Management
Contractors remain a focal point in cost-cutting efforts
Senators and agency officials highlight financial benefits of insourcing and proper auditing.
Defense
Lawmakers urge Panetta to lift civilian workforce cap
131 House members sign letter in support of Defense employees.
Management
Longtime TRICARE contractor protests decision to go with another company
Health care firm tells The Washington Post military beneficiaries would suffer under new agreement.
Management
Romney: Feds look for 'places they can interfere'
GOP Presidential candidate criticizes government workers at San Diego campaign stop.
Oversight
GOP lawmaker looks to merge Energy and EPA
Proposed consolidation would save $3 billion in first year, says Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn.
Pay & Benefits
Federal locality pay areas to remain unchanged in 2013
President’s Pay Agent rejects plan to expand to new areas.
Management
Obama appoints familiar faces to labor-management council
All three were previously selected for two-year terms in 2010.
Pay & Benefits
Personnel chief: Career ladder data ‘a blip, not a trend’
One-time events contributed to recent spike and such promotions are not automatic, John Berry says.
Management
Fire breaks out at State Department’s Columbia Plaza building
No one is injured, and offices are closed the rest of the day.
Pay & Benefits
Career ladder promotions climb
Noncompetitive promotions have jumped 75 percent in the past three years, <i>Federal Times</i> reports.
Tech
Federal prosecutor under fire for anonymously commenting on news website
Forensic linguist matches language in online posts to legal briefs.
News
George Clooney's Run-In With the Secret Service
The actor is arrested for protesting the Sudanese government; had earlier testified on Capitol Hill with USAID officers.
Pay & Benefits
Pace of retirements expected to pick up, along with the price tag
Retirees will grow by 10 percent during the next decade while retirement spending will increase by 30 percent, reports say.
Management
FAA and air traffic controllers extend contract four years
Agreement comes six months before the current pact was set to expire, CNN reports.
Management
Interior drafts plan to cut 7 percent of staff
Downsizing strategy comes in response to an OMB request, Federal Times reports.
Oversight
Does USPS want you to see the results of a revenue study?
Lawmaker claims Postal Service is trying to make the research ‘secret,’ but USPS argues that’s not the right word.
Defense
FEMA partners with AmeriCorps for disaster relief
Arrangement promises to save the government about $60 million annually.
Management
Most federal energy initiatives come from four agencies, GAO finds
Government implements nearly 700 energy initiatives in 2010, report says.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service defends executive salaries as lawmaker looks to cap pay
Agency insists it must stay competitive with the private sector.
Defense
Army suicides have risen dramatically since Iraq invasion, study shows
Authors say mental health deteriorates during prolonged combat.
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