Management
GSA Roundup: Vegas out; doing great things; more bonuses; stolen iPods
Daily highlights in the wake of GSA’s extravagant conference spending.
Management
Federal Feng Shui
Rearranging your workspace with a few principles in mind can bring tranquility and positive energy.
Management
How the public printer is doing more with less
Changing mission and resource constraints require tough decisions on pay, benefits, hiring and travel.
Management
The Tao of Bubba Watson
The Master's champion seems like a guy who enjoys and savors life.
Oversight
Power struggle at watchdog agency could undermine nuclear-plant safety
Lawmakers overseeing the Nuclear Regulatory Commission continue to raise questions about whether it is functioning effectively.
Management
Census Bureau director resigns
Robert Groves accepts provost position at Georgetown University.
Pay & Benefits
Government wants more ethics rules for Afghanistan reconstruction employees
Regulation would require workers get approval for some activities.
Oversight
Rick Santorum suspends presidential bid
Forrmer senator was Mitt Romney’s chief remaining rival for the GOP nomination.
Management
A different kind of GSA video
Acting Administrator Daniel Tangherlini pledges to address issues raised by conference spending scandal.
Management
GAO nudges Pentagon to improve its contractor records
Incomplete databases risk violating rules on inherently governmental functions.
Management
GSA scandal engulfs another top official
Deputy buildings service commissioner David Foley placed on administrative leave.
Management
Pentagon awarded veteran-owned contracts to illegitimate firms
Inspector general suggests ending contractor self-verification.
Management
Senate appropriations chief pledges GSA conference investigation
Illinois Democrat says Las Vegas conference was 'absolutely outrageous expenditure of taxpayer money.'
Management
Former GSA public buildings chief calls conference scandal fallout unfair
Bush appointee Joseph Moravec says event was ‘ridiculous,’ but bemoans damage to ousted officials’ careers.
Oversight
Pricey awards program paraded as new example of GSA excess
Agency gave away $438,750 in iPods and other swag over four years, IG finds.
Management
Viewpoint: Watching the Money
Agencies could stop millions of dollars in losses to financial fraud with real-time oversight.
Defense
Alaska base overhaul circumvents BRAC, lawmakers say
The Pentagon says it doesn’t need Congress’ blessing to realign military installations.
Management
Government unemployment on the rise
Federal, state, and local organizations have dropped more than half a million workers in the last three years.
Management