike Causey’s Federal Report over the past 12-months: $250 (Better Than A Chicken) In Every Pot! The F-Word: Don’t Quit Your Daytime Job Bonus Christmas Holiday Sick Leave Phase In… The Biggest Loser Insurance or Entitlement? New Tax Break For Retirees? Show Me The Buyout! Big Time Changes In Your TSP Section: Mike Causey D-Day Coming in September Bigger Buyouts = Fewer Employees Taxing Your Health Premiums How To Hit The 2010 Retirement Trifecta Inertia In Action Feds On a Winning Streak Memo To The White House CSRS vs...

I mentioned that I got to be one of the judges for the 16th annual DC’s Funniest Celebrity contest last night — even despite a bit of controversy...

There are two big questions arising from the sudden and expected yet surprising resignation announcement last week from Melissa Hathaway, who has beenthe Obama administration’s acting cyber-security czar...

Among the links mentioned on Federal News Radio 1500 AM’s Daily Debrief with Chris Dorobek and Amy Morris * The Federal News Radio Book Club… our new book is Fired Up or Burned Out: How to reignite your team’s passion, creativity, and productivity...

In what rapidly became the worst kept secret in Washington, the Obama administration used the weekend address to name the new chief performance officer and OMB deputy director of management, Jeffrey Zients, and also the much discussed Obama CTO, Aneesh Chopra...