TSP's G Fund Helps Delay Debt Ceiling
Sequester Hits Disaster Relief
Feds Respond to Oklahoma Tornadoes
Making Government 'Simpler'
OK Senator Wants Aid Offset by Budget Cuts
Boldly Go Where No Fed's Gone Before
EARLYBIRD: HEADLINES FROM AROUND THE WEB
Perez confirmation saga continues with upcoming committee vote
A normally small confirmation hurdle last week turned into more serious roadblock as Senate lawmakers postponed action on President Obama’s pick for labor ...
Obama won't let media do its job
Ruben Navarrette says the administration isn't delivering the transparency it promised and is obstructing journalists' work
VA announces overtime ‘surge’ to battle disability claims backlog
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Wednesday that it is mandating the use of overtime for claims processors at its 56 regional offices as part of a ...
Tougher discipline for IRS employees set aside, at least for now
The Senate on Tuesday set aside, if only for the meantime, a proposal to add the threat of a fine and imprisonment to current policies that require that IRS ...
Roth-style investing in TSP continues to grow
Federal employees are increasingly taking to Roth-style investing in their retirement savings program, although Thrift Savings Plan accounts remain heavily ...
Defense Department expected to reduce furloughs to 11 days
Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel will announce plans Tuesday afternoon to reduce the number of furlough days faced by the department’s 800,000 civilian workers ...
IRS released confidential info on conservative groups to ProPublica
ProPublica on Monday reported that the same IRS division that targeted conservative groups for special scrutiny during the 2012 election cycle provided the ...
White House orders look at pay equity inside government
President Obama has called for creation of a government-wide strategy “to address any gender pay gap in the Federal workforce,” focusing on how salaries are ...
Senate Democrats demanded stricter IRS standards for tax-exempt groups
A group of Senate Democrats, led by Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.), complained to the IRS commissioner in 2012 that political groups were improperly claiming ...
Lingering questions about the IRS targeting of conservative groups
The Internal Revenue Service left Washington abuzz over the weekend with a Friday admission that it singled out conservative groups for special scrutiny when ...
