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."

News

NASA launches mission to Mars

Probe aims to determine whether life ever survived on Mars.

Tech

Certified Payoffs

Obtaining IT certifications can boost your paycheck, career and bottom line, survey finds.

News

Baseball on the Space Station

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.

News

How Deep Could the Budget Cuts Be?

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

GAO outlines IT best practices for federal agencies

Guidance developed from interviews with IT staff on seven major projects identified as models of good management.