Pay & Benefits

Agencies authorized to dismiss employees early for Thanksgiving

OPM chief says a little extra time off would be “mark of gratitude” for workers’ service.

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Slogan-Free Zone

The government’s chief performance officer bets on substance over style.

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Defensive Activism

Why President Obama needs a responsive, interactive government.

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Big Sky Bureaucracy

The West and the rise of modern government.

Features

The Floodgates Open

Agencies unleash a torrent of spending.

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About This Issue

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Change Agents

Fresh faces and new priorities on Capitol Hill.

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Conference Call

Join us at our breakthrough federal management forum.

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The Age of the Chiefs

Government’s chief officers have a whole new set of challenges.

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121 Cuts

Is President Obama ready for a budget battle?

Defense

Defense to bulk up housing assistance program

Recovery Act funds will be used to expand effort to help service members and civilian employees who have been forced to sell their homes at a loss.

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Climate Change

Congress and the White House are looking at gay rights issues in a whole new light.

Oversight

Ex-GSA chief of staff to return as administrator

Obama names Martha Johnson to serve as head of agency.

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Two Governments

Transparency and the alternate universe of federal spending.

Oversight

Former OMB management chief named to head Recovery Act implementation

G. Edward DeSeve will direct interagency efforts as special adviser to President Obama and assistant to Vice President Biden.

News

Editor's Notebook: Celebrating 40 years of Government Executive

We're still pursuing our original goal: "to publish challenging ideas" for the "experts in running the machinery of government."

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‘To Publish Challenging Ideas’

Celebrating 40 years of service to the people who serve in government.

News

Obama decries ‘bigger government,’ but backs new federal efforts

President says budget review has yielded trillions in savings, but promises new spending, including a military pay raise.

Oversight

BearingPoint files for bankruptcy

Firm is one of largest companies in federal management and technology consulting market.

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Working on a Dream

It’s Barack Obama’s moment—and the federal government’s.