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.
Tech
OMB not enamored of House-passed data transparency measure
Controller has different view than former Recovery Board colleague.
Management
Health experts grapple over best agency to lead paperwork reduction effort
Think tank says standardizing electronic medical records could save billions.
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.
Management
Defense freezes spending on big-ticket conferences, pending review
Events with price tags of more than $100,000 will require approval.
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.
Management
Fill career positions with care in election year, OPM advises
Workforce actions should 'remain free of political influence,' Berry says.
Tech
VOA a step closer to some domestic broadcast privileges
House Defense bill includes amendment to ease 64-year-old guard against propaganda.
Oversight