Pay & Benefits
TSP contributions will decline if debt deal cuts fed benefits, Congress told
The pay freeze and a proposed hike in pension contributions would likely leave federal employees with less to invest in Thrift Savings Plan.
Oversight
CBO deflates claims on revenues from selling excess properties
Obama administration plan for independent board might add costs, analyst tells House hearing.
News
Ten Apps Changing Government
A special report on mobile applications that are having a big effect on how federal agencies do business.
Oversight
Debt-ceiling deadline might not really be Aug. 2
Report suggests the government would have enough cash on hand to continue paying bills until Aug. 10.
Pay & Benefits
Workers’ comp reform bill would hurt injured feds, witnesses say
Panelists say legislation would dock employees’ benefits.
Oversight
CBO: Reid's $2.7 trillion plan is short by $500 billion
About half of the cuts in the plan would come from drawing down troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Oversight
Boehner to rewrite debt-limit bill after CBO score
The Congressional Budget Office said the original plan was $1 trillion short of promised savings.
Oversight
Conservative senator open to busting Aug. 2 default deadline
Sen. Jim DeMint is critical of the two main plans before the House and Senate and suggests holding out for a longer-term debt solution.
Defense
Al Qaeda reportedly nearly defeated in wake of bin Laden's death
Officials believe a few more successful attacks against the group could lead to its demise, The Washington Post reports.
Management
Anchors Aweigh
Navy chief Adm. Gary Roughead stresses a flexible force poised for warfighting as well as disaster assistance.
News
House Democrats propose clean extension of FAA funding
Short-term authorization would allow the agency to operate normally and bring back 4,000 furloughed employees while lawmakers negotiate a long-term bill, they said.
Oversight
Senators seek to strengthen Obama effort to recoup improper payments
Bill would codify and clarify OMB policies, including a contractor Do Not Pay List.
Tech
From Nextgov: GSA moves all 17,000 employee email accounts to the cloud
The agency is the first to move all employees to Web-based email under the administration's push for greater IT efficiency.
Oversight
Federal pay and benefits spared -- for now
The debt strategies unveiled Monday do not contain specific provisions that would affect employees’ salaries or pensions.
News
Initiative targets thousands of post office locations and jobs
Potential closures would not affect customers’ ability to find USPS services, even in rural areas, officials say.
Defense
Homeland Security cancels troubled radiation detector effort
The agency spent roughly $230 million over five years attempting to develop and field the monitoring system.
Defense
Joint Chiefs nominee warns against deeper defense cuts
At confirmation hearing, Gen. Martin Dempsey says cutting more than $400 billion over the next 12 years would carry heavy risks for the military.
Oversight