Pay & Benefits
TSP contribution cap to increase in 2012
Employees will be able to add up to $17,000 to their retirement plans next year.
News
Play of the Day -- Obama pokes fun at prompter jokes on Leno, plus: Cain's new crazy ad
A daily roundup of late-night video.
News
Deficit panel holds public session on budget cuts
If lawmakers choose the discretionary route in achieving $1.2 trillion in savings over 10 years, they will need to lower the caps for appropriations as well, budget chief says.
Management
First Impressions
New employees are expected to put their best foot forward; managers should do the same on behalf of their organization.
Defense
Defense officials downplay panel’s role in revamping military retirement
Pentagon is reviewing its compensation structure for service members, including changes to pension benefits.
Defense
FEMA chief says pre-staging is key to rapid disaster response
Fugate stresses advantage of acting in advance of official disaster declarations.
Defense
HHS joins White House initiative to put veterans to work
Agency orders community health centers to hire 8,000 veterans by 2015.
Tech
Transportation completes iPad test, eyes departmentwide use
Early results suggest the devices could work for employees who do not require full computing capability.
Defense
Obama to announce plan to curb veteran unemployment
Announcement comes as part of a group of executive orders trying to jolt the economy.
News
Play of the Day -- Huntsman taps Colbert for VP; Herman Cain's new controversy
A daily roundup of late-night video.
Defense
As wars wind down, some forces face wearying future
The strain on the highly trained forces will only increase as a shadow war ramps up against high-ranking militants in countries like Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia.
Defense
Insiders: State Department ill-equipped to lead Iraq transition
Experts doubt the diplomatic agency's ability to be fully effective after security forces leave.
Oversight
Coupon Clippers
“Walmart moms” talk about their struggles to stay afloat in an economy that isn’t offering much hope.
Defense
Defense urged to create central domestic violence database
Watchdog group criticizes the Pentagon's slow progress on tracking and targeting abuse.
News
Justice employees fight proposed office closings
Lawyers want a Senate hearing on cuts the department says are in line with Attorney General Eric Holder’s call to ‘do more with less.’
Defense
VA plans largest tablet computer deployment
Up to 100,000 devices will be managed through a vendor-operated cloud computing center.
Defense
State Department faulted in effort to train Iraqi police
IG report cites lack of agency cooperation with auditors.
Oversight