Pay & Benefits
Super Committee Countdown
Will federal pay and benefits take a hit in the panel’s deficit reduction plan?
Defense
House report slams 10-year-old TSA
Republican lawmakers blast agency as ineffective and offer recommendations to alter its course.
Defense
Android is expected to soon win approval for use on military networks
Certification for unclassified Defense networks is predicted by year's end, for Secret networks by April 2012.
Oversight
Council moves forward on performance management plan
Labor-management group recommends better training for supervisors and more feedback between employees and their bosses.
Oversight
Lawmakers, OMB push to ban more 'bad-actor' contractors
Reasons for agency reluctance include lack of awareness of the rules and difficulty recognizing contractor's names in a database, panelist says.
News
Emails suggest Energy Department put politics above economics with Solyndra
The agency, the struggling solar power company and its private investors were considering restructuring at the time of the newly released correspondence.
News
Ron Paul takes End the Fed campaign to Washington
The presidential candidate decries 'the endless fearmongering to scare the people and the Congress into spending money.'
Defense
Obama to deploy up to 250 Marines to Australia next year under new pact
Move sends a signal the United States is stepping up its commitment to the Asia Pacific region.
Defense
Secret Service: Bullet hit White House, stopped by glass
U.S. Park Police issued a warrant for Oscar Ortega-Hernandez, 21, based off of evidence obtained from an abandoned car near the scene.
News
Play of the Day -- Comedians love Cain's long pause on Libya
A daily roundup of late-night video.
Defense
DHS might adopt Defense tech for border surveillance, and hire vets to run it
With the drawdown of troops overseas, the Pentagon will have excess equipment and extra personnel to offer.
Oversight
Postal Service will resume FERS retirement contributions next month
USPS lost $5.1 billion in fiscal 2011 and expects to run out of money in fiscal 2012.
Pay & Benefits
Thrift Savings Plan staff gears up to launch Roth option
Program allowing employees to invest income that already has been taxed will be operational in spring 2012.
Pay & Benefits