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
New Oversight Chairman Replaces Issa Portrait With Photos of Postal Workers
The former committee head’s staff is not happy.
Oversight
Lawmakers Call Postal Reform a Priority, But Familiar Battle Lines Are Already Being Drawn
Just two weeks into the new Congress, resistance is mounting to steps such as eliminating six-day delivery.
Management
GSA Chief Tangherlini to Step Down in February
Agenda included stabilizing agency rocked by conference spending scandal.
Oversight
Obama Threatens Veto of GOP’s First Attempt to Rein in ‘Bureaucrats’
White House says House-backed bill restricting regulatory authority would actually increase red tape.
News
Why You May Have Noticed Beefed Up Security at Your Federal Office
It’s not because of any “specific, credible” threat.
Oversight
Expect a Carrot-and-Stick Approach From New Workforce Watchdog
Rep. Mark Meadows wants to reform compensation and termination procedures.
Pay & Benefits
Bills Would Give Feds a 3.8 Percent Pay Raise
Democrats in both House and Senate introduced bills they say would help recruit and retain top talent.
Oversight
‘Procedural Error’ Clears Feds Accused of Botching Corruption Trial of Sen. Ted Stevens
Board reverses Justice’s suspensions of federal prosecutors.
Management
Pelosi: GOP Is ‘Threatening a Partial Government Shutdown’
The two parties must reach a deal to continue funding the Homeland Security Department.
Management
Federal Agencies Shed Nearly 20,000 Jobs in 2014
Job loss is actually an improvement on the previous year.
Management
The 10 Categories Where Federal Agencies Spend the Most on Contracting
White House moves forward with a plan to make federal acquisition more efficient.
Oversight
FEHBP Reform, Pay Freezes and Lawmakers’ Other Day 1 Priorities in the 114th Congress
Legislators target agency spending and their own compensation as new Congress begins.
Management
Seven in 10 Federal Managers Sometimes Predetermine Who Will Fill Job Vacancies
Federal hiring laws are no longer protecting a fair and open process, report finds.
Pay & Benefits
Outgoing Postal Chief's Advice: End Pensions, Overhaul Feds' Health Care
Postmaster general says USPS should serve as "laboratory of change" for federal government.
Management