Management

Pentagon Now a `Sideshow’ in Sequester Debate, Defense Official Says

Industrial base is a secondary concern, McCord tells contractors.

Management

'High Probability' of Furloughs Signaled for Two USDA Agencies

FSA, Rural Development employees face as many as 10 unpaid days off, Agriculture secretary says.

Management

How Donald Duck Made You Pay Your Taxes

The amazing story of how Disney's favorite character inspired a nation to pay up.

Management

24 Current and Former IRS Employees Charged With Stealing Government Benefits

Accused allegedly took nearly $250,000 in unemployment, food stamp and other benefits.

Management

Why Following Your Passion is Dumb (and Other Career Advice)

The best career advice you’ll never hear in a graduation speech.

Management

A Boston Marathon Memory and Hope

What getting beat by a 79-year-old in the Boston Marathon teaches you.

Management

Sequester Will Crimp Census Bureau, Says Advocacy Group

Cuts will lead to a less informed government and costlier decennial count, study warns.

Pay & Benefits

Air Force Announces Civilian Reduction in Force

Move not related to sequestration; service hopes to realign employees, not let them go.

Tech

How the Government Searches for the Boston Marathon Bomber

The FBI may have been most transformed by post-9/11 reforms.

Management

From Laced Letters to Terror Attacks, This Feels Like 2001

Bush press secretary Ari Fleischer understands what Jay Carney was going through Wednesday.

Management

Are You Ready For NASA's Space Apps Challenge?

How you can get involved with NASA's upcoming international technology event.

Management

Federal Acquisition Executives Grapple with Retirement Wave

Younger workforce at Pentagon, DHS and VA is talented but unseasoned, officials say.

Management

See NASA's Wanted Poster for the First Astronauts

Would you have been qualified?

Management

How Much is Too Much Caffeine?

Time to ease off the coffee, lest you begin hallucinating.

Management

Furloughs Begin Across Executive Branch

Labor, OMB employees among those starting unpaid leave.

Oversight

Get Ready for Smallest U.S. Investment in Budget in History

Infrastructure, education, research spending at all-time lows as share of GDP.

Management

Lawmaker Wants Proof Agencies Are Complying With New Small Business Rules

Graves demands evidence they are elevating small and disadvantaged business offices.

Management

The 6 Ways Government Needs to Improve Performance Management

An overview of how the federal government needs to start managing performance.

Defense

Defense to Ask Congress for 'Large' Budget Transfer Authority

'Good news' is number of furlough days coming down, Hagel says.

Management

Bill Granting GAO More Power Clears House

Legislation will now move to Senate, where it could have a champion in Sen. Clare McCaskill, D-Mo.