Oversight
Two decades later, lawmakers move to revise Hatch Act
New legislation would allow state and local government employees to run in partisan elections.
Tech
Lawmakers seek agency policies on email surveillance
After FDA whistleblower case, Congress looks into privacy limits.
Defense
Navy and Marine Corps to begin breathalyzer tests
Policies aim to curb alcohol abuse among service personnel.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Service to lay off up to 2,000 employees
Voluntary retirement packages and buyouts also may be considered as USPS moves to close more than 220 mail processing facilities.
Oversight
OPM asked to explain fellows program snafu
Lawmakers are concerned mistaken acceptance emails could be a sign of broader IT problems.
Management
Senators go after waste in wartime contracting
Bill steps up oversight, transparency, accountability and competition.
Briefing
After Deepwater
The Coast Guard rethinks fleet modernization in the wake of cost overruns and flawed manufacturing.
Briefing
Around Government
Looking for Peace Corps alumni, social media on the hunt and multilingual services
Defense
Military struggles to identify false valor, lacks award-recipient database
Lawmakers want to help employers verify veterans' decorations.
Oversight
State Department, others should consolidate overseas maintenance costs, GAO finds
Report recommends agencies use same service program.
Oversight
Watchdog finds tens of billions in cost cutting opportunities
GAO report outlines 51 areas where federal programs could be more efficient.
Defense
Pentagon defends $1 trillion fighter jet fleet
Defense still looking to cut costs of F-35 program.
Management
For Agriculture, increasing BioPreferred products is a challenge accepted
A presidential order asks USDA to expand its list of eligible environmentally friendly product categories.
Oversight
Postal Regulatory Commission chairwoman releases travel records
Ruth Goldway responds to a congressional request for details.
Oversight
OSC: Reports of FDA whistleblower surveillance are ‘extraordinary’
Monitoring employee correspondence with OSC is not a government trend, spokeswoman says.
Management
SBA redefinition of small business draws mixed reactions
New guidelines will qualify 8,000 more firms for federal programs.
Management
Budget requests, agency-by-agency
A look at how President's Obama's fiscal 2013 plan would affect major departments.
Oversight
Postal regulator defends travel records after senator demands details
PRC chief Ruth Goldway comes under new scrutiny.
Oversight
Privacy concerns complicate efforts to end 'death fraud'
Lawmakers and agency officials tackle the issue of reducing mistaken payments to the recently deceased.
Pay & Benefits
Senators express frustration over OPM backlog of retirement claims
In letter to OMB, three lawmakers from Virginia and Maryland seek new safeguard procedures.
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