Oversight
Poll: Some feds are overpaid and underworked
Inefficient employees who still receive big paychecks are major source of government waste, Americans say.
Pay & Benefits
Burning Question: How much do you make?
Is that question rude, or simply a fact of life in the government context?
Pay & Benefits
Obama orders agencies to increase employment of disabled workers
Directive mandates that agencies take steps to meet hiring goals established by President Clinton.
Pay & Benefits
Hispanics, white women remain underrepresented in federal offices
EEOC report indicates government still has a ways to go to “represent the tapestry of America.”
Defense
Defense races the clock on 2005 BRAC implementation
Pentagon faces challenges in meeting 2011 deadline for changes at 800 locations, GAO finds.
Pay & Benefits
Telework bill could be near tipping point
House-Senate negotiators don’t have many issues to reconcile before they send the measure to President Obama, staffer says.
Pay & Benefits
Before Your Time
What happens when you’re ready to retire, but don’t have a full career’s worth of federal service?
Oversight
Burning Question: What do you wish your employees did?
Meet deadlines? Quit gossiping? Retire if you're just not interested in the job any more?
Oversight
MSPB finds shortfalls in front-line manager hiring and training
Technical competence is favored over leadership skills when choosing supervisors, report says.
Oversight
Burning Question: What do you wish your boss did?
Smile? Pay more attention? Fire that guy in the next cubicle?
Oversight
USDA chief gets heat for Sherrod firing
Vilsack is under fire from the Congressional Black Caucus, the Federation of Southern Cooperatives and the Rural Coalition, among others.
Pay & Benefits
Pharmacists back measures to cut feds’ prescription drug costs
Professional association says more oversight will ensure civil servants get the best deal.
Pay & Benefits
Virginia Democrat objects to federal pay freeze
Rep. Jim Moran also says during town hall meeting that pay parity is unlikely this year.
Oversight
Obama directs agencies to improve workplace safety for feds
New initiative aims to reduce number of claims filed and amount of workers’ compensation payments.
Defense
TSP participation among service members up, but overall percentage rate dips
Rate is down slightly because the size of the military grew faster than enrollment.
Defense
National Guard border deployment begins Aug. 1
Southwest border states will send 1,200 guardsmen to support Homeland Security personnel.
Pay & Benefits
New TSP site drives traffic, gets mixed reviews
Visitors note glitches in retirement calculators and call for a more convenient place to leave feedback.
Oversight