Joe Davidson
Federal Diary
Joe Davidson | Columnist
It’s not unusual for House Republicans to call for limits on federal retirement benefits, but this time the targeted benefits are their own.
 
Senators say Secret Service scandal could reflect agency’s culture
(The Washington Post, May 23, 2012; 7:31 PM)
 
Director to defend agency and code of conduct
(The Washington Post, May 22, 2012; 8:16 PM)
 
Secret Service director plans to defend agency and outline code of conduct
(The Washington Post, May 22, 2012; 3:10 PM)
 
Government has foreign language deficit
(The Washington Post, May 21, 2012; 8:00 PM)
 
Secret Service director to testify about scandal
(The Washington Post, May 21, 2012; 6:00 AM)
 
Federal Diary: House subcommittee looks into Homeland Security corruption
(The Washington Post, May 17, 2012; 9:07 PM)
 
House probes corruption in DHS agencies
(The Washington Post, May 17, 2012; 3:34 PM)
 
Lawmakers find bipartisan ground on behalf of federal workforce
(The Washington Post, May 16, 2012; 8:20 PM)
 
Senate panel approves benefits for same-sex partners of federal employees
(The Washington Post, May 16, 2012; 3:22 PM)
 
Federal agent slain by lynch mob is honored
(The Washington Post, May 16, 2012; 8:49 AM)
 
New federal limits on travel, meetings
(The Washington Post, May 14, 2012; 8:34 PM)
 
Obama administration issues new travel and conference rules
(The Washington Post, May 14, 2012; 6:00 AM)
 
House action amounts to federal pay cut
(The Washington Post, May 10, 2012; 8:01 PM)
 
Senate passes whistleblower protections — again
(The Washington Post, May 9, 2012; 7:33 PM)
 
Public Service Recognition Week provides relief from a month of scandals
(The Washington Post, May 8, 2012; 9:44 PM)
 
Cabinet members honor feds
(The Washington Post, May 8, 2012; 6:03 AM)
 
Top federal contractors get 10 percent raise
(The Washington Post, May 7, 2012; 8:05 PM)
 
Postal Board of Governors knocks Senate legislation
(The Washington Post, May 7, 2012; 3:13 PM)
 
For Uncle Sam, issues of same-sex bias, transgender equality
(The Washington Post, May 3, 2012; 9:48 PM)
 
The good, bad and ugly of the Homeland Security Department
(The Washington Post, May 2, 2012; 8:15 PM)
 
Award winners save federal government billions
(The Washington Post, May 1, 2012; 8:36 PM)
 
Federal Diary: Postal workers are luke-warm to Senate proposal
(The Washington Post, April 30, 2012; 10:54 PM)
 
GOP wants feds to pay more for retirement
(The Washington Post, April 25, 2012; 8:27 PM)
 
Secret Service needs more women in its ranks
(The Washington Post, April 24, 2012; 9:02 PM)
 
Postal Service workers wouldn’t be only ones hit by Senate bill
(The Washington Post, April 23, 2012; 7:57 PM)
 
Busy week for issues affecting feds
(The Washington Post, April 23, 2012; 8:00 AM)
 
OPM offers online telework course
(The Washington Post, April 23, 2012; 6:00 AM)
 
Secret Service agents: All brave, a few foolish
(The Washington Post, April 19, 2012; 8:22 PM)
 
Ripple effects of GSA scandal
(The Washington Post, April 18, 2012; 7:48 PM)
 
GSA scandal probe moves to Senate
(The Washington Post, April 18, 2012; 1:43 PM)
 
House panel tells GSA, ‘Party’s over’
(The Washington Post, April 17, 2012; 7:25 PM)
 
An embarrassing week for feds
(The Washington Post, April 16, 2012; 8:02 PM)
 
GSA scandal hearings scheduled for this week
(The Washington Post, April 16, 2012; 6:00 AM)
 
A lively debate on hiring Latinos in the federal government
(The Washington Post, April 15, 2012; 12:55 PM)
 
Pentagon warns against bogus e-mails
(The Washington Post, April 13, 2012; 1:00 PM)
 
Why did Obama refuse executive order?
(The Washington Post, April 12, 2012; 6:58 PM)
 
EEOC commissioner resigns seat
(The Washington Post, April 12, 2012; 2:52 PM)
 
Obama prefers Congress to move on anti-bias rules
(The Washington Post, April 11, 2012; 9:35 PM)
 
Congress members call for White House action against discrimination
(The Washington Post, April 11, 2012; 2:43 PM)
 
Readers react to the GSA spending scandal
(The Washington Post, April 10, 2012; 6:45 PM)
 
All feds pay the price for GSA scandal
(The Washington Post, April 9, 2012; 9:13 PM)
 
Bill would extend benefits to same-sex partners
(The Washington Post, April 2, 2012; 9:10 PM)
 
GSA got the memo, but it was too late
(The Washington Post, April 2, 2012; 8:52 PM)
 
Senate panel examines contractor spending
(The Washington Post, March 29, 2012; 7:50 PM)
 
Senate hearing examines contractor costs
(The Washington Post, March 29, 2012; 3:45 PM)
 
How many airport security screeners is too many?
(The Washington Post, March 28, 2012; 10:09 PM)
 
Possible cuts in workers’ compensation cause concern
(The Washington Post, March 28, 2012; 8:23 AM)
 
Audit questions charity’s expenses
(The Washington Post, March 27, 2012; 8:03 PM)
 
Federal health benefits win for gay couple is limited
(The Washington Post, March 27, 2012; 7:43 PM)
 
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