Oversight
Super committee GOPer: Automatic cuts must be reconfigured
Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania says President Obama's threat to veto efforts to get rid of cuts was not "categorical."
Tech
Certified Payoffs
Obtaining IT certifications can boost your paycheck, career and bottom line, survey finds.
Oversight
Interior’s planned bureau merger irks lawmakers, industry
Salazar begins consolidating surface mining and land management functions to remove duplication.
News
Say goodbye to that personal printer
With an eye toward savings, the Veterans Affairs Department wants to cut 45,000 printers over the next five years.
Defense
Some TRICARE enrollees will save money in 2012
The monthly premiums for young adults in the military’s health care system will be $10 to $12 less next year.
News
Obama nominates new Medicare chief
Marilyn Tavenner would replace Donald Berwick, who has never won the support of Congress.
Oversight
Can Obama's war on waste make a difference?
Presidential promises to make government more efficient are not new.
Pay & Benefits
Cost-effectiveness of potential FEHBP reforms questioned
Proposed changes to the federal employee health plan spark discussions over whether participants are getting the best deal.
Pay & Benefits
Analysis: Ten reasons to replace the General Schedule
Now’s the time to make tough decisions about pay -- while federal salaries are frozen.
Pay & Benefits
Shelter from the Storm
Federal managers and employees fought their way through rough conditions this year. And next year's forecast isn't great, either.
Management
Ramping Down
The Energy Department taps outside assessment of long-range IT needs to decide which data centers to close.
Oversight
Obama keeps 'change agent' mantle in wake of super committee defeat
White House is determined not to let the congressional failure be judged a presidential failure as well.
Oversight
House gears up for votes on far-reaching regulatory reforms
Advocacy groups campaign to derail bills requiring increased cost-benefit analysis.
Tech