Oversight
Watchdog: Postal Service proposals could undermine funding of retiree benefits
Potential changes also wouldn’t get USPS’ finances back in the black, OPM inspector general finds.
Oversight
Short-term spending deal doesn't lessen pressure on rest of year
Two-week extension might do little to soften positions over a broader funding measure for the rest of the fiscal year.
News
From Nextgov.com: Defense Science Board urges new technology and tactics
Enemy’s use of digital communications in action in Afghanistan and Iraq requires swifter U.S. adaptation, report says.
Oversight
Information on contractors’ past performance remains spotty
Agency officials must be more diligent about entering comprehensive reports, witnesses tell Commission on Wartime Contracting.
Management
Allegations of judicial interference roil HUD office
Administrative law judges at the department claim office director picked which cases each judge should take.
Pay & Benefits
TSP sees boost in overall enrollment, new fund participation
Auto-enroll program and targeted campaigns reaching noncontributors and new hires, according to officials.
Oversight
Congress has time to work out spending deal
Shutdown appears less likely as Congress works on short-term plan.
Defense
Military no longer protected from budget knife
Appetite for overall spending cuts trumps GOP's traditional desire to insulate defense spending from cuts.
Tech
IT Ivory Tower
Employers are finding many hires fresh out of college aren't ready to hit the ground running.
News
From Nextgov.com: Program to automate immigration processing is vulnerable to insider threats
Watchdog says USCIS officials have not indicated how they will correct shortcomings .
Oversight
Inspector general backs NOAA in climate-change dispute
Review of internal e-mails in response to Sen. Inhofe’s charges finds no evidence that federal scientists manipulated data or bypassed peer review.
Oversight
Shutdown? What shutdown?
If the broader government closes up shop, some self-funded agencies will be immune to the effects.
Oversight
GOP aims for Tuesday consideration of short-term spending bill
Measure would buy lawmakers two more weeks to negotiate funding levels for the rest of the fiscal year, possibly avoiding a government shutdown.
Pay & Benefits
Benefits would continue to flow for furloughed employees
Federal insurance and retirement coverage are guaranteed even when paychecks aren’t.
Oversight
Senate Dems to propose seven-month funding measure
Measure will contain spending reductions in concession to GOP.
Pay & Benefits