Oversight
Report says labor-management partnerships should focus on cost savings
Academics call on administration to re-establish trust between unions and management by emphasizing benefits of relationship.
Defense
Army study explores deployment stress on soldiers’ children
Researchers find no link between adolescent stress levels and the number of deployments.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker calls for telework incentives during shutdowns
Virginia Democrat asks OPM to document productivity savings gained by employees working from home during storms.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: DISA telecommuters can work just fine even with more snow
Virtual private networks and distributed laptops support the majority of the agency’s Washington metropolitan area workers.
Oversight
Winter storm in Washington highlights telework
White House efforts to increase telework among federal employees could get a boost from Mother Nature.
Pay & Benefits
Waging Battle
A proposal in the president’s 2011 budget sparks new debate on age caps for federal employees who receive workers’ comp.
Pay & Benefits
Some agencies could see staff gains in 2011
The total federal civilian workforce would shrink under Obama’s plan, but several agencies are poised to buck the trend.
Oversight
Analysis: Internationally oriented executives needed
Many domestic federal agencies aren’t prepared for global responsibilities.
Pay & Benefits
Strategy for stepping up veterans hiring focuses on training, outreach
Spouses will be included in efforts to bring more former service members to government, OPM says.
Oversight
Budget calls for larger acquisition workforce
Proposal would spend $158 million to increase the size of the procurement workforce by 5 percent.
Defense
Panel will study impact of gay ban repeal on military
Group will study a range of issues, including any changes to benefits, base housing and personnel policies that would be made necessary by repealing the law.
Defense
Defense budget tackles major management issues
Department would cut unnecessary programs, kill NSPS and grow the acquisition workforce.
Oversight
From Nextgov.com: Obama budget proposal counts on IT to save millions
Enterprise software licenses, turning off computers at night and eliminating paper check stubs among ways to try to make a dent in a record $1.6 trillion deficit.
Oversight
Interior plan reduces travel, IT spending
Department proposal calls for significant budget cuts, but would boost investment in renewable energy, climate change initiatives.
Pay & Benefits
Budget calls for more data on employee satisfaction and health
Additional statistics would guide efforts to strengthen human resources and benefits programs, administration says.
Pay & Benefits
President’s budget recommends pay parity
Fiscal 2011 plan proposes 1.4 percent pay raise for civilian and military employees.
Pay & Benefits
Obama proposes eliminating locality pay surveys
Administration says change will make salary calculations more accurate, make it easier to add new localities.
Oversight