Oversight
18,000 employees accept Postal Service buyout
The next deadline for the $15,000 voluntary separation package is Oct. 31.
Pay & Benefits
Cooking classes teach feds the ingredients of a strong immune system
A popular how-to series helps employees prepare foods that will prevent cancer and other diseases such as diabetes.
News
Classes, service projects offer personal growth opportunities
Though these programs aren’t officially part of the governmentwide push for work-life balance, they are flourishing at a number of agencies.
Pay & Benefits
FEHBP open season nears as Congress considers major health care reform
Click here for our guide to Open Season 2009.
Pay & Benefits
Agencies challenge employees to lead a healthier lifestyle
The Obama administration is experimenting with innovative ways to get 75 percent of the federal workforce involved in health and wellness programs by next year.
Defense
Lawmakers see room for improvement in DHS diversity efforts
Homeland Security must step up outreach and find ways to help more minorities advance to senior-level jobs, House members say.
Oversight
Obama prohibits feds from texting while driving
Executive order bans text messaging while operating government-owned vehicles.
Oversight
VA to continue work on energy efficiency
Health care facilities prove especially challenging for reducing energy consumption.
Oversight
Homeland Security breaks ground at new headquarters
The facility in Southeast Washington will unify the department and help bring jobs to the surrounding struggling neighborhoods, officials say.
Oversight
New FDA facility will oversee tobacco regulation
The Center for Tobacco Products will be staffed by several hundred current agency employees and new hires.
Oversight
HHS says grassroots efforts to fight Medicare fraud have paid off
Department claims that a volunteer program aimed at educating seniors about Medicare and Medicaid so far has saved the government $100 million.
Pay & Benefits
Pilot projects could be the key to speeding discrimination complaint processing
EEOC must oversee and evaluate such projects to succeed, GAO cautions.
Defense
Immigration enforcement agency to overhaul detention system
Reforms will be aimed at improving conditions and strengthening oversight.
Oversight
Panel approves hiring reform, expands whistleblower protections
Legislation to streamline employment process and protect whistleblowers sails through Senate committee markup.
Defense
FEMA’s fuzzy chain of command impedes its mission, observers say
Witnesses testifying before House panel call on Congress to designate an administrator for recovery efforts.
Oversight
Workforce challenges linger at Federal Air Marshal Service
Policies show signs of progress but aren’t perfect yet, witnesses testify before a House Homeland Security subcommittee.
Oversight
State Department launches quadrennial review
Secretary Clinton announces a plan to examine department resources and promote interagency coordination.
Oversight
Private sector not necessarily a model for hiring reform
Some practices such as relying primarily on résumés aren’t suitable for the federal government, consultancy says.
Pay & Benefits
Senate committee endorses 2.9 percent federal pay raise
Senate Appropriations panel’s recommendation for pay increase is higher than Obama’s proposal.
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