Pay & Benefits

Appropriators silent on 2013 pay raise

Senate spending bill does not include president’s recommended 0.5 percent salary boost for federal workers.

Management

Lisa Jackson on clean energy, headline-driven politics, and the future of the EPA

The head of the EPA gives her view of how things work -- and don't -- in Washington and across America.

Defense

Florida sues DHS in effort to purge voter rolls

State wants access to a database to verify the citizenship of suspected illegal immigrants.

Management

Romney: Obama attacks over public employees 'absurd'

Teachers, firefighters and police officers aren't federal, the candidate says.

Defense

Are black women key to easing military suicides?

Veterans Affairs officials hope to learn from culture of social support and encouragement that keeps suicide rates low.

Management

Commerce secretary takes leave of absence

John Bryson was involved in separate traffic accidents in California over the weekend.

Nextgov

Freeze border security drone purchases, IG says

Customs and Border Protection let its fleet sit idle 63 percent of the time the unmanned aircraft were supposed to be flying.

Oversight

The Wrong Fight in Wisconsin

Opponents of Gov. Scott Walker never should have mounted a recall effort. The public wasn’t with them.

Defense

Large, jet-powered Navy drone crashes in Maryland

The cause of the accident in a marshy, uninhabitable area is still unknown.

Management

IRS coping with tricky implementation of health care law, auditors say

GAO sees costs-savings opportunities in review of fiscal 2013 request for budget hike.

Pay & Benefits

Analysis: More cuts on the way

How will budget deals affect feds? Here are five trends to watch this year.

Defense

U.S. military says it made major mistakes in Iraq and Afghanistan

Pentagon's Joint Staff acknowledges serious failures in planning and phasing out the wars.

Management

There's a hex on Obama's Commerce secretaries

John Bryson is the 4th person nominated for the position by President Obama.

Tech

VOA a step closer to some domestic broadcast privileges

House Defense bill includes amendment to ease 64-year-old guard against propaganda.

Oversight

Play of the Day -- What is 'fair game?'

The Daily Show examines what is above board in campaign politics.