Management
Uncle Sam still can’t write very well, study shows
Plain language gurus grade the federal agencies on their ability to communicate.
Oversight
Military personnel receive administrative punishment for Secret Service sex scandal
No criminal action following fiasco in Colombia.
Oversight
GSA blasted for another over-the-top 2010 conference
Gifts for attendees included time-and-temperature picture frames and drum sticks.
Management
DNC apologizes to Ann Romney for horse videos
Official says ad was "not meant to offend Mrs. Romney in any way."
Oversight
Congress to White House: What’s the sequestration plan?
House overwhelmingly passes bill requiring Obama to detail across-the-board budget cuts.
Pay & Benefits
Labor-management council reviews employee performance measures
Members also mull agency efforts to deepen consultation before major decisions.
Management
Growth in federal contracts called unsustainable
Budget cuts may stem the proliferation of multiple award vehicles.
Oversight
Republicans not spoiling for a shutdown fight
GOP leaders try to avoid a messy debate before the elections.
Oversight
Republicans seize on new report linking tax cuts, jobs
The White House refutes the methodology of the Ernst and Young study.
Management
Military contractors to take aim at Defense cuts -- and other news
Military contractors; Justice v. Apple; and avoiding a shutdown fight.
Management
Working Together to Fight Cybercrime
Homeland Security cyber chief Mark Weatherford joins the FBI and Defense Department in the fight against hackers.
Management
Appeals of post office closings prove costly
Price tag is more than $3,000 per challenge.
Tech
GSA chief speaks on employee morale, agency flaws
Tangherlini asks IT contractors for help with modernizing.
Oversight
Another debt ceiling fight could be brewing
House minority whip urges GOP not to use the nation's borrowing authority as leverage.
Defense
Sequestration will cost 2.14 million jobs, study says
Automatic cuts would slash hundreds of thousands of federal positions, report finds.
Pay & Benefits
GSA suspends hiring, drastically scales back executive bonuses
Agency also eliminates awards program that offered iPods and other high-end prizes.
Management
You’re a Manager. Not Royalty.
There are lessons to be learned from the Penn State scandal.
Management