Pay & Benefits

White House Budget Plan Increases Feds’ Pension Contributions

Proposal would raise the amount employees pay toward pensions by 1.2 percent over three years.

Nextgov

Obama Seeks Slight Increase in Tech Spending for Fiscal 2014

The president’s proposed budget includes a 2 percent hike for IT.

Management

Postal Service Reverses Plans to End Saturday Mail Delivery

USPS will now seek to reduce workforce and raise prices to address fiscal situation.

Pay & Benefits

Obama Seeks 1 Percent Pay Raise for Feds

Fiscal 2014 budget plan also proposes a 1 percent salary increase for military.

Management

Obama Names Three to Labor Relations Board Amid Court Fight

Previous recess appointments face a court challenge.

Management

3 Governments Playing on Human Nature to Improve Program Performance

Principles of behavioral economics are influencing how governments approach new policy.

Oversight

Play of the Day: The Looming Threat of Kim Jong-Un

Craig Ferguson and Conan O’Brien look toward North Korea.

Oversight

The Real Budget Action Won't Come Until Wednesday's Dinner With the GOP

12 Republican senators are scheduled to attend.

Management

The Rutgers Basketball Fiasco: Leadership, Responsibility and Accountability

Lessons learned from last week's big sports story.

Management

11 Things You Didn't Know About Drinking Coffee at Work

Your comprehensive, fully caffeinated guide.

Oversight

It's Debt-Ceiling Madness Again. Why You Should Stay Calm (Sort Of)

Political climate has changed since 2011 standoff.

Nextgov

VA’s Top Budget Priority: Processing Disability Claims

Total cost of new system is pegged at more than half a billion dollars through 2014.

Management

Federal Leadership is on the Decline

New research sheds light on which agencies have the best, and worst, leadership.

Management

Budget Director Nominee Wants More Emphasis on Management

Sylvia Mathews Burwell lists improved efficiency and effectiveness among goals.

Nextgov

Did Jon Stewart Foil the Pentagon's Health Records Plan?

The comedian could finally do what Congress hasn't been able to do: Force the Defense Department to address its ‘intolerable’ system.

Oversight

Mailing Experts Hit Capitol Hill as Lawmakers Negotiate Postal Reform

Industry reps differ on pricing but all agree reform is necessary.

Defense

Sequestration Furloughs Would Hit 94 Percent of Navy Civilians

Cuts will hit veterans, which make up half the service’s civilian workforce.

News

Video: David Stockman Talks Budget on The Daily Show

Former Reagan Cabinet member tells Jon Stewart that economic stimulus plans are like a narcotic.

Nextgov

Homeland Security No. 2 Departs After Fostering Civilian Cyber Workforce

Jane Holl Lute strove to position her department, not the Pentagon, as U.S. network defender.

Nextgov

EPA Relaxes Public Health Guidelines For Radiological Attacks, Accidents

Watchdog groups blast a new guide for coping with a disaster's environmental fallout.