Oversight
Justice approves GOP redistricting map in Virginia
Department takes laissez-faire approach to much Republican-friendly redistricting.
Management
Sequestration specter already is making its mark on contractors
Aerospace industry is experiencing a ‘chilling effect,’ Lockheed Martin chief tells lawmakers.
Defense
Obama, Cameron defend Afghan timetable
Withdrawal is still targeted for 2014, U.S. and U.K. leaders say.
Oversight
Does USPS want you to see the results of a revenue study?
Lawmaker claims Postal Service is trying to make the research ‘secret,’ but USPS argues that’s not the right word.
Pay & Benefits
Feds one step closer to an option for easing into retirement
Senate passes transportation package containing the retirement provision; House can take up that bill or a version less friendly to feds.
Pay & Benefits
Sequestration could mean furloughs for many Justice employees
More than 100,000 employees could be forced to take several weeks of unpaid vacation in 2013.
News
The Real Issues with Telework
Here at Government Executive, we're big on telework. Part of the reason is the nature of our business: Reporters always have had to be out and about attending events and conducting interviews, so even in the pre-Internet age, the editors who managed them had to get comfortable with the notion that the employees they supervised weren't always going to be in the office. And in the Internet age, it turns out the editors often can work remotely, too.
Defense
Defense secretary visits a tense Afghanistan
Leon Panetta is the first top U.S. official to visit since this weekend's murder of 16 Afghan civilians.
Oversight
Santorum's twin southern wins make it a two-man GOP race
The Republican base makes clear once again it's not enamored of Romney.
Management
Happiness and Productivity Go Hand-in-Hand
Federal Labor Relations Authority chairwoman oversees dramatic improvement in employee satisfaction and agency performance.
Management
Friction between union, managers at Social Security goes public
OPM chief Berry responds to complaint on composition of labor-management forum.
Oversight
Payroll deal deepens fiscal hole
Congressional Budget Office projects $1.2 trillion deficit in 2012.
Pay & Benefits
Congress urged to slow down on pay and benefits reforms
OPM chief warns lawmakers from both parties that meddling too much could hurt recruiting.
Defense
FEMA partners with AmeriCorps for disaster relief
Arrangement promises to save the government about $60 million annually.
Pay & Benefits
Senate rejects pay freeze extension for federal workers
Full transportation bill vote expected Wednesday.
Defense
Romney: U.S. troops reaching 'breaking point'
GOP candidate also fires back at Obama over linking Iran war fears to gas prices.
Management
Energy secretary backtracks on high gas prices
Steven Chu retracts his now-infamous 2008 statement about boosting prices at the pump.
Defense
Obama says those accountable in Afghan killings will face 'full force of the law'
President calls the killings 'unacceptable,' 'outrageous.'
Management
What Kind of Weather are you Making?
For the past couple of years, I’ve had a lot of great conversations with my clients about the idea that leaders control the weather.
Management