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Campus Notebook: Making It Official

Sept. 18, 12 a.m.

Senate officials have signed a contract with Restaurant Associates, setting the stage for the privatization of the chamber’s cafeterias.

Campus Notebook: A Long-Standing Shadow

Sept. 11, 12 a.m.

D.C. Shadow Sen. Paul Strauss held on to his seat in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, all but ensuring a win in November’s general election.

Campus Notebook: Moving Fruits

Aug. 11, 12 a.m.

Just a couple of weeks after it opened, the House farmers market has moved to a new location.

Campus Notebook: Ford Eatery Moves

July 28, 12 a.m.

The Skenteris family has only a few weeks until they are forced out of the Ford cafeteria, but staffers who miss their gyros and rice pilaf won’t have to travel far.

Campus Notebook: A Force on Barracks Row

July 23, 12 a.m.

Linda Parke Gallagher, a resident and business owner on Capitol Hill credited as a driving force behind the revitalization of Barracks Row, died Friday after a stroke. She was 64.

Campus Notebook: Closing In

July 22, 12 a.m.

The Capitol Visitor Center is ready for staff and furnishings after a Capitol fire marshal issued a temporary Certificate of Occupancy for the underground building on Monday.

Campus Notebook: RNC Protest Blues

July 21, 12 a.m.

Anti-war protesters must follow a city-designed parade route for the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, a U.S. district court judge ruled last week.

Campus Notebook: Justice for Sims

July 17, 12 a.m.

A court date of Oct. 10 was set in a traffic case in which Capitol Police officer Aidan Sims was left with critical injuries.

Campus Notebook: One More Try

July 16, 12 a.m.

D.C. activists are still three Senate votes away from passing a bill that would give the District a voting Representative in Congress.

Campus Notebook: Tsk, Tsk, Tsk

July 15, 12 a.m.

Capitol Police Chief Phillip Morse received overwhelmingly negative criticism from officers who participated in a survey commissioned by the Capitol Police Labor Committee.

Campus Notebook: Getting Greener

July 14, 12 a.m.

Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.) and Zach Wamp (R-Tenn.) introduced a bill on Thursday to authorize project demonstrations aimed at cutting energy consumption and cost in the House.

Campus Notebook: What! Free Bikes!

July 10, 12 a.m.

House staffers will soon have a new way to get around town, thanks to the long-anticipated Wheels4Wellness bike-sharing program that will be unveiled this afternoon.

Campus Notebook: One More Week

July 8, 12 a.m.

The Capitol Police union has extended the deadline for its members to complete a survey that seeks to determine how much confidence rank-and-file officers have for department leadership, particularly Chief Phillip Morse.

Campus Notebook: Protest Pains

June 30, 12 a.m.

Last week, Denver officials detailed where protesters will be allowed to stand during the Democratic National Convention.

Campus Notebook: Dark Days Ahead

June 26, 12 a.m.

The Capitol Police will soon face questions about their operations from their Senate oversight committee.

Campus Notebook: Hit and Run

June 24, 12 a.m.

An off-duty Capitol Police officer remains in critical condition after being injured in a hit-and-run near his Prince George’s County, Md., home late Saturday night.

Campus Notebook: Don’t Shoot

June 18, 12 a.m.

When Michael Gorbey walked near the Capitol with a loaded shotgun last winter, he spurred a drawn-out court case and a flurry of (often critical) media attention on the Capitol Police.

Campus Notebook: Mini-Lobbyists

June 17, 12 a.m.

Senators who oppose giving the District a full House seat can expect to get lectured Wednesday by 20 ninth-graders, courtesy of D.C. Public Schools.

Minor Malfunction

June 11, 12 a.m.

A stalled Senate subway train forced Senators to suffer Tuesday through an extra-long cloture vote on the energy bill.

Ferment Over Carbon Offsets

June 10, 12 a.m.

House officials are well aware of Rep. Vernon Ehlers’ distaste for the carbon offset market — the Michigan Republican loudly criticized Chief Administrative Officer Dan Beard when he bought $89,000 worth of offsets last year in an effort to make the House carbon-neutral.

Sharing Their Names

June 9, 12 a.m.

Members will soon know every other office that employs their “shared employees,” those financial and technical staffers who work in several House offices.

Modernizing the Force

June 5, 12 a.m.

Back in 1868, Capitol Police officers had to buy their own uniforms, and in 1944, the House and the Senate each got to hire half the force.

Doody’s Done

June 4, 12 a.m.

Deputy Chief Administrative Officer Dan Doody is resigning in June, leaving the House for an executive position at a government consulting firm.

Off the Presses

May 21, 12 a.m.

Deputy Public Printer William Turri will retire at the end of June, ending a five-year stint at the Government Printing Office that included almost a year as acting Public Printer. Turri, 68, temporarily took over the helm of the GPO when Public Printer Bruce James resigned in January 2007. Ten months later, President Bush gave Robert Tapella the job. …

Founding Fathers 2.0

May 19, 12 a.m.

