I was off by an hour, but my Friday News Dump radar was close enough -- the Post Mike DeBonis reports that Mayor Vince Gray won't be sending Robert Mallett's nomination to chair the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics on to the D.C. Council for consideration. more ›

Watch out, D.C. -- our local slice of the internet is experiencing some serious mood swings today! This morning, it was all doom and gloom after the announcement of Gabe Klein's departure, among several other well-thought of agency heads, like DCRA's Linda Argo and OCTO's Bryan Sivak. (Sivak himself sounded really broken up about having to step down.) But things have apparently brightened up a little bit this afternoon, as Vince Gray has announced that Allen Lew will be city's next City Administrator. more ›

Mayor Adrian Fenty has just named four new top appointments to his administration, including the expected announcement that Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Neil Albert will join Metro's Board of Directors. more ›

Do you own a car and have it registered in the District of Columbia? If so, you've already been through the nightmare of attempting to get your vehicle inspected at the District's only inspection facility at 1001 Half Street SW. Many of you have complained that there has to be a more efficient way to conduct inspections - well, now there is. WTOP reports that the D.C. DMV is now accepting reservations for appointments at the inspection station between 6:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. One word of advice though, for those of you with ESP: appointments scheduled during a major heat wave could get bumped. more ›