Management

Postal Service ends first quarter of fiscal 2012 in the red

Losses of $3.3 billion come during what is typically the strongest time of year due to holiday mail volume.

Oversight

IRS settles whistleblower suit, special counsel reports

Groups applaud protection of employees who report abuse by contractors.

News

It's Budget Time!

The Obama administration's fiscal 2013 budget is already rolling off the presses at the Government Printing Office, in preparation for it's official release on Tuesday.

Management

Contractors respond warily to Pentagon vow to preserve industrial base

Top acquisition chief invites struggling companies to talk.

Defense

State Department pushes back on reports of plans to slash Iraq staff

Reduction in diplomatic personnel will be modest, spokeswoman says.

News

Timing the Trump News

Oversight

Privacy concerns complicate efforts to end 'death fraud'

Lawmakers and agency officials tackle the issue of reducing mistaken payments to the recently deceased.

Oversight

POGO site monitoring inspector general vacancies

The group also is tracking who is in charge of nominating an IG.

Defense

State Department to downsize presence in Iraq

Postwar ambitions said to be thwarted by Iraqi obstruction.

Management

Analysis: Government's Moneyball Moment

With data and analytics, agencies can put together winning programs on a shoestring.

Management

Washington area agencies on unscheduled leave status

As snow approached Wednesday, OPM said agencies would remain open.

Management

Romney runs into speed bump named Santorum

Conservative challenger upends front-runner in contests in Missouri, Colorado and Minnesota.

Management

An 'A' for Austerity

Driven leaders can make government work better, even when budgets are tight.

Management

House passes bill to create BRAC-like federal property board

White House prefers its own version; homelessness groups object.

Management

Keeping employees could be tougher than attracting them, officials say

Retention and branding are major human capital challenges, VA and Education CHCOs say.

Management

NOAA grapples with uncertainty over Obama reorganization plan

Proposed move from Commerce to Interior adds to concern about budget cuts.

Management

GSA to Trump: You're hired

Real estate magnate is selected to redevelop Old Post Office building in downtown Washington.

News

Buck Stops With Managers on Hiring

At a Government Executive Leadership Briefing this morning, two chief human capital officers at major agencies had a fairly blunt message for federal managers: Get with the program on hiring reform.

Tech

NIH to get more Alzheimer's funding

Some 5 million Americans likely have the disease now and that figure could double by 2050.

Pay & Benefits

Senators express frustration over OPM backlog of retirement claims

In letter to OMB, three lawmakers from Virginia and Maryland seek new safeguard procedures.