Oversight
VA Conferees Agree on One Thing: Fire More Bureaucrats
Lawmakers still must bridge major divides before they’ll be able to agree on reform bill.
Pay & Benefits
White House Continues to Expand Benefits to Same-Sex Federal Couples
Obama administration looks to finalize gay feds and veterans’ access to benefits.
Oversight
House Panel Moves Postal Service Closer to Eliminating Saturday Mail Delivery
Appropriations subcommittee removes longstanding legislative language requiring six-day schedule.
Management
Why Some Air Traffic Controllers Are Too Tired to Safely Navigate Planes
New report recommends overhaul of FAA’s hiring and scheduling procedures.
Management
Labor Gets Ready to Raise the Minimum Wage for Federal Contractors
Secretary says the boost slated to take effect Jan. 1, 2015, will improve government services.
Oversight
Lawmakers Vow Not to Miss 'Opportunity of a Lifetime' to Reform the VA
Wait-list scandal has whetted Congress' appetite for change.
Oversight
One Chart Tracking the Many Ways Congress Wants to Fix VA
Lawmakers are weighing at least nine major bills to address the department’s workforce and constituents.
Management
Donovan Welcomes What Senator Calls the Best and Worst Job in Government
HUD secretary says he would bring data-driven approach to OMB.
Pay & Benefits
House Votes to Ban Bonuses for All VA Employees Through 2016
Bill would expand veterans’ access to care outside VA facilities.
Pay & Benefits
House Panel Clears 1.8 Percent Pay Raise for Troops
Increase is higher than Senate and White House-backed plans.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Want to Overhaul Pay and Benefits for Border Patrol, Firefighters
Reformers hope to end widespread abuse of overtime privileges among border agents.
Oversight
House Again Targets VA Managers Who 'Drag Their Feet and Don’t Do Their Jobs'
Lawmakers pass another bill making it easier to fire and withhold bonuses from VA supervisors.
Oversight
The Senate Has a Deal to Fix the VA. What’s Next?
Lawmakers still have many options to consider.
Management
Is $487K Too Little to Pay Federal Contractors?
Contractors object as the government finalizes plans to implement statutes limiting their reimbursable pay.
Pay & Benefits
A VA Fix That Goes Beyond Banning Bonuses
Lawmakers point to compensation for a quick scapegoat, but a long-term solution may be on the horizon.
Management
Lower-Ranking Feds Are Nine Times More Likely to Be Fired Than Senior Execs
HUD, Education and State fire the fewest employees.
Management
Democrats Also Want to Make It Easier to Fire VA Execs
Democratic bill attempts to ensure due process, while Republican says some employees deserve prison.
Management
VA Fired 2,247 People Last Year, But Only 2 Were Senior Executives
Three charts showing the agency’s tendency to fire its lowest ranking and lowest earning employees.
Management
Is It Constitutional to Make VA Execs At-Will Employees?
Experts say bipartisan bill to remove due process could spell the end of the civil service.
Management