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