Joe Davidson
Federal Diary
Joe Davidson | Columnist
Fallout from recent controversies hurts federal workers
The recent spate of controversies — revelations about the massive collection of electronic data by the National Security Agency, the Internal Revenue Service’s political targeting and conference scandals, and the seizure of Associated Press telephone records — undermines confidence in government.
 
Court indicates Labor went after employee for whistleblowing activities
(The Washington Post, June 12, 2013; 7:56 PM)
 
Two labor groups buck trend of union support of Obama on immigration
(The Washington Post, June 11, 2013; 7:32 PM)
 
Should contractors do national security work?
(The Washington Post, June 11, 2013; 12:43 PM)
 
IRS waste undermines federal employees
(The Washington Post, June 6, 2013; 7:38 PM)
 
Fort Belvoir janitors win back pay
(The Washington Post, June 5, 2013; 7:25 PM)
 
Federal workers could enjoy a ‘phased retirement’ from the office
(The Washington Post, June 4, 2013; 8:18 PM)
 
Low-wage workers seek Obama’s help
(The Washington Post, June 3, 2013; 7:31 PM)
 
Some federal contractors soon can get nearly $1 million a year
(The Washington Post, May 30, 2013; 7:56 PM)
 
Federal worker has 61 years of federal service and no plans to retire
(The Washington Post, May 23, 2013; 9:45 PM)
 
Feds don’t look good draped in the Fifth
(The Washington Post, May 22, 2013; 8:53 PM)
 
A few black Capitol cops protest agency bias
(The Washington Post, May 21, 2013; 9:14 PM)
 
Who is responsible for IRS scandal?
(The Washington Post, May 20, 2013; 8:07 PM)
 
In Benghazi and beyond, federal workers who died on the job are remembered
(The Washington Post, May 16, 2013; 8:17 PM)
 
AP, IRS scandals hurt all feds and hold lessons for other agencies
(The Washington Post, May 15, 2013; 10:00 PM)
 
AP case points to complaints about some Obama whistleblower policies
(The Washington Post, May 14, 2013; 8:44 PM)
 
IRS, union mum on employees held accountable in ‘sin’ of political targeting
(The Washington Post, May 13, 2013; 8:06 PM)
 
Witnesses tell of progress and problems with federal retirement system
(The Washington Post, May 9, 2013; 8:00 PM)
 
Rally, report urge higher wages for service workers in federal facilities
(The Washington Post, May 8, 2013; 8:30 PM)
 
‘Sammies’ finalists honored on Capitol Hill
(The Washington Post, May 7, 2013; 7:16 PM)
 
Recognition week seen as antidote to fed bashing
(The Washington Post, May 6, 2013; 7:36 PM)
 
Judges complain that Social Security ‘quota system’ for cases hurts taxpayers
(The Washington Post, May 1, 2013; 7:17 PM)
 
Intelligence staffers left off awards for ‘distinguished’ employees
(The Washington Post, April 30, 2013; 7:49 PM)
 
Article: U.S. Foreign Service marginalized by political appointees
(The Washington Post, April 29, 2013; 7:38 PM)
 
New film looks at ‘War on Whistleblowers’
(The Washington Post, April 23, 2013; 7:24 PM)
 
Federal employee furloughs begin
(The Washington Post, April 22, 2013; 8:52 PM)
 
TSA official grilled at House hearing on the agency’s budget, foreign-made uniforms
(The Washington Post, April 18, 2013; 10:05 PM)
 
USPS losing $25 million daily, waiting for Congress to fix ‘broken business model’
(The Washington Post, April 17, 2013; 10:30 PM)
 
ATF and its emergency responders get too little respect from Congress
(The Washington Post, April 16, 2013; 7:55 PM)
 
John Berry leaves Office of Personnel Management
(The Washington Post, April 11, 2013; 10:00 AM)
 
Obama budget raises federal worker pay and pension contributions
(The Washington Post, April 10, 2013; 7:18 PM)
 
Intelligence director says budget cuts could be ‘insidious’ for national security
(The Washington Post, April 8, 2013; 8:09 PM)
 
Federal leadership on the decline, report says
(The Washington Post, April 3, 2013; 6:01 PM)
 
Border agency postpones furloughs and overtime cuts for its employees
(The Washington Post, April 1, 2013; 9:12 PM)
 
‘Indefinite suspension’ urged for online financial disclosure rules for feds
(The Washington Post, March 28, 2013; 8:53 PM)
 
Supreme Court hears arguments in DOMA case
(The Washington Post, March 27, 2013; 8:22 PM)
 
Federal employees in same-sex unions look to Supreme Court to overturn DOMA
(The Washington Post, March 25, 2013; 8:27 PM)
 
House panel moves to fire workers with overdue tax liens; union protests budget cuts
(The Washington Post, March 20, 2013; 10:18 PM)
 
Report finds ‘many obstacles to achieving equality’ for black federal employees
(The Washington Post, March 18, 2013; 8:56 PM)
 
Pay freeze, furloughs might push employees to retire, but stats don’t show it yet
(The Washington Post, March 14, 2013; 8:50 PM)
 
Federal employees take sequestration fight to the people
(The Washington Post, March 13, 2013; 8:44 PM)
 
Federal pay freeze extension to three years all but a done deal with Senate bill
(The Washington Post, March 12, 2013; 8:07 PM)
 
Hoyer to address federal workers at Goddard Space Flight Center
(The Washington Post, March 12, 2013; 8:57 AM)
 
Feds would lose a raise, have pay freeze extended and suffer pay losses under bill
(The Washington Post, March 7, 2013; 8:08 PM)
 
Federal managers tell Congress budget cuts will hurt DOD’s mission and federal workers
(The Washington Post, March 6, 2013; 7:50 PM)
 
Sequester hits federal agencies. Now what for federal employees?
(The Washington Post, February 28, 2013; 11:51 PM)
 
Unintended consequences of limits on government travel
(The Washington Post, February 27, 2013; 8:30 PM)
 
Federal law enforcement officers not exempt from budget-cut furloughs
(The Washington Post, February 27, 2013; 8:00 AM)
 
As sequester nears, federal workers who face furloughs express themselves
(The Washington Post, February 25, 2013; 8:44 PM)
 
Federal employees worry about paying bills if hit with unpaid furlough days
(The Washington Post, February 21, 2013; 7:41 PM)
 
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