Federal Diary: ‘Modest’ raise not enough
President Obama won’t please many folks with the federal employee provisions in the fiscal year 2013 budget plan he released Monday.
Federal Players
Using social media to improve airport security
(Transpotation Security Administration)
Have you ever wondered what you can and cannot carry on an airplane? How about knitting needles, a wedding dress, ski poles or fried rice? Lynn Dean of the TSA has the answers.
Keeping Treasury’s budget in check
At the height of the nation’s economic crisis, 28-year old Kimberly Panicek answered the call to serve.
Stargazing in the nation’s defense
bout 50 nights a year, Brian Mason can be found under the huge white dome on the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., peering into a 26-inch telescope and observing double stars.
Guarding the nation’s money
As the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Engraving’s (BEP) chief of security for the past four years, Will Levy, III has been right on the money.
Promoting green electronics in government
As the EPA’s “green electronics lady,” