Pay & Benefits
White House confronts silence on fed pay raise
OMB objects to ‘a permanent pay freeze.’
Oversight
House finds Holder in contempt
Seventeen Democrats and 2 Republicans break with their parties.
Management
Obama saw initial, incorrect health care ruling reports
The president watched the news with Jack Lew, his chief of staff, outside the Oval Office.
Management
Procurement chief seeks sharing of contract pricing data, star recruits
Fostering better contractor-fed relationships is another priority.
Management
Leadership Lessons from the UVA Controversy
There are lessons to be taken from the Virginia saga.
Management
Nuclear Regulatory chairman says IG report 'raises nothing new of substance'
Senate copy of unreleased document says Jaczko’s style was not collaborative.
Oversight
Bill requiring OMB to share sequestration plans sails through committee
House Budget panel defeats Democrats’ proposal for revenues to head off automatic cuts.
Oversight
Crackdown on government travel advances to full House
Oversight panel also approves measure allowing agency heads to put errant execs on unpaid leave.
Management
The People Equation
Five suggestions to strengthen the integration of workforce projections and budgeting while reducing spending.
Management
First governmentwide SES leadership session kicks off this week
New training program aims to bring together top career executives to help solve country’s challenges.
Defense
Defense officials plead need for agility
Impending budget cuts will require managers to remain flexible, panelists say.
Defense
Congress should act to avoid sequestration before election, senator says
Ayotte favors a two-year deal that shrinks the federal workforce.
Management
White House veto threat sets up clash on Agriculture’s buildings fund
Administration also objects to proposed USDA salary cuts.
Management
Postal Service workers stage hunger strike
Rep. Dennis Kucinich joins letter carriers in call to end pension prefunding.
Management
Women, minorities inch up federal ranks
Government is still more diverse overall than national workforce, according to OPM data.
Management
A third of Americans say massive federal layoffs would help economy, poll finds
Nearly half think cutting 100,000 feds would be bad.
Management
Rick Perry calls Obama's use of executive privilege 'Nixonian'
The privilege was invoked in connection with the botched gun sting operation known as Fast and Furious.
Management
Agencies told to trim paperwork
White House follows up on order to ease regulatory burdens.
Oversight