OPM chief says employees need more frequent feedback

Written evaluations once or twice a year aren’t enough, according to John Berry.

• Kellie Lunney
• July 11, 2011

Political posturing hampers debt deal talks, says government reform scholar

Paul Light says negotiators are ignoring ‘once-in-a-generation opportunity’ for agency streamlining.

• Charles S. Clark
• July 11, 2011

Shuttle crew loading space station

Atlantis ' return will mark the end of the 30-year space shuttle program.

• Maggie Fox
• July 11, 2011

Farewell to the Shuttle

• Tom Shoop
• July 8, 2011

"Ineptitude and Indifference" at TSA

• Emily Long
• July 8, 2011

Returning Iraq's Treasures

• Charles S. Clark
• July 8, 2011

From Nextgov: Pentagon's cyber strategy aims to quell fears of militarizing cyberspace

Expert interviews shown on a Government Business Council infographic predict the outcome of cyber defense efforts worldwide.

• Aliya Sternstein
• July 8, 2011

IRS decision to end gift audits not political, specialist says

Career official in tax agency’s nonprofit division announced end to examinations of five campaign organizations.

• Charles S. Clark
• July 8, 2011

House cancels upcoming recess in anticipation of debt-ceiling deal

The House will be in session the week of July 18, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, announces

• Billy House
• July 8, 2011

Stunning jobs report complicates debt deal for both Obama, GOP

Weak employment numbers seen as argument against the president's strategy of mimicking Republicans' call for government belt-tightening.

• Jim Tankersley
• July 8, 2011

Pay and Benefits 'Adjustments' Looming?

• Tom Shoop
• July 7, 2011

Democrats, Republicans to work over weekend on debt deal, Obama says

Bipartisan group of Congressional leaders agrees a deal to raise the debt ceiling must be reached soon, president says.

• Major Garrett and Billy House
• July 7, 2011

Social Security changes are on the table in debt talks

It's unclear if Obama is willing to raise the retirement age or merely accept changes in inflation-adjustment calculations that would reduce benefits.

• Major Garrett
• July 7, 2011

Treasury Department holds secret talks on debt contingency plan

Top officials have been meeting to hash out a Plan B.

• Althea Fung
• July 7, 2011

Obama, Twitter, and Managing Government

• Tom Shoop
• July 6, 2011

From Nextgov: Estonian experience offers lessons on preparing for a major cyberattack

The wired Baltic nation has become a proving ground for attackers as well as an intellectual center for rethinking cybersecurity , says Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves.

• Erin Dian Dumbacher
• July 6, 2011

One Type of Federal Job That's Definitely Being Downsized

• Tom Shoop
• July 5, 2011

From Nextgov: Los Alamos lab will reopen Wednesday, after 10-day closure

It will be a few more days until supercomputers are up and running, but all other IT systems are ready to go .

• Bob Brewin
• July 5, 2011

National Taxpayer Advocate seeks to protect IRS budget

Nina Olson warns of falling tax collections as Republican appropriators vote to shrink revenue service.

• Charles S. Clark
• July 5, 2011

Bill Clinton urges Obama not to 'blink' in debt deal talks

If GOP won't raise revenue for debt ceiling deal, the former president says, Obama should pursue a short-term agreement.

• Ronald Brownstein
• July 5, 2011