The hundreds of thousands of letters, essays and official documents from America’s Founding Fathers may one day be easily accessible online.

Gorbey Update

May 15, 12 a.m.

Michael Gorbey said Wednesday that the government “doctored” a video allegedly showing him walking near Capitol Hill with a shotgun — the latest claim in his long-running insistence that he was framed.

There Goes the Maserati

May 13, 12 a.m.

Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.) wants to put a stop to Members using their annual office allowances to pay for long-term car leases. And he has introduced a bill to do just that.

A Coincidental Witness

May 8, 12 a.m.

An unidentified witness who works at the Supreme Court and Michael Gorbey’s girlfriend were among the latest entrants in the ongoing trial of the man Capitol Police arrested on Jan. 18 for allegedly carrying a loaded shotgun and a sword.

Gorbey Update

May 7, 12 a.m.

Prosecutors rested their case against Michael Gorbey on Tuesday after presenting the sword and shotgun that Capitol Police say he carried along with dozens of rounds of ammunition on his way to the Supreme Court on Jan. 18.

Shotgun Trial

April 29, 12 a.m.

Michael Gorbey, the man accused of carrying a shotgun near the Capitol this winter, faced one less charge as his trial opened Monday afternoon.

The Sword Stays

April 28, 12 a.m.

A District of Columbia Superior Court judge ruled last week that the sword, ammunition and other evidence found during the initial investigation of Michael Gorbey can be included in this week’s trial.

Court Update

April 24, 12 a.m.

Jury selection is expected to conclude today in the trial of Michael Gorbey, the man accused of carrying a shotgun and possessing an explosive device near the Capitol on Jan. 18.

Page Review: Part II

April 21, 12 a.m.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) announced Friday that they have hired two consultants to do a top-to-bottom review of the House page program.

Benefit Boost

April 17, 12 a.m.

New moms and dads who work for the legislative branch are closer to having some paid time off after the birth or adoption of a child.

New Payday?

April 16, 12 a.m.

Legislation giving the House Administration Committee the authority to change the day when staffers receive their paychecks passed the House by voice vote on Tuesday, another step forward in the effort to pay staffers twice instead of once a month.

Tax Follies

April 15, 12 a.m.

For many District of Columbia residents, April 15 isn’t just tax day — it is also “Taxed Without Representation” day, designed to remind Americans that the 600,000 people who live in D.C. do not have full Congressional representation.

E-Loophole Fix

April 10, 12 a.m.

Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-Calif.) introduced legislation on Tuesday that requires private companies to screen their employees through an electronic verification system before they can work on the Capitol campus.

Going Green

April 8, 12 a.m.

While the fight for the presidential nomination could make the Democratic National Convention one of the most historic on record, party officials also are hoping it will be the most environmentally sustainable event of its kind.

Never Say Never

April 7, 12 a.m.

After years of debate, hundreds of Government Accountability Office employees are closer than they’ve ever been to getting their cost-of-living raises for 2006 and 2007.

Clean Audit

March 31, 12 a.m.

The Architect of the Capitol has received a clean audit opinion of its financial statements from Kearney & Co., an Alexandra, Va.-based public accountant and consultant group.

Pump It Up

March 24, 12 a.m.

The effort to bring an E85 fueling station to Capitol Hill is moving forward — and costing more than anticipated.

Dell Deal

March 17, 12 a.m.

Cash-strapped House offices in need of new computer equipment are about to get a little bit of relief.

Farewell

March 12, 12 a.m.

Comptroller General David Walker officially wraps up his decade-long stint as head of the Government Accountability Office today.

Light Up the Night

March 5, 12 a.m.

The Capitol Dome is closer to getting illuminated in green.

Intelligent Suicide

March 3, 12 a.m.

The Government Accountability Office may be the government’s main watchdog agency, but it rarely investigates a key sector: the intelligence community.

Fighting for Peter

Feb. 14, 12 a.m.

Pay-for-performance systems took a beating from experts at a hearing this week, throwing more uncertainty on the long-term viability of the Government Accountability Office’s controversial pay system.

Moving Ahead

Feb. 13, 12 a.m.

The House Administration Committee unanimously approved a measure on Tuesday officially placing the Architect of the Capitol in charge of Capitol Visitor Center operations.

Beard Bites Back

Feb. 6, 12 a.m.

Beard Bites Back. Chief Administrative Officer Dan Beard on Tuesday defended the House’s decision to buy $89,000 worth of carbon offset credits from the Chicago Climate Exchange, more than a week after new concerns were raised about the value of the purchase.

Presidential Preparations

Jan. 29, 12 a.m.

While it’s far from clear who will take the oath of office as the nation’s 44th president, preparations already are under way for the 2009 presidential inauguration.

CVC Contract Awarded

Jan. 17, 12 a.m.

A $2.3 million contract to test the Capitol Visitor Center’s fire- and life-safety systems has been awarded to the McLean, Va.-based CFP Group.