Management

Consumer Bureau Earns Mixed Reviews on Oversight

Fledgling agency should boost transparency, report says.

Pay & Benefits

Employees Will Find Out Their Shutdown Furlough Fate By the End of Friday

Agencies also are expected to post their contingency plans for a government shutdown before the weekend.

Defense

Navy Chief: Sequester Threatens to Undo Four Years of Progress

Mabus warns industry group that ships are sailing less, pilots flying less.

Pay & Benefits

Federal Pensions Could Be At Risk -- Again

House lawmakers might require federal employees to contribute more to their retirement benefits to help pay for a debt limit increase.

Nextgov

Feds Already Knew It's Too Soon for Cyber Workforce Standards

Recent report confirms what federal managers already knew, NIST official says.

Nextgov

Commentary: Looking Ahead to Obamacare's Day 2

With so much emphasis on the Oct. 1 deadline, it’s important to remember this is merely the beginning.

Oversight

Poll: Majority Sides With GOP on Debt-Ceiling Hike

Sixty-one percent say the debt ceiling should be leveraged in exchange for spending cuts.

Oversight

House Republicans Appear Ready to Retreat, Easing Shutdown Fears

Talk has shifted to chipping away at the health care law.

Oversight

The NSA Used to Spy on MLK — and the Senator Who Forced It to Reform

Senator Frank Church helped prohibit the NSA from spying on people in the United States.

Oversight

Chambers May 'Ping-Pong' Spending Bill to Avoid a Shutdown

House demands may include a one-year delay in implementing Obamacare.

Management

Service to America Medal Finalists: The Top Public Servants in Citizen Services

The 2013 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal nominees have been announced for citizen services.

Defense

FBI Releases Chilling Security Camera Footage of Navy Yard Shooter

Video is part of a full report on what the bureau knows about Aaron Alexis so far.

Oversight

Democratic Senator: Obamacare Is Like 'Green Eggs and Ham'

Chuck Schumer thinks Ted Cruz misinterpreted the moral of the classic children’s story.

Oversight

Why Does Congress Need a Whole Seven Days to Solve Its Money Problems?

Report indicates House Republicans may want a one-week funding extension.

Nextgov

How Agencies Bury Noncompetitive Procurements

In many cases, they don’t disclose what they spent on sole-source contracts awarded at the end of the fiscal year.