Oversight
Homeland Security cracks down on workers’ outside employment
Proposed rules would require employees to get permission before agreeing to outside work including teaching, speaking and consulting.
Oversight
Senior execs get more help starting off on the right foot
Pilot program tempers the expectation that new SES members should walk in the door knowing everything.
Oversight
EPA chief: Agency feeling heat from right and left
Lisa Jackson says agency moves have angered people on both sides of the political aisle.
Defense
Obama deploys 100 U.S. military personnel to central Africa
Troops will advise forces fighting to remove Joseph Kony, the leader of the Lord's Resistance Army.
Oversight
House Democrats focus on Solyndra legal memo
Democrats say document shows the administration’s legal rationale for restructuring the $535 million federal loan guarantee of the now-defunct solar manufacturer.
Defense
Bill caps Veterans Affairs bonuses
House approves legislation that limits the amount the department can pay in performance awards to senior staff.
News
Poll: State of Anxiety
Tell us how you've coped with threats of government shutdowns and budget cuts.
Pay & Benefits
Refreshing COLA
The lowdown on the first cost-of-living adjustment in retirement benefits in two years.
News
For affable LaHood, Transportation chief will be last public job
The moderate Republican tells the Chicago Tribune he likely will stay for only one term.
News
Lawmakers caution super committee to leave federal pay and benefits alone
Government employees have sacrificed enough and shouldn’t be subject to further cuts, Democrats say.
News
Pelosi unveils budget cuts
Vowing a plan that's "big, bold, and balanced," House minority leader touts recommendations from committee ranking members.
Oversight
EPA plagued with poor budgetary and workforce organization, GAO reports
Agency produces unreliable budget reports and overlaps resources.
News
The Week in Comments: Attacks on feds, attacks on pay and attacks from Iran
The best in reader reaction to recent articles.
Defense
Class action suit seeks $4.9 billion in damages from TRICARE data theft
Plaintiffs allege the military health care provider put personal and sensitive information at risk by failing to encrypt the digital files.
News
Alleged terror plot part of pattern of reckless behavior by Iran, Obama says
Obama said the first step is to prosecute those named in the indictment and then continue to apply sanctions and mobilize the international community.
Pay & Benefits
Use annual leave or lose it, OPM says
Employees -- and retirees leaving federal service in early January -- must schedule excess vacation by Nov. 19.
News
National health program triples in size
Money from the health care law, the 2009 stimulus bill and fiscal 2011 dollars helped the loan-repayment and scholarship program grow.
Pay & Benefits