Pay & Benefits
White House takes appropriators to task on pay, TRICARE
Obama threatens to veto yet another spending bill that omits a civilian pay raise.
Nextgov
Threats lurk among Pentagon’s sprawling computer networks
The Defense Department aspires to unify technology systems, contracts and cybersecurity standards.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Nobody loves Romney and his money is in the Caymans
The hosts are back from vacation and ready to mock Mitt Romney.
Management
Romney all business about picking Cabinet
GOP presidential candidate says his lineup would emphasize private sector experience.
Nextgov
Navy looks for a way to warn pilots of oxygen deprivation
Office of Naval Research wants to develop a hypoxia warning system.
Oversight
Can Romney Really Lead?
Questions crop up about how the GOP candidate would run the government.
Pay & Benefits
NASA offers buyouts to Goddard employees
117 workers at the Greenbelt flight center will receive buyout or early retirement options.
Tech
Telework triumph doesn’t mean agencies can rest on their laurels
Challenges remain despite a glowing progress report, analyst says.
Management
Uncle Sam seeks interns, fellows
New program to attract students and recent graduates starts Tuesday.
Management
Washington monument may stay closed until 2014
Repairs have not yet begun, but could start this fall.
Oversight
Majority approve of Holder contempt vote, but say it was political
Only 34 percent said the vote was really about ethics.
Nextgov
DHS taps database of license plate snapshots to hunt fugitives
Homeland Security is trying to reduce the backlog of undocumented immigrants scheduled for deportation.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Celebrating Independence Day with Jimmy Kimmel
While other hosts are on vacation, Kimmel gives celebration tips.
Management
Obama wants partial tax cut extension now
The president seeks to re-up break for those earning less than $250,000 a year.
Defense
Six U.S. soldiers killed in Afghanistan attack
Attacks also kill 16 civilians, five policemen and two coalition members on Sunday.
Tech
More than 20 percent of employees now telework, OPM says
More feds are working from remote locations since the 2010 law was enacted.
Nextgov
Drone makers and their friends in Washington
Unmanned Systems Caucus draws in lobbying bucks.
Management
Labor Department tries a new way of releasing sensitive jobs data
Friday’s monthly rollout goes smoothly as modified new security safeguards are phased in.
Pay & Benefits