Management
Obama declines to issue executive order on contractor bias
Gay rights groups had hoped for quick action to advance legislation.
Management
Agencies handed Do Not Pay deadlines
Budget director presses central database in bid to curb improper payments.
Management
IRS likely to get temporary commissioner when Shulman leaves
Election-year uncertainty works against long-term appointment, observers say.
Management
GSA staff told to do better at reporting abuses
Employees asked to share anything that ‘doesn’t seem right.’
Management
How the public printer is doing more with less
Changing mission and resource constraints require tough decisions on pay, benefits, hiring and travel.
Management
GAO nudges Pentagon to improve its contractor records
Incomplete databases risk violating rules on inherently governmental functions.
Management
GSA scandal engulfs another top official
Deputy buildings service commissioner David Foley placed on administrative leave.
News
Homesick Panetta?
The Defense Secretary's regular visits to his home in Monterey, Calif., have cost the Pentagon as much as $860,000, AP reports.
Management
Former GSA public buildings chief calls conference scandal fallout unfair
Bush appointee Joseph Moravec says event was ‘ridiculous,’ but bemoans damage to ousted officials’ careers.
Management
IRS commissioner won’t stay for second term
Shulman implores Congress not to delay action on expiring tax provisions.
Pay & Benefits
Diplomats demand pet parity
Letter-writing campaign targets United Airlines after it offered military members a break on transporting pets.
Oversight
Obama signs STOCK Act requiring financial disclosure by federal employees
Senior Executives Association ‘disappointed.’
Oversight
GSA turmoil will live on in congressional hearings
'Business as usual at GSA is over,' Rep. John Mica warns.
Management
Lavish Las Vegas conference costs top GSA officials their jobs
Administrator Johnson and two others leave as IG prepares report on excessive and wasteful spending.
Management
White House summit cranks up push to better inform the public
Consumer advocates and agencies meet to simplify government data.
Management
Suspension and debarment often misunderstood, contractors told
Procurement experts compare notes on ‘doing more with less’ at GSA-convened conference.
Oversight
