Management
Mail Will Soon Get Cheaper With USPS Rate Increase Set to Expire Next Spring
Oversight body gives Postal Service new deadline for ending recession-induced price surge.
Oversight
Federal Employee May Have Been Cooking Meth at Government Agency’s Campus
The FBI and Congress are investigating if a meth lab exploded in a federal building.
Management
Did the EPA Cover Up a 'Predator Who Was Fed a Steady Diet of Interns?’
Lawmakers call again for faster firing of misbehaving feds.
Oversight
Lawmakers Want Federal Employees to Stop Harassing Interns
They want everyone else to stop, too.
Pay & Benefits
Way More Feds Signed Up for Post-Hack Protections Than Anyone Anticipated
High rate of acceptance will likely raise the cost of OPM’s next contract.
Oversight
House-Backed Bill Orders a Hiring Spree to Fix Embattled Secret Service
Lawmakers move bill to help law enforcement agency move past litany of scandals.
Oversight
Scott Walker: ‘Plenty’ of Federal Agencies Have 'Lived Past Their Usefulness'
Presidential candidate discusses plan for offsetting federal job losses.
Pay & Benefits
Democratic Leader: Give Hack Victims Lifetime Protection Services, and Then Some
OPM should drastically expand what it is offering breach victims, Democratic whip says.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Panel Approves 10 Years of Protection Services for Hack Victims
Committee rejects emergency funding to boost OPM’s IT infrastructure.
News
Federal Employee Union Backs Out of Giving Donald Trump a Tour at the Border
Group does about-face with The Donald.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Panel Advances Feds’ Pay Raise in Bill That May Also Increase Perks for Hack Victims
Democrats will attempt to offer an amendment that beefs up services for those affected by the OPM data breach.
Management
After Years of Cutting Funding, Republicans Seek to Privatize Part of the IRS
Advocates denounce the highway bill pay-for.
Oversight
Democrats Call for Immediate Negotiations to Stave Off Shutdown
Top appropriator concedes it may be too late to avoid continuing resolution.
Tech
OPM to Charge Agencies for Services Offered to Hack Victims
Agencies will have to scramble to find fiscal 2015 funding.
Pay & Benefits
Jeb Bush: Strip Feds of Automatic Pay Raises and Due Process
Republican presidential candidate lays out plan for overhauling federal personnel system.
Management
Shrinking the 'Beast' of the Federal Workforce, and Other Ideas From the Campaign Trail
Jeb Bush muses on incompetent employees; Clinton delves into procurement reform.
Management
Agencies Are Poaching Executives From Other Agencies to Avoid Messy Hiring System
Half of federal executives say other agencies try to recruit them, survey finds.
Management
USPS Can’t Afford to Reopen Facilities and Add Employees Like Congress Wants
Budget office says the Postal Service would have to spend $300 million to comply with one-year amendment.
Oversight
House Panel Approves Bill to Ease Firing of 300K Feds
Opponents say legislation would "abolish the civil service" at VA.
Oversight