Oversight
Lawmakers Vow Not to Miss 'Opportunity of a Lifetime' to Reform the VA
Wait-list scandal has whetted Congress' appetite for change.
Oversight
One Chart Tracking the Many Ways Congress Wants to Fix VA
Lawmakers are weighing at least nine major bills to address the department’s workforce and constituents.
Management
Donovan Welcomes What Senator Calls the Best and Worst Job in Government
HUD secretary says he would bring data-driven approach to OMB.
Pay & Benefits
House Votes to Ban Bonuses for All VA Employees Through 2016
Bill would expand veterans’ access to care outside VA facilities.
Pay & Benefits
House Panel Clears 1.8 Percent Pay Raise for Troops
Increase is higher than Senate and White House-backed plans.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Want to Overhaul Pay and Benefits for Border Patrol, Firefighters
Reformers hope to end widespread abuse of overtime privileges among border agents.
Oversight
House Again Targets VA Managers Who 'Drag Their Feet and Don’t Do Their Jobs'
Lawmakers pass another bill making it easier to fire and withhold bonuses from VA supervisors.
Oversight
The Senate Has a Deal to Fix the VA. What’s Next?
Lawmakers still have many options to consider.
Management
Is $487K Too Little to Pay Federal Contractors?
Contractors object as the government finalizes plans to implement statutes limiting their reimbursable pay.
Pay & Benefits
A VA Fix That Goes Beyond Banning Bonuses
Lawmakers point to compensation for a quick scapegoat, but a long-term solution may be on the horizon.
Management
Lower-Ranking Feds Are Nine Times More Likely to Be Fired Than Senior Execs
HUD, Education and State fire the fewest employees.
Management
Democrats Also Want to Make It Easier to Fire VA Execs
Democratic bill attempts to ensure due process, while Republican says some employees deserve prison.
Management
VA Fired 2,247 People Last Year, But Only 2 Were Senior Executives
Three charts showing the agency’s tendency to fire its lowest ranking and lowest earning employees.
Management
Is It Constitutional to Make VA Execs At-Will Employees?
Experts say bipartisan bill to remove due process could spell the end of the civil service.
Management
Senator Wants to Make It Easier to Sue VA Employees, Take Their Money
Republican’s proposal also would remove red tape from firing workers involved in latest scandal.
Management
Pentagon Will Review Its Health Care System to Avoid VA’s Mistakes
Defense secretary orders assessment to determine any weaknesses.
Management
Widespread Discrimination Forces Agency to Create New Pass-Fail Performance Rating System
Agency will spend $5 million to address past disparities.
Management
Federal Employees and Retirees Owed $3.31B in Back Taxes at the End of Fiscal 2013
Total debts were down from the previous year, but the number of delinquent feds jumped.
Management
Senators Propose 3.3 Percent Pay Raise for Federal Employees
Bill mirrors House proposal; would far exceed President Obama’s proposed 1 percent pay hike.
Management