Pay & Benefits
New committee will review federal travel policies
First item on the agenda? Per-diem rates.
Pay & Benefits
Obama orders end to pay freeze in spring
Move would end two-year prohibition on across-the-board increases.
Defense
Analysis: Is Chuck Hagel being punished for stance on Iraq?
For too many lawmakers, a Defense Secretary Hagel would be a nagging reminder of what they got wrong.
Management
How to delay a national default in 3 steps
Treasury can take certain actions to buy a little more time.
Oversight
Fiscal cliff negotiations: A slow-motion car wreck?
The best chance for a deal seems to lay with Senate leaders of both parties.
Pay & Benefits
OPM issues furlough guidance
'Planned furloughs' could be necessary if sequestration takes effect.
Oversight
House to reconvene Sunday evening
Cantor says chamber could stay in session through Jan. 2, with the new Congress coming in at noon, Jan. 3.
Nextgov
Small N.C. cloud company nabs first FedRAMP security certification
Any federal agency can now tap Autonomic Resources’ remote networks without testing security.
Oversight
What happens If we go over the fiscal cliff?
A number of cringe-inducing provisions go into effect in the New Year and beyond.
Defense
Reported sexual assaults at military academies continue to rise
Number has increased since 2008.
Pay & Benefits
Federal workers say Congress and public do not appreciate them
Still, they’re happy with their workplaces, survey finds.
Oversight
Reid: We're headed over the fiscal cliff
Senate majority leader scolds Boehner, his counterpart in the House.
Oversight
Lisa Jackson stepping down as EPA head
The agency under her lead has drawn criticism for major regulatory actions.
Management
When will the US actually hit its debt ceiling?
Treasury Secretary Geithner can take 'extraordinary measures' to buy another month or two.
Tech
NNSA chief to step down
Thomas D'Agostino led the semiautonomous branch of Energy for five and a half years.
Management
Analysis: Addressing the fiscal cliff is not enough
We must transform the way government works.
Nextgov
FBI is on the lookout for financial losses unrelated to fiscal cliff
A cyber gang has been plotting to empty online banking accounts by spring 2013.
Tech
NIH initiative boosts biomedical workforce diversity
A $50 million investment starts with graduate school applicants.
Nextgov