Management
State still short on Foreign Service workers, GAO finds
Agency has yet to fill employment voids auditors identified in 2008.
Oversight
Agency disputes claim of multimillion-dollar conference
Officials say price tag was less than $700,000, despite congresswoman’s accusation.
Oversight
Foreign Service officers join STOCK Act resistance
Public financial disclosure database could endanger employees, group says.
Pay & Benefits
Appeals court puts end to Forest Service’s random drug testing
Court rules agency cannot randomly check workers in training program.
Oversight
Congressman joins chorus of concern over STOCK Act provisions
Maryland representative says financial disclosures could pose security threat.
Pay & Benefits
Navy rejects benefits for laid-off sailors
Congressman’s plea to delay layoffs for 172 sailors nearing retirement benefit-eligibility is turned down.
Management
Some Defense civilians likely to lose jobs, with or without sequestration
Proposals to avoid automatic cuts involve downsizing.
Management
Academy aims to get people talking about the budget and other challenges
Series of memos is designed to start a dialogue on domestic issues.
Pay & Benefits
NASA offers buyouts to Goddard employees
117 workers at the Greenbelt flight center will receive buyout or early retirement options.
Defense
Navy revamps sexual assault training
New policy requires personnel to complete program by the end of the year.
Management
The price tag for a proposal to root out program duplication: $100 million
Cost of requiring agencies to track all programs would not be offset by any revenues, CBO says.
Defense
Photo Gallery: Colorado wildfires
The fires have forced more than 30,000 residents to evacuate.
Pay & Benefits
GSA offers select employees buyouts, early retirement
This is the second phase of the agency’s workforce reduction efforts.
Management
Scientists join opposition to STOCK Act disclosure requirements
Group says new provisions invade federal scientists’ privacy.
Management
Unscheduled leave, telework still available for feds
Friday’s storm has left hundreds of thousands without power.
Tech
Watchdog points to FOIA.gov improvements
Some searches still produce incomplete results, GAO cautions.
Oversight
OSC honors Dover whistleblowers
Three mortuary workers receive award for speaking out on misconduct.
Pay & Benefits
Feds off the hook in transportation, student loan deals
Conferees agree on partial retirement and chuck pension hike and high-five calculation.
Oversight
Senate committee backs Hatch Act update
Measure would ease restrictions on state and local workers, offer more disciplinary options.
Defense