Pay & Benefits
Feds off the hook in transportation, student loan deals
Conferees agree on partial retirement and chuck pension hike and high-five calculation.
Oversight
Congress reacts to health care ruling
Lawmakers respond to decision upholding most of the 2010 Affordable Care Act.
Management
Procurement chief seeks sharing of contract pricing data, star recruits
Fostering better contractor-fed relationships is another priority.
Defense
Supreme Court: Lies about military honors protected as free speech
A 6-3 decision strikes down the Stolen Valor Act.
Oversight
Even after big victory, health care reform's future uncertain
Court’s decision does not guarantee the survival of the law.
Management
Leadership Lessons from the UVA Controversy
There are lessons to be taken from the Virginia saga.
Oversight
Supreme Court saves centerpiece of health care reform law
Chief Justice Roberts joins majority, handing President Obama and Democrats a victory.
Pay & Benefits
Maybe it is possible to have a demanding federal job and raise happy kids
Foreign Service officer offers a response to Anne-Marie Slaughter's Atlantic cover story on work-life balance.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- President Sheen?
Late night ponders the idea of a Charlie Sheen candidacy and administration.
Oversight
Senate committee backs Hatch Act update
Measure would ease restrictions on state and local workers, offer more disciplinary options.
Pay & Benefits
Panel approves funds to avoid Weather Service furloughs
House subcommittee allows NOAA to reallocate money to cover budget shortfall at NWS.
Management
Nuclear Regulatory chairman says IG report 'raises nothing new of substance'
Senate copy of unreleased document says Jaczko’s style was not collaborative.
Nextgov
Thousands flee Colorado Springs fire
Air Force Academy evacuates 2,100 residents as it prepares for the arrival of a new class of cadets.
Oversight
Bill requiring OMB to share sequestration plans sails through committee
House Budget panel defeats Democrats’ proposal for revenues to head off automatic cuts.
Defense
Patience among Camp Lejeune's military families is wearing thin
Decades after exposure to poisoned water, thousands are still waiting for help.
Oversight
Crackdown on government travel advances to full House
Oversight panel also approves measure allowing agency heads to put errant execs on unpaid leave.
Defense
The CIA thinks Bashar al-Assad isn't going anywhere
Members of the intelligence community say the ongoing conflict has no end in sight.
Pay & Benefits
House Democrat takes up Senior Executive Service reform
Proposal by Rep. Jim Moran aims to fix pay compression, and is largely similar to a Senate bill.
Nextgov
Eye on crime: The FBI is building a database of iris scans
The bureau is tapping into the proliferation of biometric data state and local law enforcement agencies are collecting.
Oversight