Pay & Benefits
Postal Service offers 3,300 more early retirements
USPS managers have until Nov. 19 to accept deal.
Management
Employees help GSA save millions annually
Agency is implementing five proposals that will cut costs by $5.5 million a year.
Oversight
Fewer feds filing discrimination claims, EEOC says
Appeals process is taking longer to complete.
Oversight
The least productive Congress in the modern era?
The 112th session boasts the lowest number of bills passed since World War II, USA Today says.
Management
Sequestration could hit Washington area with recession, economist warns
But some disagree job losses would slice thousands off area’s federal and contractor payrolls.
Tech
Want to cut security clearance costs? Recognize other agencies’ credentials
Granting reciprocity would save millions, survey finds.
Management
Social Security offers thousands of employees early retirement
Fourteen percent of SSA’s workforce is eligible.
Management
USPS isn’t rich, but it’s pretty fast
Researchers compare the postal services of 159 countries, and USPS finishes first.
Defense
Simulated bodies could help military reduce use of animals in surgery training
Training with cut suits may provide better preparation, Marine Corps Times reports.
Pay & Benefits
Thousands of postmasters take early retirement, buyouts
Almost 3,800 left by the end of July, and hundreds more will follow.
Management
NOAA weather forecasting center moving to College Park, Md.
New facility has more servers and data analysis capacity to help the Center for Weather and Climate Prediction.
Oversight
Agencies need better plans to protect feds in a flu pandemic, GAO says
FAA air traffic controllers working in close proximity are especially at risk.
Oversight
Presidential transitions should be much faster, panelists say
Recent bill to reduce the number of Senate confirmations is a first step.
Defense
Industry accused of exaggerating job losses from sequestration
Analyst says such a detailed estimate could not be accurate.
Defense
Defense prepares sequester scenarios
Agency reportedly sees four ways the threat of across-the-board cuts could play out.
Management
Agencies aren't fully reimbursing IRS
The tax service ends up using its own operating budget for work it does for other departments, TIGTA finds.
Management
New website links government contractors with former feds
Exfederal.com shows promise as it enters a competitive market, analyst says.
Oversight