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VA Reaches ‘Tipping Point’ in Processing Backlogged Disability Claims
Department reduced pending claims by 74,000 since March.
Defense
Pentagon Preparing Two Budget Plans for Fiscal 2014
Sequestration cuts are ‘embarrassing,’ could require sharp workforce reductions, official says.
Management
When is a Federal Program Actually a 'Program'?
In search of an answer, a look at the "atomic" level of federal programs.
Defense
Retirement Cuts Offset Health Care Spending Increases in Defense Bill
Extension of TRICARE Prime would increase costs, while eliminating back pay to some retirees would reduce them.
Nextgov
Senator Slams Pentagon for Its Electronic Health Record Strategy
Patty Murray says the ‘best option’ would be an open source system with VA.
Pay & Benefits
Commentary: The Compensation Fallacy
Arbitrary contractor pay caps would only compound government’s problems.
Nextgov
Pentagon Will Soon Count Contractors – At a Cost
Defense comptroller does not specify how high the price-tag will be.
Defense
Military Commanders Retain Powers in Sexual Assault Cases
Senate Armed Services Committee chair Carl Levin killed the proposal.
Pay & Benefits
White House Cancels Presidential Rank Awards
A group representing federal senior execs says move may violate federal law.
Management
Ambassador's Prostitute Excuse Won't Help State's Coverup Case
The ambassador is calling his prostitution allegations "baseless" because... he lives in "a beautiful park in Brussels."
Oversight
Play of the Day: Hillary Clinton Joins Twitter. Will the NSA Surveil Her?
The PRISM program and the former Secretary of State are topics for jokes Tuesday.
Management
Pentagon Leaders Put Support Contractors on Notice for Deep Cuts
Shift should return clout to civil servants.
Nextgov
Analysis: Government’s Vast Lockers of Data Threaten Basic Individual Freedoms
Freedom is a joke when a life's history resides forever in a vast database.
Oversight
Argo and a New Resolve to Hold Iran Accountable for 1979 Iran Hostage Crisis
Families make a united push for action in a Father's Day letter to senators.
Nextgov
Think That Government Prize Contest Was Fixed? Take It To Court.
GAO lacks jurisdiction over the competitions, agency says.
Employee Policy
Tricare launches foul weather alerts
Tricare has launched an alert service that will notify subscribers of any effects on Tricare service in areas hit by violent weather such as blizzards, tornadoes and hurricanes.
Nextgov
Agencies Aren't Honest About Tech Spending and Risks, Auditor Says
The Pentagon doesn't regard any of it's IT program 'high risk,' despite contrary GAO assessments.
Management
Helicopter Managers: The Helping Hand Strikes Again
Studies show managers that help too much impede the growth of their employees.
Management