Author Archive
Briefing
Around Government
Disease detectives, designing dog noses, aligning employees’ mood with the mission.
Thinking Ahead
This One’s for You
Imagine if agencies designed websites with users in mind. Ashwin Vasan is doing just that.
Management
Contractors Question New Rules on Hiring Veterans, People With Disabilities
Charge that two rules will cost companies $6 billion rejected by Labor Department.
Pay & Benefits
Feds See Jobs Decline While Overall US Job Creation Holds Steady, Gallup Says
Sequestration is the likely reason, polling service says.
Oversight
Feds scheduled to work Wednesday should show up, OPM says
Sequestration would not result in immediate federal furloughs.
Pay & Benefits
OPM issues furlough guidance
'Planned furloughs' could be necessary if sequestration takes effect.
Briefing
Around Government
Convention delegates beware, Peace Corps Vets, uniform taboos and record drug busts.
Oversight
Bill to limit conference and travel costs wouldn’t actually save money
GSA Act would shift expenses to telecom and IT, CBO says.
Management
Calling all federal employees with great waste-cutting ideas
SAVE competition submissions due by July 24.
Management
A third of Americans say massive federal layoffs would help economy, poll finds
Nearly half think cutting 100,000 feds would be bad.
Defense
Order aims to protect troops from predatory school recruiters
Effort limits access to vets and requires schools to disclose their qualifications.
Management
Government settles century-old tribal claims for $1 billion
Tribes alleged federal mismanagement of land trusts.
Pay & Benefits
Federal salaries see worst growth in a decade, analysis finds
Government employees still fared slightly better than private sector, USA Today reports.
