Oversight

Speaker pledges action on discrimination bill

Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., vows to pass legislation this year to bar workplace discrimination based on a person's sexual orientation.

News

Burning Question: What's the worst thing to say in a meeting?

How about, "pass the smokeless tobacco"?

Defense

NSA leader urges cybersecurity protocols

U.S. Cyber Command chief say nation needs precise rules of engagement to set standards for counterattacks to breaches of government data networks.

Oversight

Inherently governmental rule sparks little consensus

Many comment on the proposed rule change that would clarify functions suitable for outsourcing.

News

The Week in Comments: Pay Daze

The best in reader reaction to recent articles.

Pay & Benefits

Pay Raise: What Do You Think?

Take our poll on this year’s compensation debate.

Management

Who In The Hell Are "They"?

News

Government By BlackBerry?

News

Tweet of the Day

News

A New NASA Logo

Pay & Benefits

Obama extends benefits to same-sex partners of federal employees

Child care subsidies and relocation payments are among those agencies are ordered to provide.

Defense

Pentagon official searches for the source of contracting waste

Defense acquisition deputy Frank Kendall wants to reform the behavior that leads to spiraling costs and schedule overruns.

Oversight

PTO teams with Google on database

Move is part of the agency's efforts to comply with President Obama's open government initiative.

Defense

Panel endorses performance-based pay for Defense intelligence employees

System is well-designed and the Pentagon should continue rolling it out as soon as implementation flaws are addressed, independent experts recommend.

Oversight

HHS chief plugs government health data

Information can be used to help patients and providers make better decisions.

Oversight

IG: Virginia is failing to track Recovery Act program funds

Auditors find serious oversight lapses in Energy’s weatherization assistance program.

Oversight

From Nextgov.com: Networx contract offers first certified product for securing Internet connections

Technology is better suited for agencies with basic security requirements rather than complex intelligence networks, observer says.

Management

Political Hot Potato

Career civil servants can’t be expected to make all the hard decisions.