Defense
Alaska base overhaul circumvents BRAC, lawmakers say
The Pentagon says it doesn’t need Congress’ blessing to realign military installations.
Defense
Fighter jet crashes in Virginia Beach
'Significant damage' reported in the residential apartment complex where the jet crashed.
Management
Government unemployment on the rise
Federal, state, and local organizations have dropped more than half a million workers in the last three years.
Management
GSA spending spree prompts greater scrutiny of other agencies
Cause of Action has filed FOIA requests for 28 agencies’ spending records, The Hill reports.
Oversight
How Congress gets away with not paying its interns
Unpaid congressional intern labor is legal because lawmakers made it that way.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- The Daily Show takes on the GSA scandal
Jon Stewart says he wishes GSA could spend the money on cool stuff.
Management
The man at the heart of the GSA scandal
Jeffrey Neely told Government Executive in 2005 his job was to 'create energy in a group of people.'
Pay & Benefits
Divorce Decrees
A look at the rules for how benefits for divorced feds and their spouses are handled.
Oversight
GSA employee rewards program now also under scrutiny
Valuable gifts handed out 'for questionable reasons at best,' lawmakers say.
News
The GSA Video That Beggars Belief
A surreal development in the Public Buildings Service conference spending scandal.
Management
IRS commissioner won’t stay for second term
Shulman implores Congress not to delay action on expiring tax provisions.
Pay & Benefits
EEOC urged to tackle conflicts of interest in federal complaint process
General counsel offices should not coach witnesses or review affidavits of management involved in discrimination cases, civil rights leaders say.
Pay & Benefits
Diplomats demand pet parity
Letter-writing campaign targets United Airlines after it offered military members a break on transporting pets.
Oversight
Romney previews more general-election themes
GOP candidate accuses Obama of a 'government-centered society.'
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Internet comments at risk in Arizona
Kimmel notes celebrities that could be affected by proposed law.
Pay & Benefits
Travel on the Up and Up
Despite its extravagant Las Vegas conference, GSA sets travel requirements for feds.
Defense
Details emerge on coming U.S. offensive in eastern Afghanistan
5,000 U.S. troops to move east, with a focus on Kabul and the Pakistan border.
Defense