Management
OMB instructs agencies to further cut travel and conferences
Jeffrey Zients' memo also demands improvements in vehicle fleet and real estate management.
Nextgov
Pentagon opens classified cyber program to all defense contractors, ISPs
The White House is under pressure to increase voluntary information sharing.
Defense
Child immigrant detentions up sharply
Situation has become especially dire in Texas where the federal government has set up five temporary shelters.
Pay & Benefits
Bill to boost TSP contribution rates set for official debut
Legislation encouraging employees to take full advantage of agency matching will be introduced Monday.
News
Obama Praises ‘Pride and Passion’ of Public Servants
But Public Service Recognition Week message is more muted than last year.
Nextgov
Telework will play a big role in government digital strategy, federal CIO says
VanRoekel aims to reduce and simplify technology contracts.
Nextgov
Customs and Border Protection wants to e-cycle sensitive electronics
Homeland Security is undergoing a departmentwide communications upgrade that could send loads of security devices to the shredder.
Nextgov
General: Cost worries could derail plan for next bomber to be unmanned
Pentagon leaders have imposed a $550-million-per-unit cost cap.
Defense
Defense secretary actually wants defense cuts
Leon Panetta says Pentagon should do 'its share to reduce the deficit.'
Management
GSA clarifies conference rules in advance of Expo
All travel through fiscal 2012 has been suspended, with exceptions pending management approval.
Oversight
IG vacancies hearing devolves into political maneuvering
Inspectors General caught up in GSA scandal, White House competence and Senate delays.
Management
Video: NIH head takes to late night television
Francis Collins discusses obesity on the Colbert Report.
Nextgov
Hey kids, about those embarrassing Facebook photos…
The FTC wants to give young people an option for erasing personal information online.
Defense
U.S. airstrike kills seven militants in Yemen
Strike targeted al-Qaida operatives in the southern part of the country.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Obama, Clooney and the progress of same-sex marriage
The president is in focus as the election year continues.
Pay & Benefits
Best Dates to Retire 2013
Your annual guide to picking the best day to call it a career.
Management
Postal Service ends another quarter in the red
After $3.2 billion in net losses, USPS continues to push its own financial improvement plan.
Oversight
Administration reveals misgivings on transparency bill
Controller questions DATA Act’s creation of a presidentially appointed commission.
Pay & Benefits