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- IRS to pay $70M in bonuses, Grassley says
- Small companies won't feel effect of lowered contractor pay cap
- Senators push Tangherlini for assurances GSA is improving
- As VA works to eliminate one backlog, one more might emerge
- BRAC-like commission proposed to hunt down government cost savings
- Sequestration claims another conference: DHS's GFirst cyber event
- Postal Service closing Capitol Hill post offices in 'symbolic' move
- Senators seek cost cuts for F-35 fighter jet
- Fed pens new furlough song
- Web guru Dorris brings new life to government websites
- EPA CIO Jackson returning to private sector
- Navy strikes enterprise licensing deal with Oracle
- Contractors with security clearances lack path to report problems
- NSA leak case gives vendors reason to reevaluate personnel
- 8 contract executives guilty of 8(a) contracting fraud
- Whistleblower suit leads to $12M false claims settlement by SAIC
People Special Reports
The curious case of Jeff Zients' changing title
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney told reporters this week President Barack Obama has asked Acting OMB Director Jeff Zients to stay on until his successor is named. But for about the last six months, Zients was not the acting OMB director because his initial interim role quietly expired last year.
Obama nominates Justice official to top Labor slot
Obama nominates Justice's Thomas Perez as labor secretary, Republicans raise concerns
Acting commerce secretary leaving administration
Acting Commerce Secretary Blank leaving Obama administration
Obama nominates Justice official for top Labor slot
Seeking to fill another second-term Cabinet vacancy, President Barack Obama nominated Thomas Perez, an assistant attorney general, to be the next secretary of labor.
TSA CIO Garrison-Alexander retiring
Emma Garrison-Alexander is leaving government after 29 years, including the last four at the Transportation Security Administration. The Federal Emergency Management Agency also is searching for a new CIO.
DHS cyber executive Weatherford leaving
Mark Weatherford, the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) deputy undersecretary for cybersecurity, will leave the agency on April 12 after accepting a job in the private sector.
AP source: Obama poised to pick Perez for Labor
AP source: Obama poised to nominate Justice Dept. civil rights official to head Dept. of Labor
Inside the Reporter's Notebook: Barry West returns, two CIOs leaving, Einstein cyber initiative faces delay
Barry West is returning for his fourth gig as a CIO, and three other key technology officials are leaving. Two congressmen want to pressure contractors to pay back taxes.
EEOC hosts Executive Leadership Conference
Jo Linda Johnson and Dexter Brooks from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission will talk about the organization's upcoming leadership conference.
March 8, 2013
Sen. Carl Levin will not seek re-election in 2014
Democrat Levin says he will not seek re-election in 2014; creates open Senate seat in Michigan
What's ahead for U.S. foreign service workers?
Daniel Hirsch, state vice president of the American Foreign Service Association, discusses the issues affecting government employees who are working overseas.
March 7, 2013
Energy nominee favors all-of the-above approach
Obama energy choice backs natural gas as 'bridge fuel' to reach clean energy
Obama nominates next heads of EPA, Energy
President Barack Obama signaled his willingness to tackle climate change with his pick of Gina McCarthy to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, one of three major appointments he announced Monday.
Obama nominates Wal-Mart's Burwell as budget chief
Obama nominates Wal-Mart's Sylvia Burwell as next budget chief in midst of fiscal battles
Intel committee to vote next week on CIA nominee
Leaders of Senate Intelligence Committee say panel set to vote next week on Brennan nomination
Hagel: Time to 'turn the page' on decade of war
Hagel takes defense helm, ready to 'turn the page on more than a decade of grinding conflict'
Senate confirms Hagel for defense secretary
Senate votes to confirm President Barack Obama's pick of Chuck Hagel for defense secretary
Pelberg creates supportive environment to help IRS staff succeed
Top Leaders in Federal Service award winner Marcia Pelberg considers herself a "servant leader" rather than a general. She's been praised for creating an environment at the Internal Revenue Service that helps staff members to achieve success.
CDC's Rothwell epitomizes 'top shelf' leadership
Overseeing the Division of Vital Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control's National Center for Health Statistics in Hyattsville, Md., Charles Rothwell was called a man who "epitomizes everything a top shelf leader should be." He has been named one of Federal News Radio's Top Leaders in Federal Service.
Four generations of public service help Williams succeed at Energy
With 30 years of experience as a federal employee, Thomas Williams considers the government a great place to work. He even encouraged his youngest daughter to follow in the footsteps of her father, grandfather and great-grandfather. His leadership skills have earned him the honor of being names one of Federal News Radio's Top Leaders in Federal Service.
