Management

'Boo-urns!': Mr. Burns Explains the Fiscal Cliff

The Simpsons' resident old rich guy tries to explain the fiscal cliff to we common folk.

Pay & Benefits

Senate approves military pay raise

House version of defense authorization bill also includes 1.7 percent boost for service members.

Pay & Benefits

Agency will use FEHBP experience to run some health plans under Obamacare

OPM will use feds’ health benefits program as model for administering multi-state plan program on insurance exchanges.

Management

Clinton administration heavyweights offer spending cuts, tax reforms

Center for American Progress report seeks to curb debt using code progressivity.

Management

Gallup: Most Government Workers Like Working in the Public Sector

Though the majority of Americans would much prefer to work in the private sector.

Defense

Suspect charged in bombing of Arizona federal building

Blast rocks Casa Grande Social Security office; no injuries reported.

Management

Can Bill Clinton's Dream Team Fix the Fiscal-Cliff Negotiations?

A group of economic advisers from the Clinton era thinks it may have stumbled upon a brilliant solution for America's current economic situation. Which, given today's Washington gridlock, may not be all that brilliant.

Defense

Provision slashing up to 36,000 Defense jobs stays alive

Senate defeats amendment that would have eliminated a 5 percent cut in the Pentagon’s civilian, contractor workforce.

Management

For a Leader, Which Matters More: Marriage Vows or the Oath of Office?

Reconsidering how we think about public figures' personal responsibilities.

Management

DCAA’s auditing triage continues to draw criticism

Pentagon inspector general says execution of risk-based approach missed $250 million in savings.

Pay & Benefits

The Pentagon says no to disabled daughter of Navy captain

A creative therapy was working on a severely disabled young woman. Yet the Pentagon decided it would no longer be covered by military insurance.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Christmas is up and crime is down

The holiday season is here and late-night takes note.

Oversight

Poll shows ambivalence on fiscal cliff, support for Rice

Public is OK with raising taxes on the wealthy and against entitlement reform, survey finds

Management

The Four Skills Employees Need in 2013

Employers are looking for particular skill sets in new and current employees.

Nextgov

Pentagon cyber activities could grab $120 billion

Funding shift could occur if lawmakers grant flexibility to apportion $1.2 trillion in cuts required under 2011 Budget Control Act.

Pay & Benefits

House GOP continues to push federal employee pay and benefits reforms

Pay freeze extension, changes to federal pensions could be part of a final deficit-reduction agreement.