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Air Force firefighting C-130s return to duty
Interagency center predicts 'above normal significant fire potential' in Colorado and Wyoming.
Defense
Photo Gallery: Colorado wildfires
The fires have forced more than 30,000 residents to evacuate.
Management
The Obama way: Assessing the president's management approach
Commander-in-chief says he's made more mistakes in communications than in setting policies.
Management
Small business share of contracts shrunk slightly in 2011, SBA reports
Governmentwide percentage of 21.65 again falls short of legislated goal.
Pay & Benefits
Union says USPS consolidation plan violates collective bargaining agreement
Converting rural postmasters to part-time positions raises 'serious questions,' APWU says.
Management
Contractors seek changes in bill to curb human trafficking
Senate panel’s approval brightens prospects for passage.
Pay & Benefits
GSA offers select employees buyouts, early retirement
This is the second phase of the agency’s workforce reduction efforts.
Defense
Pakistan reopens supply routes, Clinton apologizes
Clinton offers condolences to the families of Pakistani soldiers who lost their lives in NATO airstrike last November.
Management
Watchdog dismisses TRICARE bid protest
Longtime contractor loses multibillion-dollar award to manage military health care.
Management
Why Leaders Need to Go on Holiday Instead of Vacation
It's important for leaders to get away, Scott Eblin says.
Oversight
Holder says GOP has made him ‘proxy’ for Obama
U.S. attorney general says recent contempt vote was not about documents.
Oversight
Science, politics collide over extreme weather, climate change
Most scientists agree a warmer planet will see more extreme-weather events.
Oversight
Skip Electoral College Math
Concentrate on the popular vote in the presidential race, not the Electoral College. It’s a waste of time.
News
Mermaids? NOAA Says No
The agency decided to set the record straight on the mythological creature.
Tech
OMB defends its progress weeding out federal websites
Sen. Tom Coburn releases CRS analysis of the White House’s Campaign to Cut Waste.
Nextgov
Defense idles firefighting C-130s following crash
The aircraft are equipped to fight wildfires in support of the Forest Service.
Management
Scientists join opposition to STOCK Act disclosure requirements
Group says new provisions invade federal scientists’ privacy.
Pay & Benefits
TSP funds post positive returns in June
Upward trend is due in part to European compromise.
Management