Oversight
Play of the Day: Obama Finds Your Correspondence Very Boring
The phone records program continues to fascinate late-night TV hosts.
Management
Why the IRS Scandals Make It Hard to Fix the IRS
Wonks are investigating alleged wrongdoing rather than devising new policy.
Nextgov
Silicon Valley is More Involved in National Security Than You Think
NSA's data operations are largely privatized.
Nextgov
Government’s Data Grabs Are Unlikely to Prompt Legislative Action
Lawmakers have little appetite for undoing legislation that allowed the sweeps.
Pay
Federal Benefits Q&A
Question: "I am considering retiring and accepting a voluntary separation incentive payment (VSIP) buyout at age 53. With 27 years of covered firefighter service, will I have to wait until my minimum retirement age to receive the FERS supplement? I'm being told by HR that this is considered early retirement even though I've met both the age and time requirements."
Management
Analysis: Slashing Government Jobs Hurts the Unemployment Rate
Over the past three months, the federal government has shed 45,000 jobs.
Management
Why the Federal Government Is Demolishing Michigan's Empty Buildings
Treasury releases $100 million in TARP money to pay for a pilot demolition program.
Oversight
Secrecy Undermines the Ability of Congress to Function as the Framers Intended
The national-security state is removing important moral and strategic policy questions that face our polity from the realm of democratic debate.
Management
When to Tell a Leader What They Need to Hear, Not What They Want to Hear
Three considerations that will help you speak truth to power.
Pay & Benefits
Fired Whistleblower Receives $820K Settlement from Labor Department
OSHA employee was suspended with pay for two years before termination.
News
Dingell Letters and the History Books
'You can stop a lot more rapscallions in government with questions than by going out and breaking heads,' longest-serving lawmaker says.
Management
Some Fear Fed Charity Drive Reforms Will Hurt Giving
Fees and consolidation could scare off charities, they say.
Management
National Science Foundation Bound for Alexandria
GSA announces new lease that saves taxpayers $65 million over 15 years.
Oversight
D.C.'s Role in the IRS Scandal Depends on What You Mean by 'D.C.'
Opponents are trying to link Cincinnati scandal as close to 1600 Pennsylvania as possible
Pay & Benefits
Uncle Sam Scales Back on Bonuses
Federal employees received $332 million in awards in fiscal 2012, $106 million less than in fiscal 2011.
Pay & Benefits
Mail Carrier’s Scam Thwarted by Price Is Right Appearance
USPS employee pleads guilty to lying about on-the-job injury.
Management
Pentagon Still Doesn’t Have a Grasp on Improper Payments, Auditors Find
Estimate of $1.1 billion 'not statistically valid,' says GAO.
Oversight
Eric Holder Got Off Really Easy at His First Post-Verizon Hearing on the Hill
The Senate committee's questioning about the NSA scandal was minimal.
Oversight
Analysis: How Obama Scandals Threaten to Kill 'Good Government'
Emerging narrative supports claims that Washington is intrusive, incompetent, untrustworthy and heartless.
Management