Pay & Benefits

Justice Postpones Furlough Decision to Mid-April

Attorney general is still weighing unpaid leave for employees because of sequestration.

Management

In Focus: Clocking Clearances

Timeliness of background investigations has vastly improved since guidelines were put in place.

Management

GOP Seeks to Unwind Health Care Overhaul By Starving Agencies of Funding

Law will be hard to kill entirely since many of its requirements involve mandatory spending.

Management

6 Ways You Can Develop Your Team Even on a Shoestring Budget

Just because your budget has been cut doesn't mean your team should cease to grow.

Management

Analysis: For How Long Can Feds ‘Do More With Less’?

As employee engagement rates decline, the cost-cutting mantra may not be helping anything.

Defense

Pentagon Scales Back Furloughs, Calls for Additional Flexibility

Spending deal fixed some but not all the department's sequestration problems, Hagel says.

Oversight

Senate Backs Amendment to Boost IGs' Power

Provision would increase personnel, training and authority for inspectors general across government.

Management

There’s Nothing to Fear But the Debt Itself

Federal interest payments are projected to grow faster over the next decade than any other broad category of expenditures.

News

Government Employees Get No Respect?

Tell us whether you think you get the recognition you deserve.

Management

Senior Execs’ Finances Should Not Go Online, Panel Says

Report recommends indefinitely suspending STOCK Act disclosure requirement for top civil servants.

Management

The Three Best Ways to Keep Your Employees Engaged

Three of the most important factors in elevating employee engagement.

Management

What the Best Leaders Know: Context Matters

Your leadership approach is defined by the cards you've been dealt.

Management

Agencies Take Concrete Steps Now That Sequester Is Law

From EPA to Secret Service, moves range from furloughs to curbing travel.

Defense

Union Asks Pentagon to Cancel 22-Day Furloughs

Defense hopes to scale back unpaid leave with new flexibilities in latest spending deal.