Oversight
New Bill Would Give Thousands of Feds Collective Bargaining Rights
Proponents say negotiations would help government provide better services.
Oversight
Does Congress Really Need a $17 Million Subsidy to Send Mail?
Report questions the utility of a centuries-old perk.
Defense
Examining Air Marshals' Drinking Habits Puts Them at Risk for Beheadings, Group Says
Federal Air Marshal Service denies the policy is endangering anyone.
Management
Holding ‘Bureaucrats Accountable,’ Pay Reform and Other Ideas From New GOP Presidential Candidates
Mike Huckabee, Carly Fiorina and Ben Carson join the 2016 race.
Management
USPS Continues to Grow Revenue While Losing Money
Postal Service sees a net loss of $1.5 billion in second quarter of fiscal 2015.
News
Lawmaker Encourages Americans to ‘Thank a Fed’
New initiative seeks to better identify what federal workers are doing well.
Oversight
Pentagon Employees Used Government Charge Cards for Gambling and ‘Adult Entertainment’
More than $1 million in charges were made in Las Vegas and Atlantic City.
Management
Obama Demands Agencies Cut Spending by 5 Percent in 2017
Certain priorities must be protected from cuts, OMB says.
Oversight
Congress Once Again Tries to Save the Postal Service
The Senate’s postal warrior gears up for yet another battle.
Pay & Benefits
How One Lawmaker Wants to Make Feds’ Prescription Drugs Cheaper
FEHBP participants pay up to 45 percent more for meds than those in other federally run programs.
Management
What a Bernie Sanders Presidency Would Mean for the Federal Workforce
The Vermont senator has a strong track record advocating for feds.
Oversight
Lawmakers Remind EPA to Fire Porn Watchers, Obvious Bad Apples
Legislation to ease termination of feds engaged in misconduct likely coming soon.
Oversight
Feds Dodge Bullet in Budget Deal, But Sequester Cuts Still Coming
Compromise document does not specifically attack retirement benefits or mandate downsizing through attrition.
Management
Where Americans Still Use the Postal Service the Most, in One Map
North Dakotans like sending mail.
Pay & Benefits
How One Agency Will Use Sabbaticals and Rotations to Retain Employees
State Department plans major workforce initiatives to enhance flexibility and manage "people's entire careers."
Defense
Obama Nominates Top Coast Guard Official to Head TSA
Vice Adm. Peter Neffenger would be TSA’s sixth permanent administrator.
Management
Is the Key to Improving Federal Workforce Morale to Stop Discussing It?
Homeland Security secretary argues that talk of low morale is a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Defense
Number of Security Clearance Holders Drops 12 Percent
Obama administration makes good on promise to give fewer individuals access to government secrets.
Management