Pay & Benefits
Forced retirement for Postal Service workers voted down in Senate
Measure that would rid bill of reductions in workers’ comp fails; overall vote to come.
Management
Interagency fight against Medicare fraud shows promise
Critics demand faster adoption of anti-crime tools from health care law.
News
Salazar Doesn’t Care About the Pay Raise Anyway
Republican Senator’s block isn’t a concern for the Interior secretary.
Pay & Benefits
Defense overtime pay cap waived again
Certain civilian Pentagon employees can receive basic and premium pay up to $230,700 for the year.
Defense
Returning troops get into more traffic accidents, group says
Car wrecks more likely in the six months after deployment.
News
Video: Ex-GSA Official Decries 'Witch Hunt'
A 39-year GSA veteran defends the agency -- sort of.
Management
Today in GSA: Event contractor gets probed
Michael Jahn reportedly violated bribery laws, earned $12,601 commission on Vegas conference.
Management
Now Is the Time for Gen Y Leaders
If change continues at its current rate, let alone accelerates, leadership is going to get a lot more complex.
Oversight
Lawmaker suggests 'improper' White House link to Secret Service scandal
Mica has alleged top officials knew of extravant GSA conference spending, too.
Defense
Coast Guard not ready for national-security mission, insiders say
Many agree with Robert Papp, who last week condemned Obama's budget.
Oversight
Romney Must Win Over Women
Mitt Romney has white men in the bag. He needs to worry less about them and more about women.
Oversight
Romney reminisces about 'magnificent' French vacations
Asked about the GSA scandal, the GOP candidate has said Obama’s 'elaborate vacations' set a bad example.
Management
OMB raises salary cap for contractor executives because it has to
Explanation renews calls for a lower ceiling on reimbursements.
Management
GSA scandal lends urgency to data transparency measure
House set to consider bill requiring agencies to standardize and post spending data.
Pay & Benefits
Pay and benefits feature prominently in postal reform bill
Senate will consider amendments Tuesday, including one that would require eligible employees to retire.
Oversight
Social Security can sustain benefits for only 20 more years, Geithner says
The estimate is three years earlier than the program trustees' last prediction.
Oversight
GSA Roundup: Want to steal money from GSA? Turns out it’s pretty easy
Daily highlights in the wake of the agency’s extravagant conference spending.
Defense