Pay & Benefits
Congress passes bill allowing military families and retirees to keep their doctors
The bill would prevent a 25 percent cut to payments for physicians participating in the Medicare and TRICARE programs.
News
The Week in Comments: WikiLeaks, mental health, and more on the pay freeze
The best in reader reaction to recent articles.
Pay & Benefits
Crunch Time
Only a few legislative days remain for Congress to extend transit benefits available to government workers.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: USDA moves to the cloud
Agency plans to move 120,000 users to cloud-based messaging system.
Defense
Northrop sees rising demand for Global Hawks
The company is working closely with Air Force officials on addressing the concerns of Pentagon and Air Force acquisition executives over the growing cost of the program.
Oversight
Viewpoint: Happy Birthday, Open Government Directive
The Obama administration has created an infrastructure that puts agencies on a path to proactively involving citizens in federal decision making.
Defense
Military is preparing to implement ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ repeal
Vice chairman says waiting for a more convenient time is not realistic.
Oversight
California Republican wins chairmanship of House oversight panel
Rep. Darrell Issa has served as the committee’s ranking member for two years and plans to put the Obama administration under the microscope.
Defense
What critics call a ‘CRomnibus’ boosts security spending
Draft in the House includes funding for more whole-body imaging machines at airports, and for border security and immigration enforcement endeavors.
Oversight
Spending bill freezes agency budgets, employee pay
House lawmakers push measure forward as Senate continues to work on its version.
Defense
Senate will consider 'don't ask, don’t tell' tonight
A vote will be part of a defense measure this evening.
Defense
In general, agencies comply with employee background check requirement
Nearly 90 percent of employees with unsupervised access to federal facilities have been checked out.
Management
It's Time for e-Sputnik
Cybersecurity might come across as a technology issue, but at its heart it’s a people issue. We simply don’t have enough of them going into the field.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: GAO says plan to replace air traffic control system lacks performance metrics
Without specific goals for NextGen, FAA risks failure , watchdog warns.
Oversight