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 Advice & Opinion

  1. Instead of replacing legacy systems, modernize them

  1. Workforce cuts today may cost taxpayers more in long term

    For federal employees and those following the government, it's rare if the conversation these days doesn't turn at some point to the budget and sequestration.

  2. Editorial: DoD must cut overhead, personnel

    Three years ago as Defense Department spending was poised for a downturn, then-Defense Secretary Robert Gates launched a broad efficiency drive to cut staffs and stretch dollars.

  1. Letters to the editor: Week of June 10

  2. Flying blind: the impacts of sequesters

  3. Editorial: Retirees deserve full pensions on Day One

  4. Federal pay equity: Are we asking the wrong question?

  5. Letter to the Editor: Week of June 3

  6. Houston, we have a problem

  7. Pension costs understated

  8. Enough bureaucracy already

  9. Public service: an opportunity, not a burden

  10. Sequester poses public service challenges

  11. Contracting professionals need to travel — and train Apr. 28, 2013

  12. Cost restructuring can help agencies meet budget challenges Apr. 28, 2013

Sequester news
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  1. FBI director cites harm to national security from Snowden's leaks

    Former contractor Edward Snowden's highly publicized leaks on classified government surveillance programs have harmed national security by alerting terrorists to the ways the United States monitors their communications, FBI Director Robert Mueller said Thursday. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
    • Jun. 17, 2013

    Former contractor Edward Snowden's highly publicized leaks on classified government surveillance programs have harmed national security by alerting …

  1. Federal workforce dips 20 percent since May 2010 peak
  2. OPM to offer buyouts, early outs
  3. Air Force lifts furloughs for Oklahoma tornado victims
  4. Deeper cuts are threatened in 2014

Blogs

  1. GSA IG uncovers Craigslist computer scheme
  2. No Presidential Rank Awards this year — what do you think?
  3. Mailers girding for postal rate increase fight
  4. Issa unveils modified postal bill
  5. Planned CFC revamp to get congressional hearing
  6. SPJ honors Federal Times for investigative journalism

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Ask the Experts

  1. Medicare and BCBS premiums
  2. Unscheduled hours, official hour of duty and annuity
  3. CSRS Offset and Social Security
  1. Carrying over RMD at 70 1/2
  2. Resignation and matching funds
  3. Firefighters’ benefits
  1. How to become a Presidential Management Fellow
  2. How to qualify for the Senior Executive Service
  3. Maximize your time as a Presidential Management Fellow
  1. Q & A Session – Damages for Stress Affecting Health
  2. Q&A Session: Bullying Bosses
  3. Being a union member has advantages

Pay & Benefits
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  1. Taxpayers pay millions for fed workers' student loans

    • Jun. 19, 2013 - 10:02 AM

    Congress may let student loan interest rates double July 1, but some federal workers and congressional staff likely are protected from the impact by …

  1. White House suspends Presidential Rank Awards
  2. Ex-wife, as beneficiary, should get FEGLI benefits, high court rules
  3. 19% fewer pension claims processed in May
  4. OPM to offer buyouts, early outs
  1. More Pay & Benefits
  2. Federal Pay and Performance, Federal Retirement Benefits, Federal Health Care

Departments
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  1. IG: Postal Service should consider cutting off Accenture work

    • Jun. 19, 2013 - 7:11 PM

    The U.S. Postal Service should consider suspending or debarring one of its largest contractors, information technology firm Accenture, from future …

  1. NSA director: Surveillance programs foiled 50 terror plots
  2. How the CIA grows tech
  3. Key senators back Tangherlini nomination to top GSA post
  4. 3 NSA veterans speak out on whistle-blower: We told you so
  1. More Departments:
  2. Defense, Postal Service, Homeland Security, OMB

Agency News
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  1. NSA director: Surveillance programs foiled 50 terror plots

    Gen. Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency, testifies before the House Select Intelligence Committee on Tuesday in Washington. The committee heard testimony on the topic of 'how the disclosed NSA programs protect Americans from terror attacks on US soil and why the disclosure of that classified information aids our adversaries.' Win McNamee / Getty Images
    • Jun. 18, 2013

    National Security Agency Director Keith Alexander told a House committee Tuesday that 50 terror threats in 20 countries have been disrupted with the …

  1. News Digest: June 17
  2. Tea Party scandal could lead to IRS restructuring
  3. FBI director cites harm to national security from Snowden's leaks
  4. Long-dormant civil liberties board to meet on NSA's PRISM
  1. More Agency News:
  2. Federal Budget, Leaders & Agencies, Program Management, White House

Personnel
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  1. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif. described the government as an overloaded ship, with tighter budgets making it harder to deliver services. 'Absent a true and absolute commitment to bold reform and immediate action, it is only a matter of time before this ship sinks,' Issa said. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images

    Former GAO chief pitches commission to transform government

    • Jun. 18, 2013

    An independent commission could recommend cuts, consolidation or termination of individual government programs to Congress for an up-or-down vote…

  1. 3 NSA veterans speak out on whistle-blower: We told you so
  2. Debate starts over who should have access to classified material
  3. White House suspends Presidential Rank Awards
  4. EEOC orders DEA to address bias against female agents
  1. More Personnel:
  2. OPM, Recruiting & Retention, Labor Management Relations, Insourcing/Outsourcing

Congress
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  1. Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif. described the government as an overloaded ship, with tighter budgets making it harder to deliver services. 'Absent a true and absolute commitment to bold reform and immediate action, it is only a matter of time before this ship sinks,' Issa said. Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images

    Former GAO chief pitches commission to transform government

    • Jun. 18, 2013

    An independent commission could recommend cuts, consolidation or termination of individual government programs to Congress for an up-or-down vote…

  1. How the CIA grows tech
  2. Key senators back Tangherlini nomination to top GSA post
  3. Tea Party scandal could lead to IRS restructuring
  4. Lawmakers call for IT security reforms at VA
  1. More Congress:
  2. House, Senate, Federal Appropriations, Bill Tracker, GAO
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