Pay & Benefits
CBP and the Office of Disability Employment form alliance
The two organizations seek to increase disability representation in the federal workforce.
Defense
Defense overhaul's emphasis on the cloud carries supply chain risks
Focus on cyberspace involves technology currently programmed or built in regions that are threatening America's national security, experts say.
Pay & Benefits
White House proposal to end pay freeze draws mixed reactions
Federal employee groups pleased with recommendation to boost government pay in 2013, but say 0.5 percent raise is not enough.
Defense
Coast Guard lacking in equal employment opportunities, GAO finds
The agency has yet to develop a systematic approach to improving workplace diversity, according to a new report.
Oversight
Administration unveils new senior executive performance measurements
Process aims to streamline how top federal managers are evaluated.
Pay & Benefits
White House to propose 0.5 percent pay increase
Federal employees are currently under a two-year pay freeze.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Separated at birth: Richard Cordray and 30 Rock's Kenneth the Page
A daily roundup of late-night video.
Pay & Benefits
The Index: 2012 Edition
Your annual guide to the critical retirement information covered in this column.
Defense
Defense technology to grow despite Pentagon budget cuts
Cyberspace, space and science research to get funding boost.
Defense
Shifts at Pentagon reflect dual realities of different threats, tighter budgets
The new thinking will mean potentially significant cuts to the size of the Army and Marine Corps.
Oversight
Republicans to ask Justice about Obama's recess appointments
Sen. Grassley prepares letter asking the attorney general if the White House sought his agency's legal advice.
Oversight
Agency stimulus spending slightly higher than predicted
HHS, Education and Treasury spent the most in Recovery Act funds, according to CBO.
Oversight
Postal reform bills could see action early this year
Pay and benefits changes are included in both House and Senate legislation.
Defense
Pentagon plan will affect personnel; details to come in budget request
Benefits will be protected, but department has an obligation to control costs, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says.
Oversight
The Week in Comments: Cordray, buyouts and a military pay raise
The best in reader reaction to recent articles.
Defense
Obama unveils defense strategy for a changing, austere world
Plan is a reflection of the new budgetary realities facing the military after a decade of steady growth.
Oversight