Management
IRS is underfunded but ready for health care law, commissioner says
Shulman defends request for 8 percent budget hike for fiscal 2013.
Management
Panel suggests tighter timeline for presidential appointments
Commission wants 150 top slots filled by May 1 of new administration.
Defense
Low morale at DHS linked to heavy turnover, weak training
Retired Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen faults inability to plan long-term budgeting.
Management
Obama appoints familiar faces to labor-management council
All three were previously selected for two-year terms in 2010.
Management
Number of minorities in senior-level federal positions increasing
Hispanics, African Americans and Asians have made the most gains in last decade.
Management
Analysis: This could be government's finest hour
Budget cuts offer opportunities to rethink priorities and boost efficiency.
Management
John Elway for Manager of the Year?
I’d have to put Denver Broncos GM in the running for manager of the year. And not just NFL manager of the year; anybody’s manager of the year.
Management
Shared Services Help Pinch Pennies
As tighter budgets loom, government will have to be smarter about contracting and consolidating administrative services.
Oversight
House passes second bill to speed sale of excess federal property
Oversight panel’s legislation would allow agencies to keep proceeds.
Management
Obama regulatory chief calls for curbing 'cumulative burdens'
Sunstein memo directs agencies to harmonize new and existing rules.
Management
Fire breaks out at State Department’s Columbia Plaza building
No one is injured, and offices are closed the rest of the day.
Management
Video: Gingrich calls for De Niro apology over 'white first lady' joke
Actor asks fundraiser crowd if country is ready. 'Too soon, right?'
Management
House Small Business panel prepares to mark up contractor bills
Coffman legislation would target fraud through referrals to inspector general.
Pay & Benefits
GOP budget plan includes pay freeze extension, workforce reduction
Proposal also asks feds to ‘make a more equitable contribution’ to retirement benefits.
Management
Condoleezza Rice on veep job: 'Not me'
Former Secretary of State says vice presidential candidate should be 'somebody who really wants it.'
Management
Specialists defend health care law’s independent payment board
House prepares vote to repeal the body critics say would ration health care.
Management
Mentoring can make a mark, personnel chief says
Speech comes as Congress weighs a phased-in retirement approach that would allow older employees to pass along knowledge to younger colleagues.
Management
Contractor pay caps re-emerge in Senate
Boxer and Grassley bill would limit reimbursement to $400,000.
Management