Tech
Funding Impasse Is Already Disrupting DHS Operations
Plans for new technologies and equipment remain up in the air.
Oversight
Ted Cruz Wants to Reform Federal Hiring
Lawmaker better known as the architect of the 2013 shutdown looks to add a hiring preference.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Call for Shutdown Solidarity, Offer to Refuse Pay If DHS Closes
Democrats introduce bill to withhold congressional pay if Homeland Security shuts down.
Defense
DHS Has Begun Notifying Employees of Their Furlough Status
Congress is working on a deal to avoid a DHS shutdown, but the department says it must prepare for the worst.
Pay & Benefits
More Than 300,000 Non-Defense Feds Made Six Figures in 2014
Earners surpassing that threshold were spread across government.
Defense
8 Ways a Shutdown Would Damage Homeland Security
Most employees would still work, but operations would be disrupted significantly.
Oversight
Lawmakers Want to Guarantee Back Pay For All DHS Employees if Agency Shuts Down
Bipartisan bill would provide retroactive pay to about 30,000 furloughed workers.
Pay & Benefits
17,000 Federal Employees Earned More Than $200K Last Year
See which agencies employ the federal workforce’s highest earners.
News
VA Employees Get Some Recognition at the Oscars
Film on the department’s suicide prevention hotline wins Best Documentary Short.
Defense
The Homeland Security Department Is Starting Shutdown Prep
More than 85 percent of the department’s employees would have to report to work without pay, based on 2013 plans.
Defense
Who Would Be Forced to Work During a DHS Shutdown?
A look at which parts of the department would have the most employees still on the job, based on 2013 plans.
Management
IRS Paid Identity Thieves $5.8 Billion in 2013, Blames Budget Cuts
Smaller budgets have prevented the agency from properly preventing identity thieves from collecting fraudulent tax returns.
Management
Despite Scandal, VA Firings Nosedived in 2014
VA secretary’s numbers on firings related to data manipulation don't match report to Congress.
Pay & Benefits
Transit Benefits, Cutting Contractor Pay, Collective Bargaining and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Postal Groups’ New Lethal Weapon? Danny Glover
Emergent alliance hopes celebrity support can save the U.S. Postal Service.
Management
Embattled Secret Service Spent Just 25 Minutes Training the Average Officer in 2013
Congressional oversight leaders expect bipartisan reform in the near future.
Management
Obama: Progress on Ebola Proves the Need to Invest in the Federal Workforce
Statement comes as White House moves to new phase of fight against outbreak.
Oversight
House Votes to Bolster Airport Security, Reduce Pay for Many TSA Agents
It's unclear whether the measures – now headed to the Senate -- would save money.
Management
'Rude' Postal Employees Could Cost USPS $300 Million This Year
USPS management calls IG's findings "irrelevant."
Oversight