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.

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.

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

Reid Proposes Temporary Sequestration Suspension

Bill would use reduced wartime spending to pay for delay through September.