Pay & Benefits
Postal Service Turns to Six-Hour Shifts to Reduce Costs
USPS posts 1,000 new jobs with shortened schedule.
Tech
TSA Will Avoid Furloughs for Now, Union Says
Agency is freezing hiring and eliminating overtime to meet budget cuts.
Management
OMB Posts Progress on Cross-agency Goals
First quarterly report launched during Sunshine Week.
Tech
Analysis: The Sequester Will Devastate U.S. Science Research for Decades
Cutting the meager amount the federal government spends on basic science would do little to meet short-term fiscal goals while incurring huge costs in the future.
Management
GSA Finds Buyer for Long-Vacant Plant in Washington
Auction-winning partnership will build Four Seasons Hotel residences and park in Georgetown.
Nextgov
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Not Ready for Combat Until at Least 2019, GAO Says
Software won’t be completed until 2017, followed by tests through 2019.
Management
NNSA Defends Contract Extensions but Congressional Scrutiny Expected
Issue is likely to come up at oversight hearings in the next few months.
Management
Do You Need to Meet Everyone You Hire?
Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer may provide a cautionary tale.
Management
Those National Debt Clocks on Congressional Websites Are Wrong
An analysis of 56 debt clocks found 16 different figures.
Nextgov
There Could Have Been Life on Mars
NASA's Mars Curiosity rover drilled into a rock and found that it contained a clay-like material.
Management
Bid Protests Are Worth Their Costs, Ex-Procurement Chief Says
Dan Gordon’s study rebuts critics who say contractors exploit the process.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Bill Upholds Pay Freeze
Both chambers extend federal salary freeze through 2013 in legislation to avoid government shutdown.
Oversight
Deal in Sight to Keep the Government Open
House looks poised to accept Senate's 2013 budget proposal.
Management
Ryan Budget Would Mimic Obama’s Anti-Waste Campaign
Large-scale policy proposals accompanied by bids to curb duplication, improper payments.
Management
Why Politicians Need to Beware of the Meme
In this rapid online environment, attention spans are short. Push jokes too often and you run the risk of looking lame.
Management
Analysis: What History Tells Us About Obama’s Second Term
Past patterns offer insights into future politics -- and the upcoming “six-year-itch” election.
Management
The Art of Denying Cabinet Rumors
Jay Carney bats away questions about potential nominees with an oft-repeated phrase.
Management
Labor Department Sends 4,700 Furlough Notices
Department still looking for alternative “efficiencies and economies,” spokesman tells Federal Times.
Management