Management
Generation Rap
Tapping into generational preferences can help managers engage employees of all ages.
Oversight
GAO stands by for-profit college report
Study was the subject of congressional hearings and led to a spate of bad press for the industry.
Oversight
Feds rally against becoming scapegoats for fiscal woes
Union members march to the Capitol to deliver a petition asking Congress not to balance the budget by freezing pay and reducing the workforce.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: FEMA will use social media through all stages of a disaster
Administrator Craig Fugate says agency tracks events through hash tags to plan its response and keep the public informed.
Oversight
OPM launches online university for human resources managers
Website offers courses and career development resources across government for a price.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers take stand against new TSA bargaining privileges
‘Middle ground’ language would offer employees appeal rights and whistleblower protections, but not the ability to bargain collectively.
Defense
Air Force general: Aging tankers wasting fuel
Service needed new tankers 'yesterday' to boost efficiency, leader of the U.S. Transportation Command says.
Oversight
Watchdog corrects report on improper political activity
Former USDA chief provides documentation to clear up several errors in a review that listed him among Bush officials who may have violated the Hatch Act.
Oversight
Shutdown rhetoric carries risk, reward
Few Republicans appear eager to embrace actually closing the government.
Oversight
Watchdog: Electronic records database is at risk of serious delays, cost overruns
Agency disputes findings of schedule lapses and ballooning costs, but agrees with several recommendations for improving project management.
Defense
Report: Defense funding needed to ease BRAC-related traffic congestion
Special congressional and department money critical for road and transit infrastructure, panel finds.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: White House gets tough on ID card reader requirements
OMB tells agencies it will withhold funds for other programs if they don’t comply with directive.
Oversight
SEC chair says agency's frozen budget is hurting its core mission
Agency is struggling to keep up with new financial reform law mandates, as well as a growing workload under its existing responsibilities.
Oversight
Tea partier wants to scrap Energy Department
GOP Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky introduced a bill that would move nuclear weapons programs to the Pentagon.
Oversight