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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.
Nextgov
Agencies to Get In-House Digital Teams and 4 Other Proposals in Obama’s IT Budget Blueprint
The digital squads will focus on revamping agencies’ online citizen-facing services.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Fun With PAC Acronyms
If Chris Christie is laughing his bottom off, what is Joe Biden doing?
Employee Policy
Lawmaker proposes additional VA whistleblower protections
The chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee has introduced legislation he said would provide whistleblowers at the Department of Veterans Affairs with a way to resolve the problems they report at the lowest possible level.
Employee Policy
Former border agent sentenced in money-laundering scheme
A former Border Patrol Agent was sentenced this month in federal court to two years in prison for conspiracy to commit money laundering, the Justice Department said.
Employee Policy
President's budget would end sequestration
President Obama's budget proposal slated for release Monday would end sequestration by setting spending levels at $74 billion above the current cap.
Employee Policy
New postmaster general takes office
Megan J. Brennan on Feb. 1 officially became the 74th postmaster general and CEO of the U.S. Postal Service.
Pay
Obama budget would end 'mindless austerity' of sequestration
The president's budget rejects "returning to the mindless austerity of sequestration in 2016," and instead proposes spending increases for domestic programs and defense, as well as a 1.3 percent raise for federal employees in 2016.
Benefits