Pay & Benefits
No Furloughs at Justice
Employees won’t have to take unpaid leave because of sequestration in fiscal 2013.
Oversight
Analysis: 'No Politics' Doesn't Mean 'No Accountability'
Congress, White House must investigate and learn from terrorist strike.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Looking Back at Bush, Looking Forward to Mars
Photos of the Curiosity’s travel pattern shows something strange... and hilarious.
Oversight
Did Law Enforcement Use the Info It Had on Boston Bombers?
Lawmakers want to know when FBI, DHS, and other agencies had details.
Management
Analysis: When Presidents Gather, Let the Healing Begin
Obama joins the four living ex-presidents to dedicate George W. Bush Library.
Oversight
CIA Added Tamerlan Tsarnaev to a Terrorist Watchlist 18 Months Ago
U.S. intelligence officials had said they had no info on Boston bomber.
Nextgov
Is There a Bomb in That Burger? The Pentagon Wants to Know.
Tool would remotely sense explosives concealed in dense material without emitting cancer-causing radiation.
Management
Large Contractors Report Steady Sales Despite Sequestration
Boeing, Northrop Grumman and General Dynamics announce earnings.
Management
A 3-Step Method for Giving Clear Feedback
A system to help address problem behavior more effectively.
Nextgov
How the Smithsonian Cut Fleet Oil Consumption by 44 Percent
The institution’s 1,500 vehicles are used for law enforcement, bus service, animal transport and more.
Defense
Lawmakers Urge 'Merit-Based' Furlough Decisions at Defense
Current cuts reward inefficient agencies, 126 legislators say.
Nextgov
Health IT Salaries Lag Behind Most IT Fields
Managers earn higher base pay, but receive smaller bonuses than other IT manager.
Pay & Benefits
Justice Wins Flexibility to Avert Furloughs
Appropriators approve department’s request to shift money in budget to pay employee salaries.
Oversight
Aviation Chief, GOP Lawmakers Clash Over FAA Furloughs
As flight delays top 1,200, appropriators say February warning was not enough.
Management
Senate Confirms New OMB Director
As White House budget chief, Sylvia Mathews Burwell tasked with helping to replace sequestration.
Management
7 Tips For Starting a New Job Off on the Right Foot
The complete guide for stepping into a new role.
Management
Do Long Commutes Discourage Married Women From Working?
Cities with longer average commutes have lower rates of married women in the workforce.
Nextgov
Poor Mental Health Is a ‘Signature Scar’ of Afghanistan and Iraq Wars
Veterans of those conflicts could require long-term care, according to Defense health surveillance report.
Oversight