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.