Management

More career feds would join Senior Executive Service under new bill

Sen. Daniel Akaka’s legislation calls for fewer appointees.

Management

Capital area charity drive’s expenses questioned

Audit suggests campaign workers should not be reimbursed for meals and travel.

Management

Bill would crack down on contractor role in human trafficking

Rep. Lankford follows up on wage abuse, illegal debt and sexual exploitation.

Management

White House defends solicitor general

Donald Verrilli's health-care-law arguments before the Supreme Court have been criticized.

Oversight

Three House members take up TSA whistleblower’s cause

The lawmakers lend support to a U.S. air marshal who says he was fired after speaking out in 2003.

Management

The Upside of High Turnover

In the competitive cybersecurity field, allowing movement can help recruit from a narrow pool of talent.

Management

Longtime TRICARE contractor protests decision to go with another company

Health care firm tells The Washington Post military beneficiaries would suffer under new agreement.

Management

Why I Don’t Believe in Work/Life Balance

I’m here to tell you that in an age of doing more with less – or in some cases, less with less – work/life balance is a myth.

Oversight

First major climate regs from Obama EPA sure to stir political debate

Long-awaited global-warming regulations could arrive Tuesday.

Management

Romney: Feds look for 'places they can interfere'

GOP Presidential candidate criticizes government workers at San Diego campaign stop.

Management

Labor Department names auditorium for Cesar Chavez

Secretary Solis rallies farmworker community at headquarters.

Oversight

GOP lawmaker looks to merge Energy and EPA

Proposed consolidation would save $3 billion in first year, says Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.

Management

Consumer bureau chief: Recess appointment 'not affecting our decision making'

President Obama installed Richard Cordray as director of the agency over the objection of Republicans in January .

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.