Pay & Benefits

Feds can donate leave to Sandy victims

Obama directs OPM to establish emergency leave transfer program.

Pay & Benefits

Part-time FEMA workers now eligible for health care benefits

OPM issues directive allowing emergency worker 'reservists' to apply for federal health care.

Management

Agencies urged to improve relations with states and localities

Think tank’s Memos to Leaders press for improving performance management.

Pay & Benefits

Cuts in federal pay and benefits are among deficit reduction possibilities

CBO analysis looks at potential savings related to increasing feds’ health care costs, reducing pay.

Oversight

Obama counters Boehner's opening bid on fiscal cliff

President insists on higher taxes, 'balanced approach.'

Oversight

Boehner mum on detailed fiscal cliff possibilities

'I don't want to limit the options,' Republican House Speaker says.

Oversight

Fiscal cliff explainer: What it is, where it's from, who will pay and why it matters

Understanding the biggest story in Washington today.

Nextgov

Rapid prototyping quickly gets new technology to warfighters

So why haven’t Defense officials applied it to acquisition systems?

Management

Would we leave disaster-prone cities in the absence of FEMA?

One economist asks if the absence of federal funding would improve the way cities prepare for natural disasters

Management

Analysis: A perfect new mission for Eric Holder

The attorney general has the chance to build a lasting legacy as a defender of voting rights. How? By leaving his current post to take up a new one.

Management

Innovative Rehab Method Giving Combat Amputees an Active Life

A new medical, counseling and sports rehabilitation program helps combat amputees regain their independence.

Pay & Benefits

TSA workers ratify first labor contract

Security officers overwhelmingly vote in favor of collective bargaining agreement.

Oversight

Condoleezza Rice: GOP must adapt to 'changing demographics'

Party is losing 'important segments of the electorate,' former secretary of State says.