Defense
Marine Corps chief closely watching F-35
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has imposed a two-year probation on the Corps's struggling variant of the multiservice stealth fighter.
Pay & Benefits
Bill would fire feds who have serious tax delinquencies
Measure by Sens. Coburn and McCaskill exempts employees who are working to resolve their tax disputes.
Defense
Legislation would give troops flexible spending accounts
Service members are not currently eligible to set aside pretax funds for out-of-pocket health expenses.
Defense
GOP senator: Obama budget gap shows 'gradual retreat' on nuclear updates
Lindsey Graham says cuts to intercontinental ballistic missile study could be a harbinger of administration's strategy.
News
Battle lines drawn in fight over public employee pay, benefits in Wisconsin
President Obama says efforts to limit collective bargaining amount to ‘an assault on unions.’
Oversight
Interior, oil industry cope with strained relationship
One area of disagreement is whether more money is needed to ensure offshore drilling permits are issued in a timely manner.
Defense
Days of border security boosts appear over
Obama's fiscal 2012 budget request for Homeland Security does not seek big funding increases for border efforts, and actually decreases spending in some areas.
Oversight
Federal performance chief: It's about managing missions, metrics
National Journal interviews Jeffrey Zients, deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Budget.
Oversight
Administration says it will expand opportunities for senior executives
Top civil servants will have to do more with less now, but officials promise career development.
Pay & Benefits
Civilian Payback
Part Two in a series on service credit issues, covering nondeduction service.
Defense
Administration considers expanding Afghan security forces
Senator suggests NATO allies should share in the cost.
News
From Nextgov.com: Lawmakers scrutinize delayed immigration processing program
The USCIS Transformation program is pushed back to 2022, and estimated now to cost $2.2 billion.
Oversight
U.S.-funded Arabic TV might have affected events in Egypt
Survey commissioned by Broadcasting Board of Governors says as many as 25 percent of Egyptians in major cities viewed coverage by Alhurra TV.
Oversight
Agreeing there is government waste, panel divides over where
Democrats on House Oversight and Government Reform Committee point at contractors while Republicans aim to trim federal operations.
Oversight
Report: Telework increases across government
More than 10 percent of federal employees eligible to telework are doing so, says OPM.
Oversight
Grassley questions suspicious purchases made by Commerce officials
Lawmaker cites inspector general report that found NOAA employees spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on travel, luxury boat.
Oversight
House leader defiant on spending as shutdown inches closer
GOP will not agree to maintain fiscal 2011 spending at current levels past March 4, says Speaker John Boehner.
Pay & Benefits
Managers’ attitudes get in the way of disability hiring
July 2010 directive brings more attention to the issue and agencies now are accountable for meeting targets, officials say.
Oversight