Management

The Pope is the Obama Administration's Latest Ally on Climate

EPA administrator highlights "moral issue" in Vatican meetings.

Management

Air Force One-Point-Three

After a quarter-century of service, the aging presidential airplanes are being replaced by a pair of state-of-the-art Boeing 747-8s.

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These States Let Parents Opt Out of Vaccinations They Don't Want

Forty-eight states allow nonmedical exemptions for religious beliefs.

Management

Why Women Are Wired for Governance

Women are better at listening to political opponents, less susceptible to partisan blindness, a study finds.

Management

Obama's Budget Adds 34K Federal Jobs. Would Any Be At Your Agency?

A look at which agencies would be able to hire the most under the proposal.

Management

Here are Seven Things in Obama's Budget That Are Not Going to Happen

These presidential wish-list items will be scoffed at by Republicans.

Management

What Obama Wants to Cut

Despite calls for slashing programs devoted to immunization, jailing immigrants, and fighting the drug war.

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FCC Gearing Up to Challenge N.C., Tenn. Laws Limiting Municipal Broadband

Chattanooga, Tenn., and Wilson, N.C., previously asked federal officials to intervene. And the FCC's chairman is reportedly ready to do so.

Management

Fiscal 2016 Budget Winners and Losers

Most agencies would get a cash infusion under the Obama administration's spending plan.

Pay & Benefits

Obama Budget Pushes Paid Parental Leave, Phased Retirement

The president's fiscal 2016 recommendations focus on more flexibility for the federal workforce.

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Where School Dollars Are Used Wisely and Wastefully

These cities are the most and least efficient using public education dollars.

Management

The Typical Millennial Is $2,000 Poorer Than His Parents at This Age

More young people are living in poverty and fewer have jobs compared their parents' generation, the Baby Boomers, in 1980.

Pay & Benefits

TSP Investments Have Lackluster January

All the lifecycle funds were in the red last month, along with the C and S funds.

Management

Obama Revives Agency Consolidation Proposal

A previous version in 2012 foundered in a turf-conscious Congress.

Management

Video: Obama Speaks on his Fiscal 2016 Budget Proposal

The president spoke about Homeland Security funding in his proposal.

Pay & Benefits

White House Seeks 1.3 Percent Pay Raise for Civilians, Troops

Boost would be the most generous in the past few years, but still small relative to most raises since the 1970s.

Oversight

Lawmakers to Tackle Homeland Security Funding This Week

A week that begins with Budget Day will also include debates on the fate of Obama's health and immigration policies.

Management

The Choreography of Budget Day

Months of planning, repeated testing, and a whole lot of paper go into an annual Washington ritual.