News

Hard Bargain on Pay

Pay & Benefits

Senator proposes cuts to federal annuity benefits

Bill would eliminate pensions for all government employees hired from 2013 onward.

News

Top court to weigh privacy against government data needs

Communications technology makes unreasonable searches by police too easy, critic says.

News

From Nextgov.com: Cyberattacks on federal networks up 40 percent in 2010

Agencies should improve continuous monitoring to mitigate threats, says White House.

Oversight

Obama signs three-week stopgap spending bill

Negotiations will continue next week to fund government for the rest of fiscal 2011.

Defense

Senators question U.S. preparedness in wake of Japan's crisis

FEMA says there is no clear answer on first response to a nuclear plant catastrophe.

Defense

Senator seeks interagency border security task force

John Cornyn of Texas says existing organizations aren't coordinating intelligence and interdiction operations.

Pay & Benefits

For Richer or Poorer: Final Words

Some general guidance about options when it comes to providing for a surving spouse.

News

Federal Benefits and Japan

Defense

Pentagon not spotting overpayments to contractors, IG finds

Report comes as scrutiny of Defense’s budget intensifies.

News

From Nextgov.com: OMB says it takes money to save money in IT

Federal CIO Vivek Kundra says White House needs to hold agencies accountable for corrective actions.

Oversight

Administration falling short on FOIA compliance, critics say

Agencies are not responding to document requests with the openness President Obama promised, observers charge.

News

Obama: No radiation risk to America

President orders study of nuclear plant safety in the United States.

News

Gates details high-level Defense job cuts

Hundreds of contractor, senior executive and officer positions will be eliminated, memo says.

Oversight

Three-week funding measure headed to president

Senate approves House resolution to fund government through April 8.

Oversight

FEMA recoups millions in improper payments

Agency makes progress with revised process for recovering money but still faces challenges in collecting debt, officials say.

News

The Week in Comments: Disaster preparation and paying for performance

The best in reader reaction to recent articles.