Pay & Benefits
GSA projects $11 million savings from canceled conferences
Travel curbs show results as GOP demands figures on past agency gatherings.
Management
Federal programs to aid entrepreneurs overlap
GAO finds 52 separate offerings across agencies are confusing to businesses.
Management
Sequestration would cut Defense by 10.3 percent -- in stages, says report
Some 108,000 civilians could lose jobs starting in January.
Oversight
Attending the conventions? You might want to brush up on the Hatch Act
Only some feds can serve as delegate, alternate or proxy .
Management
Survey: Feds can and should continue attending conferences
Training and sharing best practices cited as main benefits; 3 percent admit to going for the prizes and giveaways.
Oversight
VA’s pricey ‘Patton’ spoof draws heat from lawmakers
HR office’s video reportedly cost $52,000.
Management
Government is getting 'smarter,' management officials say
OMB touts progress on curbing waste and modernizing operations.
Management
Pentagon showing only modest progress toward clean books
Deputy inspector general tells conference that 2014 auditability goal is at risk.
Defense
Marine Corps pressured to end sponsorship of Ultimate Fighting
Petition from union, gay rights and anti-violence groups protests recruiting relationship.
Management
FAA’s last-minute denial of conference funds irks black employee group
Concern over image of training sessions in Las Vegas prompted policy change.
Oversight
Lawmaker: Too many no-shows at L.A. hearing on GSA building management
Buildings subcommittee chairman decries absences of judges, agency chief.
Tech
Agency handling of Recovery Act praised in new book
Journalist calls Obama stimulus one of history’s `most important and least understood’ laws.
Management
GSA exec challenges dismissal that followed scandal
Paul Prouty appeals to MSPB, news report says.
Management
Federal program reviews are superficial, Hill and agency veterans say
Data-based decision-making is poorly executed in government, report finds.
Management
HHS rolls out prescription drug partnership with major retailers
Sebelius contrasts free preventive benefits for seniors with GOP Medicare proposals.
Defense
VA limits purchasing authority amid probe of pricey conferences
Veterans group is disappointed in $5 million tab for two events.
Oversight