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
Public not as anti-government as you might think
Though measures such as the federal pay freeze poll well, average citizens don’t share the tea party’s views on spending.
Management
Workplace diversity plans due at OPM
All federal agencies required to submit strategies for review.
Defense
Bin Laden reportedly plotted to kill Obama
Gen. David Petraeus also targeted, The Washington Post says.
Oversight
Obama FOIA efforts earn mixed grades
House Oversight panel and OMBWatch point to missing information.
Management
Does Life Imitate Art at Goldman Sachs?
When Greg Smith quit his job running a London based line of business for Goldman Sachs he acted out the fantasy of everyone who’s ever wanted to tell their employer what they really think of them as they walk out the door.
Management
FAA and air traffic controllers extend contract four years
Agreement comes six months before the current pact was set to expire, CNN reports.
Management