Pay & Benefits
Goin’ to the Chapel
Advice for those who are both nearing retirement and contemplating getting married.
Viewpoint
More Cuts On the Way
Federal employees are in line to do more to close the government’s spending gap. Here are five budget trends to watch.
Management Matters - Advice And Comment
Ready for Your Close-Up?
Video conferences can be efficient and cost-effective; learn how to run one the right way.
Thinking Ahead
The Data Watcher
Zachary Brown, chief information security officer at the tiny startup Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, safeguards citizens’ information in the cloud.
Editor's Notebook
Open and Shut
Talking past each other in the debate over transparency in government.
Briefing
Armed For Audits
For Pentagon comptroller Robert Hale, the ultimate battle is straightening out the military services’ financial statements.
Briefing
Serving Up Annuities
The Office of Personnel Management is finally chipping away at its 50,000-plus backlog of retirement claims, but many are still in limbo.
Nextgov
Disaster Apps
DHS and the Pentagon are providing first responders with geographic data to locate critical roads, levies and power sources where there’s no Internet access.
Features
Heads in the Cloud
A floating workforce on demand, much like Web-based computing services, could revolutionize the way government works.
Features
The Truth Behind Transparency
In a world where open data doesn’t always mean open government, progress is tough to gauge.
Pay & Benefits
House passes bill that would extend pay freeze for some civilians
The Obama administration threatens to veto the spending measure.
Management
Good will and tears at Bush portrait unveiling
Michelle Obama promises George W. that, in an emergency, she'll protect his portrait.
Nextgov
BlackBerry tells feds: Get on the bus
Research In Motion is looking to shore up loyalty among federal workers.
Oversight
Senate accelerating confirmation for Nuclear Regulatory Commission nominee
Geologist Allison Macfarlane wins plaudits.
Pay & Benefits