Oversight
Obama plan includes $1.5 trillion in new taxes
Deficit reduction package totaling $3 trillion also includes spending cuts.
Tech
Telework In Unusual Places
The Peace Corps is embracing the practice for its headquarters staff and national offices.
News
Substituting cyber reporting with continuous monitoring carries risks
Automated data feeds could relegate risk management to a back-office function and leave senior executives in the dark.
News
Top drilling regulator to temporarily head new bureau at Interior
Michael Bromwich has been named acting director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.
Defense
Pentagon financial officers report modest progress toward clean books
New Defense chief could spur action on meeting Congress’ 2017 deadline for auditable statements, Senate panel told.
Defense
Army offering 33 buyouts for civilian employees
The Materiel Command also will be accepting early retirement applications and invoking reassignments and hiring freezes to cut 1,660 positions.
Oversight
Groups urge Obama not to target federal pay and benefits
The president is scheduled to release his deficit reduction recommendations Monday.
News
Four departments resist call to comply with Small Business Act
State, Treasury, Commerce and Justice argue their offices for disadvantaged businesses need not report directly to the agency chief or already do.
News
Retirement plan board approves 9 percent budget increase
Fiscal 2012 spending will include new Roth option, staffing boost and technology overhaul at no additional cost to TSP participants.
News
Government races to close billions in renewable energy loan guarantees
Lawmakers express bipartisan concern over risking more taxpayer dollars on projects that ultimately fail.
News
Play of the Day -- Jon Stewart on Solyndra: 'That custom-tailored Obama scandal you ordered is finally here'
A daily roundup of late-night video.
Pay & Benefits
Go or No Go
When it comes to retiring, do you feel like you’re being pushed, pulled, nudged or lured?
Defense
Disaster aid offsets still popular among congressional Republicans
Some 86 percent of Republicans surveyed said they believe aid allocated by Congress must be offset by spending cuts elsewhere in the budget.
News
Group urges U.S. to adopt electronic ID cards for citizens
Digital credentials, such as e-ID cards used in Estonia, could improve protection of personal data.
Oversight
Federal employees lauded at Washington gala
Winners honored for achievements in science, law enforcement and medicine.
News
The Week in Comments: 'Inherently governmental,' pay and the jobs bill
The best in reader reaction to recent articles.
Pay & Benefits