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Top News
- IRS to pay $70M in bonuses, Grassley says
- 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
- Senators seek cost cuts for F-35 fighter jet
- Fed pens new furlough song
- Web guru Dorris brings new life to government websites
- 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
- USPS reaches energy reduction goal ahead of schedule
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All Workforce News
- Assaults on staff continue alarming trend of violence at Bureau of Prisons - June 21, 2013
- Furlough song: Laugh or you'll cry
- Ripple effect of furloughs: Life beyond the Beltway
- NSA leak case gives vendors reason to reevaluate personnel
- Contractors with security clearances lack path to report problems
- Report: Assaults increase on rangers, park police
- Fed dreams: Love, promotions, finally acronyms
Hiring
- Hiring and mentoring returning veterans
- The state of the federal job market
- Want to hire the best fed workers? Communicate strategically first
- Hiring and mentoring returning veterans
- Helping veterans find jobs
- Agencies craving STEMM talent should bolster skills of persuasion
- The state of the federal job market
Retention
- The state of the federal job market
- The state of the federal job market
- The state of the federal job market
- Why collaboration with your agency's CFO is a smart decision
- Succession planning crucial in financial management arena
- OPM searches for candid answers from departing SES members
- IRS budget woes, shrinking staff threaten to derail agency
Travel
- What's ahead for U.S. foreign service workers?
- What's ahead for U.S. foreign service workers?
- GSA cancels 2013 Expo conference
- Missouri researchers ID largest prime number yet
- Senate poised to renew Violence Against Women Act
- Brennan defends drone strikes, even on Americans
- Blizzard threatens NYC, New England; 2 feet feared
Federal Buildings
- DoD maintains BRAC fight, despite opposition from Congress
- GSA, Trump release plans for Old Post Office Building
- Congress pressures agencies to speed up office consolidations
- Sept. 11 cited in NY courthouse security plan
- From islands to log cabins, agencies struggle to offload excess property
- Agencies forced to freeze office space footprint
- Historic buildings throw wrench in agencies real-property efforts
OPM
- Government open today with unscheduled leave, telework options
- OPM offering 300 buyouts, early outs across 14 divisions
- IG: 'Serious problems' with OPM's $2B revolving fund must be addressed
- OPM processes fewer retirement applications than expected in May
- OPM issues phased retirement guidance
- Nominations open for 2013 Causey Awards
- What can Katherine Archuleta do for feds?
CHCO Council
- Nominations open for 2013 Causey Awards
- Obama to nominate Katherine Archuleta as next OPM director
- OPM, OMB outline plans for major rewrite of HR policies
- Feds hail OPM's John Berry as an 'advocate' and 'champion'
- Agencies turn to HRStat to make better sense of workforce data
- Agency collaboration founded in personal relationships
- Survey: CHCOs feel effect of budget crunch on recruiting, training
MSPB
- Court ruling could tie OSC's hands when it comes whistleblowers
- MSPB exonerates Prouty for role in GSA's Western Regions Conference
- Low morale? You're not alone, new federal survey shows
- Federal Drive Interviews -- Feb. 1, 2013
- Employees skeptical of managers' ability to cut deadwood
- MSPB eyes gaps in employee motivation
- Survey: Limits on MSPB resources affect employee productivity
