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• OPM chief: 'Cracks are showing' in the General Schedule (11/02/09)
  Options for reform include extending bonuses to rank-and-file employees.
• Special Report: Balancing Act (10/19/09)
  Now more than ever, the federal government wants healthy and happy employees. And agencies are providing an array of benefits -- from cooking classes to child care -- to help federal workers juggle their busy lives.
• Telework expansion could save money and diversify hiring pool, officials say (09/24/09)
  Personnel, technology chiefs say IT shortcomings shouldn't hold back agencies from promoting the practice.
• Telework increasing steadily but slowly, OPM says (09/17/09)
  Participation rate has yet to reach 10 percent, according to a new report.
• Telework experiments can breed acceptance, observers say (09/08/09)
  An overwhelming majority of employees and managers who participated in Virginia's telework day reported no problems with the practice.
• Lawmakers gain prominence with federal employee issues (08/07/09)
  Massachusetts, Maryland and Virginia Democrats are taking on telework, pay reform and a host of other challenges.
• Agency heads discuss possibilities for joint wellness programs (07/15/09)
  Green space, farmers markets and centralized child care are among the ideas on the table to brighten the atmosphere at four neighboring agencies.
• State Department launches quadrennial review (07/15/09)
  Secretary Clinton announces a plan to examine department resources and promote interagency coordination.
• Pay and benefits legislation awaits lawmakers (07/07/09)
  Congress could vote on several measures before August recess that would affect federal pay raise, retirement and leave.
• Metro crash hits close to home for NOAA (06/23/09)
  Commutes to Silver Spring, Md., campus are disrupted by train collision, but no major injuries are reported among workforce.
• Workforce subcommittee chair pushes pay reform, personnel flexibilities (06/19/09)
  Rep. Stephen Lynch seeks administration input, quick movement on management priorities.
• Virginia lawmaker suggests bottom-up approach to pay reform (06/11/09)
  Employees are more likely to buy into a new pay system if they have a say in its development, Connolly says.
• Federal telework, hiring bills advance (05/20/09)
  Senate panel approves legislation expanding telework for employees and making it easier for agencies to rehire federal retirees.
• Maryland congressman's background shapes his approach to public service (05/19/09)
  Democratic Rep. John Sarbanes weighs in on the administration's attitude toward management reform, and congressional efforts to improve government.
• Lawmaker threatens to force DHS to let employees wear masks (05/14/09)
  Front-line workers want policy giving them the right to don protective gear to guard against spread of diseases.
• Officials recognize telework demands more than lip service to thrive (05/12/09)
  Governmentwide policy requires specific performance measures and competence with technology to succeed, observers say.
• Freshman lawmaker champions telework, pay parity for feds (05/05/09)
  Virginia Democrat Gerry Connolly has hit the ground running on federal management issues.
• OPM announces new governmentwide telework policy (04/29/09)
  Agency director signals a focus on work-life balance programs for federal employees.
• New OPM chief vows to address pay, hiring and other workplace challenges (04/22/09)
  John Berry tells lawmakers he sees 'warning lights' and will proceed with caution on pay for performance.
• Bill would encourage more telework (03/25/09)
  Washington area representatives promote the popular work arrangement.