Pay & Benefits

Union Brings ‘Fair Pay’ Pep Rally to Capitol

Maryland and Virginia lawmakers vow to fight pay cuts, fed bashing.

Pay & Benefits

Senator To Focus on Federal Employee Pay, Morale

Montana Democrat Jon Tester calls Obama’s 1 percent pay raise proposal insufficient.

Management

The Pentagon Has to Learn a New Language: English

To communicate the effects of budget cuts, officials will now try to avoid both "Pentagon-speak" and hyperbole.

Management

Blame Open Plan Offices for Making Cold and Flu Season Worse

There's nowhere to hide from the guy with a cold.

Nextgov

Workers Exposed to Radiation at Nuclear Weapons Waste Dump

Thirteen employees tested positive after Feb. 14 leak at the New Mexico site.

Management

Obama's Former Budget Ace Fights to Hide His Finances

Peter Orszag, slammed when he took a top job on Wall Street, is working furiously to keep his finances from the public eye.

Management

Is It Wrong to Plagiarize From an Email?

You might want to think about it before you cut and paste.

Oversight

FDA on Defensive for Snooping on Employees’ Computers

Two reports detail efforts to monitor communications of scientists suspected of press leaks.

Nextgov

House-Passed IT Reform Bill Expands Single CIO Mandate to DoD

The revised bill also pares back a proposal for a governmentwide contract consulting center.

Pay & Benefits

More Than 134,000 Feds to Telework Next Week

Effort will save government more than $11 million, group says.

News

Democrats: The IRS Probe Has Cost Taxpayers $14 Million So Far

Price tag includes employee compensation, travel and IT upgrades.

Management

House Republicans Would Raise Small-Business Contract Goals

Bill comes as GAO calls agency performance data inadequate.

Management

Managing Tight Budgets—California Style

How the economic downturn set the stage for government innovation.

Management

Exhibit to Showcase New Works by George W. Bush

Some of the 43rd president's never-before-seen paintings will be featured in early April at his presidential library in Dallas.

Management

The Real Challenge for Women Is Leaning Out

One writer argues that we should combat the culture of long hours and intensive parenting by just doing less. Can it work?

Oversight

Obamacare Enrollment Results Will Come Down to the Wire

The latest numbers indicate the health care law could sign up 7 million people by the March deadline.

Defense

The Pentagon's Push to Close Bases Is 'Dead on Arrival'

A top Defense official said the department is already hearing that its request is doomed.

Management

Agencies Open in Washington With Unscheduled Leave

Employees may take unscheduled telework as well.

Management

Top Pentagon Official: Military 'Cried Wolf' Over Sequestration

The Defense Department is planning to change its messaging in the struggle over spending cuts.

Management

GSA Advances Services Contracts with Small Business

Long-awaited set-aside is aimed at reducing duplication across agencies.