Tech
Watchdog points to FOIA.gov improvements
Some searches still produce incomplete results, GAO cautions.
Oversight
OSC honors Dover whistleblowers
Three mortuary workers receive award for speaking out on misconduct.
Pay & Benefits
Feds off the hook in transportation, student loan deals
Conferees agree on partial retirement and chuck pension hike and high-five calculation.
Oversight
Senate committee backs Hatch Act update
Measure would ease restrictions on state and local workers, offer more disciplinary options.
Defense
Defense officials plead need for agility
Impending budget cuts will require managers to remain flexible, panelists say.
Management
Postal Service workers stage hunger strike
Rep. Dennis Kucinich joins letter carriers in call to end pension prefunding.
Management
Former officer sent to prison after defrauding Coast Guard
Lt. Danielle Ferreira sentenced to 21 months for arranging contracts for family members.
Management
Senior executives group finds risks in STOCK Act
White paper makes the case for repealing provisions requiring public database.
Oversight
How much is lost luggage worth?
Regulators look to ensure consumers get fair payment for mishandled bags.
Defense
Pentagon sexual assault office gets new director
Incoming leader, Army Maj. Gen. Gary S. Patton, currently guides repeal of don’t ask, don’t tell.
Management
Federal executives will build on Recovery Act successes, report says
New report finds many agencies making permanent the strategies they used to implement stimulus funds.
Management