Management
Romney: Obama is a 'big government' Democrat
GOP candidate hits Obama for focusing economic recovery plan on government-run programs and increasing taxes.
Management
Obama releases familiar 'to-do list' for Congress
Tax incentives that promote insourcing and clean energy among the proposals.
Oversight
Whistleblower agency alerts White House to troubling pattern in aviation safety
Special counsel recommends more oversight of FAA, in an unusual report combining multiple allegations of safety lapses.
Management
Cabinet secretaries jab the media and Congress
Agency chiefs defend the federal workforce against negativity, during public service week.
Defense
Lawmaker: al-Qaida bomb plot shows ‘new level of sophistication’
It's wrong to say the war on terrorism is over or al-Qaida is defeated, House Homeland Security chairman tells CNN.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Elections, both French and American
Fallon and Letterman reference French election.
Defense
Bomb plot underscores terrorist threat from Yemen
CIA foiled the plot and took possession of the bomb.
Pay & Benefits
Feds would pay more for pensions under House bill
Budget panel advances legislation requiring government employees to contribute 5 percent more toward retirement benefits starting in 2013.
Management
Incentives, not mobility, called key to improving Senior Executive Service
OPM and industry officials discuss keys to improving SES.
Defense
CIA reportedly foils al Qaeda underwear bomb plot
Attack was planned around last week's anniversary of Osama bin Laden's death, AP says.
Defense
Afghanistan commander: 'My sound bite is, we're being successful'
Gen. Allen counters suggestions of Taliban strength.
Management
Young feds say bureaucracy, inefficiency keeping their peers away
Panelists attribute government’s lack of younger workers to a slow hiring process and poor communication.
Management
Budget crisis: A chance to improve, not dismantle, government?
Maryland lawmaker says Democrats would shield workforce from further cuts.
Management
OMB releases second ‘mythbusting’ memo to improve communication with contractors
Procurement office rebuts seven misconceptions.
News
A Spam-Braving Fed
Senior official tells small businesses to put their complaints in an email message.
Defense
Experts debate changing name of PTSD
American Psychiatric Association is thinking about calling it post-traumatic stress injury to reduce stigma.
Pay & Benefits
Thrift Savings Plan Roth option is official
Many employees will have to wait for it, however, due to delays in preparing payroll systems.
Defense
Biden answers allegation in bin Laden documents
Vice president takes the high road on allegation he would be 'totally unprepared' to be president.
Defense