Oversight
Postal Service pleads its case to Congress
Cash-strapped agency says it needs immediate relief to avoid defaulting on advance payments to its retiree health fund.
Oversight
Workers protest outside SSA offices nationwide
Employees march against furloughs, other cuts as agency offers early retirement.
Pay & Benefits
From Nextgov: GSA to stop funding D.C.-area private telework centers
Funds for 13 private telework centers will terminate at the end of March.
Oversight
Press secretary predicts White House-Congress meeting over CR
Jay Carney said the White House would accept up to $8 billion in cuts in a spending bill to keep the government running for a month.
Oversight
GOP leaders surprised by White House entry into budget-cutting talks
Vice President Biden will assume the role of lead Democratic negotiator.
Pay & Benefits
Coming soon: The 2011 version of legislation to speed presidential appointments
Senate panel explores decades-old problem of confirmation stalemates characterized by paperwork overload and politics among lawmakers.
Oversight
Administration seeks help in selling off excess federal buildings
Seven-member panel of experts would examine status of 14,000 vacant facilities and 55,000 underutilized buildings.
Oversight
Senate passes stopgap funding bill, averts shutdown
Two-week continuing resolution keeps government funded through March 18.
Defense
Senior lawmakers wary of nuclear agency budget increase
Obama budget would give agency a 5 percent funding hike to $11.8 billion.
Management
Red Tape Reviews
Scrapping an old rule for each new one added could ease the regulatory burden.
News
Does the real cybersecurity threat come from within?
Our latest Expert Dialogue deals with the subject of threats to information security that originate with government's own employees.
Oversight
Bills target tax-delinquent feds, contractors
Measures would exempt companies and individuals working with the IRS on payment plans.
Defense
Pentagon chief defends tanker decision
Gates says any protest of the lucrative contract award is unlikely to be successful.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Military Health System reports on effects of current wars
Mental health treatment for military family members has grown 15 percent annually since 2001.
Pay & Benefits