Management
As New Postal Leader Takes Charge, Obama Calls for Major USPS Reforms
Swearing in of postmaster general coincides with Obama's latest plan for an overhaul.
Management
Obama’s Budget Message to Feds: ‘I Have Your Back’
White House unveils its plan for ‘strengthening the federal workforce.’
Pay & Benefits
White House Seeks 1.3 Percent Pay Raise for Civilians, Troops
Boost would be the most generous in the past few years, but still small relative to most raises since the 1970s.
Pay & Benefits
Bill Targets Federal Employees' Bonuses – Yet Again
Senator wants to stop rewards for those who damage the integrity of the federal government.
Oversight
Obama’s Budget Will Soar Way Above Sequestration Spending Caps
White House looks to unwind three-year-old measure that has crippled agencies’ budgets.
Oversight
Would a DHS Shutdown Mark the 'Height of Irresponsibility?'
Democrats say it would, Republicans counter that "it wouldn’t be the end of the world."
Oversight
Lawmakers Bicker Over Treatment of Feds in First Oversight Committee Meeting
New chairman promises to change the panel’s discourse, but old battles continue.
Oversight
Senator Looks to Keystone Bill to Stop Postal Facility Closures
Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., introduces amendment that would delay the closures for two years.
Pay & Benefits
Lack of Paid Parental Leave for Feds Is 'Shameful' and a 'Disgrace,' House Dems Say
Providing paid time off is also "good for business," proponents argue.
Management
Looking Back at the GSA Scandal: Did the Administration Overreact?
Some say the response to lavish spending in Las Vegas was too heavy-handed, given the limited scope of the problem.
Management
Where Are They Now? Where the Players in the GSA Scandal Have Landed
Two officials fired in the wake of the conference-spending revelations have since been reinstated with back pay.
Defense
The Pentagon Has No Idea How Many Employees It Needs
Laws capping number of employees have been waived since 2002.
Oversight
Republicans Aim to Stop Agencies from ‘Blindly Filling Empty Desks’
Bill would cut the federal workforce by 10 percent through attrition, and triggers an automatic hiring freeze if agencies aren’t meeting that goal.
Management
Hiring and Firing: Why Agencies Need To Do Better
Keeping the right people with the right skills is fundamental to every agency’s mission.
News
State of the Union: The Message for Feds
Obama: "We need to set our sights higher than just making sure government doesn’t halt the progress we’re making."
Management
Most Agency Heads Didn’t Really Have MLK Day Off
How your agency’s secretary spent the holiday.
Defense
Republican Lawmakers Again Propose Slashing 115,000 Civilian Defense Jobs
Bill would target both rank-and-file and senior execs at the Pentagon.
News