Management
Wanted: More details on USPS consolidation plan
PRC and unions seek further information on savings estimates.
Nextgov
Navy seeks real-time location system for all hospitals
Service will track 300,000 medical devices in 19 hospitals and hundreds of clinics.
Pay & Benefits
HUD seeks more detailed data on executive pay
The department will ask public housing authorities for comprehensive info on compensation for top officials.
Defense
Coast Guard investigates animal testing video
Medical training practices provoke outrage from PETA and director Oliver Stone.
Oversight
TSA chief says 30 percent or 40 percent staff cut wouldn’t fly
Downsizing would hamper security efforts and lengthen wait times, Pistole tells GOP lawmaker.
Management
The problem with public sector unions -- and how to fix it
Here's a plan to preserve the ability of government workers to bargain collectively -- one that would prevent the excesses that are destroying some communities' fiscal health.
Defense
Panetta: U.S. 'reaching the limits of our patience' with Pakistan
Defense secretary says militants flee to safety after mounting attacks.
Pay & Benefits
House considers yet another pay freeze measure
Bill would deny Homeland Security civilians a salary hike in 2013.
Defense
Most Americans are against intervening in Syria, poll finds
Clinton calls violence in Syria 'simply unconscionable.'
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Scott Walker wins in Wisconsin
Wisconsin gubernatorial recall elections are a topic for late-night comedy.
News
Video: Ray Bradbury at NASA
Video shows the science fiction writer, who died Tuesday, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Nextgov
The Pentagon’s latest weapon: A $1.2 million unmanned sewing machine
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency eyes ways to produce garments with ‘zero direct labor.’
Tech
Labor’s new approach to jobs data sparks outcry
Media groups and House Republicans call changes intrusive, propagandistic.
Management
Postal commission clarifies role on contentious closure issues
Chairwoman explains why the panel hasn’t weighed in on urban vs. rural closures.
Management
Appeals court sustains union’s right to negotiate terms of layoffs
AFGE argued it should have a say in an Air Force reduction in force.
Pay & Benefits
House panel backs bill extending the federal pay freeze another year
Spending measure also includes IRS cuts that could lead to more buyouts, Democrat says.
Oversight
House Democratic leader wants to cancel next week's recess
There is too much unfinished business, Pelosi argues.
Management
AFGE president decides against reelection run
John Gage has been with the largest federal employee union since 1977.
Defense
McCain: Security leaks came from 'highest levels of White House'
Arizona senator says the Iran cyberattack story was an intentional leak that put American lives in danger.
Management