Pay & Benefits
Legislative Lottery
Defense authorization legislation includes pay provisions for some civilian employees.
Oversight
OPM looks to boost hiring of military spouses
Proposed rule expands noncompetitive appointment eligibility for spouses when service members are disabled or killed.
Oversight
OPM’s Berry grilled by lawmakers on pay freeze
Conservative analysts tell panel federal workers earn more than private sector counterparts, but call Obama’s two-year freeze badly targeted.
Oversight
The rocky road to reorganization, from Nixon to Obama
Management experts argue that overhauls of government usually fail and rarely result in cost savings.
Oversight
State Department’s training program taken to task
GAO cites need for a more systematic and data-driven approach at hearing in which possibility of budget cuts loomed large.
Oversight
OPM seeks feedback on new internship program
Details of Pathways still under consideration, officials say.
Defense
Deadline extended for special military pay
Service members and vets have until March 18 to file for ‘stop loss’ pay.
Oversight
AWOL over? Wisconsin Dems reportedly ask to meet with Gov. Walker
Returning to the state would allow the Republican-controlled chamber to pass the bill.
Oversight
Reid aims for Tuesday test votes on GOP, Dem spending measures
Majority leader does not expect House-passed bill containing Republican spending cuts to pass.
Oversight
Report portrays SSA contract security guards as Keystone Kops
Inspector general auditors discovered guards on hourlong telephone calls, watching TV and absent from their posts.
Oversight
Lawmakers propose improvements to intern hiring process
Bill would require agencies to track quality of internship programs and share information about strong candidates.
Oversight
OPM clarifies leave policies for feds
Employees who wish to head home during an emergency before their designated early departure time can ask for unscheduled leave or unscheduled telework.
Oversight
Republicans reject White House offer on funding deal
GOP leaders are dismissing the Obama administration's proposed $6.5 billion in cuts as "status quo" and insufficient.
Oversight
'Government activism' holding back recovery, Greenspan Says
The economic crisis may have “cast doubt” on competitive markets, but intervention tends to “hobble markets” rather than fix them, the former Fed chairman wrote in an article.
Defense
Court cases reaffirm law prohibiting discrimination against workers serving in the military
A federal employee and decorated war veteran could receive more than $500,000 in back pay and damages from the Postal Service.
Defense
Buying less with more at the Pentagon; a guide for newcomers
New essays edited by journalist Andrew Cockburn charge that surge in defense spending benefits contractors without enhancing security.
Oversight
Lawmakers agree on getting rid of overlapping programs
But committee members differ on exactly where to begin responding to detailed report from GAO.
Oversight
Fight over future of Saturday mail delivery continues
Resolution calls on USPS to preserve current schedule as agency faces growing financial crisis.
Oversight