Management
Postal Service ends first quarter of fiscal 2012 in the red
Losses of $3.3 billion come during what is typically the strongest time of year due to holiday mail volume.
News
An Ad Blitz to Protect Pay
Viewers of the Sunday talk shows this weekend can expect to witness the opening salvo in an ad campaign rushed out during budget season by the American Federation of Government Employees.
Oversight
GAO employees join union
Hundreds of professional support staff at congressional watchdog vote for bargaining unit.
Oversight
IRS settles whistleblower suit, special counsel reports
Groups applaud protection of employees who report abuse by contractors.
Tech
U.S. approves first new nuclear reactors in decades
Atlanta-based Southern Company gets green light to begin construction of two new reactors at its Vogtle plant in Georgia.
Oversight
House passes STOCK Act requiring disclosure by federal employees
Ethics office provides numbers on who would be affected by insider trading curb.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Romney's new campaign slogan: 'What happened?'
A daily roundup of late-night video.
News
It's Budget Time!
The Obama administration's fiscal 2013 budget is already rolling off the presses at the Government Printing Office, in preparation for it's official release on Tuesday.
Pay & Benefits
Pay and Benefits Roundup
A look at the most recent legislative proposals targeting federal compensation.
Defense
Budget debate pits military retiree interests against those in active duty, analysts warn
Personnel costs are the '600-pound gorilla,' CSBA president says.
Management
Contractors respond warily to Pentagon vow to preserve industrial base
Top acquisition chief invites struggling companies to talk.
Defense
State Department pushes back on reports of plans to slash Iraq staff
Reduction in diplomatic personnel will be modest, spokeswoman says.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers insert federal pension provisions in highway bill
Major legislation incorporates measures that would increase the amount feds and lawmakers contribute to retirement benefits.
Defense
Pentagon: Even ‘independent’ Afghan battalions still rely on NATO
The coalitions Afghanistan exit strategy depends on capable local forces.
Oversight
Privacy concerns complicate efforts to end 'death fraud'
Lawmakers and agency officials tackle the issue of reducing mistaken payments to the recently deceased.
Oversight
POGO site monitoring inspector general vacancies
The group also is tracking who is in charge of nominating an IG.
Defense
State Department to downsize presence in Iraq
Postwar ambitions said to be thwarted by Iraqi obstruction.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Roth option a step closer
Draft rules provide more details on new federal retirement savings component, slated for launch this year.
Management