Management
Postal Service Delays New Wave of Mail Processing Closures
Decision maintains current delivery standards, potentially avoiding more workforce reductions.
Oversight
Senator Seeks Special Prosecutor on IRS Controversy
Letter asks attorney general to “preserve the integrity” of Justice Department.
Pay & Benefits
USPS Ends Pay Freeze for Nonunion Employees
1 percent pay raise will apply mostly to supervisors and managers.
Oversight
State Department Faulted for Lax Oversight of Afghanistan Justice Contract
Special inspector general says $223 million program may not be sustainable.
Management
The Long Path to the Top for a Gay Federal Executive
John Berry's career is a key chapter in the story of what it has meant to be gay in government.
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Obamacare Enrollment Tops 3 Million
That’s still far shy of the White House goal of 7 million enrollees by March 31.
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Federal Telework Surge Could Save $14 Billion Annually
Feds who telework twice a week save $16,000 annually, calculator says.
Oversight
Dennis Rodman Might Have Broken International Sanctions
Former basketball star is under investigation for gifts given to Kim Jong-Un.
Tech
Eric Holder Is Maybe Thinking About Talking to Edward Snowden's Lawyers
justice chief told MSNBC's Ari Melber he would "engage in conversations."
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Internet's Fight to the Death
The Colbert Report looks at net neutrality.
News
EPA’s ‘Moonlighting Spy:’ I Guess Greed Made Me Do It
Convicted attorney John Beale isn’t really sure why he pretended he secretly worked for the CIA.
Pay
Postmasters, others to get pay hike
The U.S. Postal Service notified groups representing postal management that non-bargaining employees will get a raise effective Jan. 25.
Employee Policy
OPM to cut staff in spring
The Office of Personnel Management will be eliminating more than 300 full-time, intermittent and unfilled positions by late March.
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Warren Buffett Uses Open Government Data
Other large open government data consumers include Google, Yahoo and Deloitte.
Management
Top Contractor for Background Checks Charged With Fraud
Justice Department takes on whistleblower’s suit against USIS.
Oversight
Musical Chairs at State of the Union Hasn't Inspired Harmony on Hill
Bipartisan seating has become a staple at recent State of the Union addresses, but Congress's problems are too big for a seating chart to fix.
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