Oversight
Report portrays SSA contract security guards as Keystone Kops
Inspector general auditors discovered guards on hourlong telephone calls, watching TV and absent from their posts.
Oversight
Lawmakers propose improvements to intern hiring process
Bill would require agencies to track quality of internship programs and share information about strong candidates.
Oversight
OPM clarifies leave policies for feds
Employees who wish to head home during an emergency before their designated early departure time can ask for unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework.
Oversight
Republicans reject White House offer on funding deal
GOP leaders are dismissing the Obama administration's proposed $6.5 billion in cuts as "status quo" and insufficient.
Oversight
Spending bills face new roadblocks in Senate
Republicans' letter announces intent to block legislation that adds new spending without offsets, program review.
Oversight
'Government activism' holding back recovery, Greenspan Says
The economic crisis may have “cast doubt” on competitive markets, but intervention tends to “hobble markets” rather than fix them, the former Fed chairman wrote in an article.
Defense
Lawmakers criticize military funeral protesters
Senators say the Westboro Baptist Church members are abusing free speech rights.
News
From Nextgov.com: Army can't track mental health records of deployed soldiers
The service finds itself overwhelmed by paper records.
Defense
Court cases reaffirm law prohibiting discrimination against workers serving in the military
A federal employee and decorated war veteran could receive more than $500,000 in back pay and damages from the Postal Service.
Defense
Buying less with more at the Pentagon; a guide for newcomers
New essays edited by journalist Andrew Cockburn charge that surge in defense spending benefits contractors without enhancing security.
Oversight
Lawmakers agree on getting rid of overlapping programs
But committee members differ on exactly where to begin responding to detailed report from GAO.
Oversight
Fight over future of Saturday mail delivery continues
Resolution calls on USPS to preserve current schedule as agency faces growing financial crisis.
News
The Week in Comments: Climate change, waste and shutdown... averted
The best in reader reaction to recent articles.
Oversight
Battles over employee bargaining rights escalate
Wisconsin, it seems, is just the beginning.
News
Pentagon targets substandard for-profit schools
GAO report had revealed that Defense had monitored only a third of the schools being used by personnel.
News
Interior may appeal ruling on drilling permits
Last month, judge ruled that the department must make decisions on five permits.
Pay & Benefits