Defense

U.S. will stop deporting young illegal immigrants

Obama administration will help them earn work permits instead.

Management

Report: Geithner wanted Clinton as his replacement

The Treasury secretary wanted to move back to New York for his son's senior year in high school.

Management

Is 'smart regulation' not?

Obama says he’s revolutionizing government; Romney says the president just wants more government.

Management

Proposed change would make options clearer for wronged whistleblowers

Merit Systems Protection Board recommends sweeping overhaul of policies.

Management

Contractors object to parts of Defense authorization bills

Caps on exec pay and stepped-up small business hiring goals called unrealistic.

Management

One Size Does Not Fit All

Effective delegation can take some tailoring.

Defense

Panetta promises nothing important was leaked for the Bin Laden movie

The Defense chief testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Management

Union proposes commission to help USPS ‘work smarter’

Cash-strapped agency could use objective input on cost-cutting strategies, NALC leader says.

Management

Federal executives will build on Recovery Act successes, report says

New report finds many agencies making permanent the strategies they used to implement stimulus funds.

Defense

Powell against military intervention in Syria

Former Secretary of State suggests the U.S. 'work with the international community.'

Management

Everyone has something to lose in D.C.'s leak fever

The crackdowns could backfire on the administration, Congress, and others.

Management

Cues for Consolidators

Consolidation can bring savings, and GAO is helping managers guide the process.

Tech

OMB not enamored of House-passed data transparency measure

Controller has different view than former Recovery Board colleague.

Management

Health experts grapple over best agency to lead paperwork reduction effort

Think tank says standardizing electronic medical records could save billions.

Management

Lisa Jackson on clean energy, headline-driven politics, and the future of the EPA

The head of the EPA gives her view of how things work -- and don't -- in Washington and across America.

Management

Romney: Obama attacks over public employees 'absurd'

Teachers, firefighters and police officers aren't federal, the candidate says.

Defense

Are black women key to easing military suicides?

Veterans Affairs officials hope to learn from culture of social support and encouragement that keeps suicide rates low.

Management

Commerce secretary takes leave of absence

John Bryson was involved in separate traffic accidents in California over the weekend.

Management

IRS coping with tricky implementation of health care law, auditors say

GAO sees costs-savings opportunities in review of fiscal 2013 request for budget hike.