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
Analysis: Government's Moneyball Moment
With data and analytics, agencies can put together winning programs on a shoestring.
Management
Washington area agencies on unscheduled leave status
As snow approached Wednesday, OPM said agencies would remain open.
Oversight
Environmental groups drop six figures to applaud EPA, Obama
Ads will run on social media and local news websites in four states key to the debate over emissions and the 2012 election.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- First lady creams Fallon in fitness fight
A daily roundup of late-night video.
Management
Romney runs into speed bump named Santorum
Conservative challenger upends front-runner in contests in Missouri, Colorado and Minnesota.
Management
An 'A' for Austerity
Driven leaders can make government work better, even when budgets are tight.
Pay & Benefits
House panel votes to increase amount feds contribute to pensions
The bill, which also asks lawmakers to chip in more for retirement benefits, heads to the floor.
Tech
Obama shoots marshmallow through State Dining Room at science fair
President uses boy's compressor to launch the projectile at science fair.
Management
House passes bill to create BRAC-like federal property board
White House prefers its own version; homelessness groups object.
Management
Keeping employees could be tougher than attracting them, officials say
Retention and branding are major human capital challenges, VA and Education CHCOs say.
Management