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.

News

A Plain English Reminder

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

Play of the Day -- Jon Stewart: Rick Santorum is the guy Mitt Romney is pretending to be

A daily roundup of late-night video.