Management
Help Wanted Assessing Costs and Benefits of Five-Day Mail Delivery
USPS oversight agency seeks contractors to assist with research.
Defense
It’s Official: Furloughs at Customs and Border Protection Postponed
CBP officers will retain regular hours and overtime rights -- for now.
Pay & Benefits
Across-the-Board Gains for TSP Funds in March
Thrift Savings Plan investments largely improve upon February’s numbers.
Thinking Ahead
Keeping the Mail Relevant
Paul Vogel has infused the Postal Service’s trusted brand with new digital services to define the future.
Oversight
USPS Should Charge More Where It Can, Report Says
Discounts for presorting cost more than they save.
Pay & Benefits
Furlough Reprieve at Customs and Border Protection?
Agency says it is 'developing a plan' in response to the fiscal 2013 spending measure.
Oversight
Senate Backs Amendment to Boost IGs' Power
Provision would increase personnel, training and authority for inspectors general across government.
Management
Postal Service Accelerates Partial Closure at 53 Processing Plants
Facilities will cease operations this year rather than in 2014.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Benefits Play Key Role in Supreme Court’s Gay Marriage Debate
AFGE voices opposition to the Defense of Marriage Act.
Management
OMB Tells Agencies to Modernize Financial Systems
White House calls for end to agency-by-agency approach to managing finances.
Pay & Benefits
Are Relocation Incentives Overlooked as a Recruiting Tool?
Senior Executives Association says they are; calls for improvements.
Management
USPS Ranks Last Among Postal Services Worldwide, Report Finds
The U.S. agency is burdened by legacy costs and lack of innovation.
Pay & Benefits
Bill Aims to Cure Rising Prescription Drug Costs
House lawmaker says OPM should have stronger role in regulating costs.
Oversight
GAO to USPS: You Still Have to Deliver Mail Six Days a Week
What the decision means for a plan to drop Saturday mail in August remains unclear.
Pay & Benefits
Unlike Some Benefits, Sequester Is Here to Stay
As sharp budget cuts set in, unions negotiate to keep fringe benefits.
Oversight
House Committee Approves a Pair of Bills Targeting Federal Tax Cheats
Bills would go after delinquent feds and contractors.
Oversight
How Exactly Will Ending Saturday Mail Delivery Save Money?
Lawmakers want details; the Postal Service says they already have enough.
Oversight
Senator Tells Feds to Keep Fighting for a Better 2014
Ben Cardin says there is ‘growing consensus’ on replacing sequestration after 2013.
Oversight
GAO to Review White House Sequestration Approach
Paul Ryan calls for audit of agencies’ planning for across-the-board cuts.
Oversight