Pay & Benefits
Special counsel recommends reforms to law covering improper political activities
Federal employees would not automatically be removed from their jobs for violating the Hatch Act under proposed changes.
News
Data center consolidation savings estimate increased to $5B
New CIO Steven VanRoekel expands the definition of a data center to include the government's full IT infrastructure.
Oversight
Energy official in charge of program that gave Solyndra a loan is leaving
Secretary Steven Chu says Jonathan Silver, who is heading to a think tank, would have been welcome to stay on if he'd wanted to.
News
Cuts to IRS funding would increase deficit, union says
The agency needs resources to collect taxes, Congress is warned.
News
IRS hiring response time could still be faster, despite progress, IG finds
Improvements to hiring software and employee training have helped, report says.
Pay & Benefits
Spending bills threaten Foreign Service pay and hiring
Congress urged to cut programs rather than people to keep diplomatic readiness intact.
Oversight
Agencies can improve suspension and debarment process, says GAO
Six agencies are flagged as inactive in listing contractors guilty of fraud or poor performance.
Oversight
Suspension and debarment could discourage rebate schemes
The threat of no longer doing business with the government might prevent food service contractors from overbilling USDA and Defense, witnesses tell Senate panel.
News
The Week in Comments: COLAs, the budget and comedy's place on this site
The best in reader reaction to recent articles.
News
Obama demands passage of $447 billion jobs bill
With a Senate vote looming next week, the president repeatedly asked, 'Why would you vote against this bill?'
News
Solyndra was banking on energy bill, emails show
The solar-power start-up could still be in business if laws promoting renewable energy had passed, correspondences suggest.
News
Officials: Secret panel decided on Awlaki killing
Run-up to militant's death has been questioned by critics who say that there was no due process in his targeted killing.
Defense
Former Homeland Security employee heads to prison
William Mann is sentenced to 46 months for taking bribes and falsifying immigration documents.
News
Play of the Day -- Jon Stewart: How are the Wall Street protesters not like the Tea Party?
A daily roundup of late-night video.
News
ATF announces major reshuffling of top staff
Move comes as Congress ramps up investigation into gunrunning operation.
Pay & Benefits
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Defense
Firm eyes lawsuit over theft of TRICARE patient data
Class action would focus on TRICARE's decision not to provide free credit and identity theft-monitoring services.
Defense