Management
Lawsuits to Block FAA Contract Tower Closures Multiply
Industry sees closures as a White House-driven strategy to make sequestration seem painful.
Defense
Sequestration Could Lead to Job Losses, Defense Comptroller Says
Across-the-board cuts also are expected to curtail long-term military readiness
Management
House Republicans Challenge TSA’s $50 Million Clothing Order
Contract for uniforms is poorly timed since it coincides with sequestration, lawmakers say.
Management
Analysis: What Will Furloughs Mean For Young Feds?
Furloughs resulting from sequestration might drive young people right out of public service.
Oversight
USPS Should Charge More Where It Can, Report Says
Discounts for presorting cost more than they save.
Tech
Pentagon Seeks High-Tech Nuke Radiation Defenses
DARPA office is looking for pre- and post-exposure treatments to counter radiation's short-term health effects.
Management
4 Quick, Easy and Fun Ways to Improve Employee Engagement Now
Did we mention fun? A few outside-the-box ideas for engaging your team.
Management
What Does the Ideal Work Environment Look Like?
Young leaders provide insight on how managers get best find, and implement, successful work environments.
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
George W. Bush Hopes New Library Will Enhance Presidential Legacy
Exhibits include two tons of twisted World Trade Center steel.
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
GSA Releases Draft Solicitation for Massive Professional Services Contract Vehicle
Agencies could purchase a range of services through the proposed OASIS system.
Management