Pay & Benefits
26,500 employees accept Postal Service buyout
Deadline for opting in has passed; workers will leave by Feb. 28.
Management
Taxpayer advocate says simpler tax code would improve IRS
Nina Olson proposes fencing off agency budget to protect revenue collection.
Pay & Benefits
TSP mulls investment conversion option
Fiscal cliff law allows retirement plans to let enrollees switch to a Roth account.
Management
Does Obama Need Romney's Binder Full of Women?
Obama's white-guy problem seems worse than it is; male nominees and one particular female departure are among the reasons the president is developing an optics problem.
Management
What Will Obama's Choice for Chief of Staff Say About His Management Style?
Denis McDonough and Ron Klain, the two leading contenders, would bring different strengths.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Welcome to Citadel, Idaho
Stephen Colbert profiles a city in the Northwest.
Management
Attorney General Eric Holder will be sticking around
Holder will continue to lead the Justice Department.
Oversight
The latest debt-ceiling proposal: Issue IOU's
Recipients could include federal employees and defense contractors, among others.
Management
Who might replace Hilda Solis as Labor secretary?
Many potential candidates are holdovers from the Clinton era.
Management
Analysis: New Congress' Orientation Should Include Collaboration Course
The new Congress needs to learn some lessons from other diametrically opposed groups who have learned to work together.
Management
Labor secretary resigns
Hilda Solis' departure could increase talk of need for more diversity in Obama's second-term Cabinet.
Defense
Zero Dark Thirty is about more than torture
It's about the brilliant, crazy-making figures like Jessica Chastain's character who drive Washington.
Management
OMB identifies nearly 400 obsolete federal reports
Sen. Warner to offer bill to update and improve reporting requirements.
Management
Always a bridesmaid: The people Obama passes over for top jobs
Bad luck or timing can get in the way of nominations.
Defense
Pentagon would furlough all civilians under revised sequestration, analyst says
Officials should make rotations schedule public before March, Todd Harrison suggests.
Tech
E-government could help dig the Postal Service out of its financial hole
USPS' internal auditor sees revenue opportunities in government’s online shortfalls.
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Air Force eyes return of mobile nuclear missiles
Rail or vehicle based systems could augment warheads stored in fixed silos.
Pay & Benefits
Social Security may owe thousands of employees more back pay
Recent ruling affirms that the agency has violated the terms of a 2002 discrimination case settlement.
Management
Analysis: The man who could save Obama's legacy
As Treasury secretary, Jack Lew would likely bring a tough stance to budget battles.
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