Oversight
Shifting Seats
With many races in play, a GOP takeover in the Senate is becoming less of a long shot.
Oversight
Burning Question: Do young managers discriminate against older workers?
Can they learn how to work effectively with people who have a lot more experience?
Pay & Benefits
Poll: Feds earn too much dough
More than half of likely voters believe federal employees are overpaid, survey says.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: VA completes education claims system in time for fall semester
Fully automated network works through complex calculations to determine veterans’ tuition payments and housing allowances under the 2008 GI bill.
Oversight
Defense contractor employee pleads guilty to bribery
Dorothy Ellis is the latest to be ensnared in a bid-rigging probe at an Army base in Kuwait.
Defense
DHS boosts its border workforce and technology
Border and immigration enhancements help drive Homeland Security’s varied purchases.
Oversight
Collaboration-minded feds see barriers to working together
Nevertheless, mid-level managers are forging new relationships and building bridges across departments and agencies.
Pay & Benefits
Understanding CSRS Offset
The peculiarities of the niche retirement system aimed largely at people who had a break in federal service at some point.
Oversight
Agency aims to play matchmaker with new hiring tool
The national intelligence office is developing a site that would pair job applicants with suitable federal vacancies.
Defense
From Nextgov.com: Scientists view cybersecurity as an intimidating conundrum
Former National Science Foundation executive says technical issues and the enormity of the task make securing the Internet and networks ‘the most difficult challenge’ for researchers.
Oversight
BP oil spill proves fertile ground for procurement
Federal agencies have spent almost $126 million in Gulf Coast contracts.
News
The Week in Comments: Postal angst, per diems and Oval Office decor
The best in reader reaction to recent articles.
Pay & Benefits