Pay & Benefits

Defensive Positions

Pay and benefits top the list of worries for military families, according to survey.

Pay & Benefits

AFGE, Social Security reach agreement

Contract resulting from 27 months of negotiation will be valid for four years.

Oversight

Lawmakers urged to bring Hatch Act into the age of telework and social media

Legislation revising the law prohibiting feds from certain political activities doesn’t address technological advances.

Management

GSA tells feds to consolidate snail mail, use email more

USPS stands to gain from the new guidance issued to agencies.

Oversight

Obama 'refuses to allow' debt ceiling fight, meets with Boehner

House speaker's office calls the lunch 'friendly.'

Defense

Obama awards Medal of Honor posthumously

Leslie H. Sabo Jr. was recommended for the honor decades ago, but the paperwork was lost.

Management

USPS managers reach salary agreement

Pay for performance suspended until fiscal 2013.

Oversight

Homeland Security communicated with local officials about Occupy

Documents reveal the agency tried to coordinate with local police departments.

Management

Obama procurement chief nominee clears Senate panel

Joseph Jordan advances through committee with only one vote in opposition.

Pay & Benefits

Fed domestic partner benefits bill moves to full Senate

Committee reiterates the legislation is unrelated to same-sex marriage.

News

White House ‘Footnotes’ to History

Administration adds to website bios of previous presidents.

Defense

Former Defense chief wanted to take out bin Laden with missile

Gates says he figured using a missile would be less risky.

Management

Former adviser 'a little worried' about debt ceiling fight

Austan Goolsbee notes confluence of budget sequester, cuts and debt limit issues.

Oversight

Play of the Day -- Romney sings, Newsweek cover still controversial

Comedians continue to mock the infamous recent magazine cover calling Obama "The First Gay President."

Defense

Syrian rebels receive arms, with U.S. coordination

The U.S. isn't supplying arms but has helped assess the needs of the anti-Assad fighters.

Nextgov

Portable dialysis tool sought by military could reduce fatality rate from sepsis

Device could save tens of thousands of lives annually.

Management

Bye-Bye BlackBerry?

Once the only sanctioned smartphone in town, the BlackBerry could be on its way to the recycling bin.

News

Romney: Government Isn't the Hero

GOP contender draws sharp contrast between himself on size, role and operations of government.

Defense

Senate appropriators advance military construction, VA spending package

Subcommittee funds prior base closing rounds at requested levels.