Pay & Benefits
Life Insurance Options
Participants in the government’s program now have more opportunities to alter their coverage.
Oversight
Warning: Feds beware of political activity
Office of Special Counsel recently fired one federal employee and suspended another for illegal fundraising.
Oversight
Cemetery employees will receive job training
Career development program for workers is the first formal training of its kind for Arlington National Cemetery staff.
Oversight
Earmark reformers expect more allies in new Congress
Many candidates -- looking to capitalize on voter discontent on spending and deficit issues -- have ramped up talk against directing funding to pet projects.
Oversight
A gulf between words and actions opens in aftermath of oil spill
Congress and environmental groups have turned their attention elsewhere lately.
Pay & Benefits
OPM tackles retirement claims processing again
Agency plans to boost staff and streamline procedures to reduce backlog, officials say.
News
From Nextgov: Americans give low marks to Obama transparency effort at agencies
But White House itself gets higher score than several U.S. industries.
Oversight
USDA settles Native American lawsuit
The $760 million agreement will help “turn a page” on the department’s “tragic” civil-rights past, Agriculture chief says.
Management
The Wait Is Over
SBA kicks off new women’s contracting program after a decade of controversy, but challenges remain.
News
Armed services accept gay recruits -- with a caveat
High-level Defense Department directive was sent to recruiting officials Friday, but recruits must be informed that moratorium could be reversed at any time.
Oversight
SBA lifts suspension of technology contractor
Agreement will allow GTSI to continue most of its government work during an ongoing probe of whether it violated small business set-aside rules.
Defense
From Nextgov: Army seeks to formalize mobile apps development
Service looks to industry for help creating process to secure smart phone applications used in war.
Defense
Hayden: Obama still 'holds key' on spy notifications
New law won't fundamentally change how legislators are briefed on covert activities, former CIA chief says.
Oversight
SEC stretched thin by new rules
Agency will meet its deadlines under financial regulatory reform law, but faces resource constraints, leader says.
Oversight
Retired feds could see one-time Social Security bonus
Legislation provides $250 payment in lieu of 2011 cost-of-living adjustment.
Oversight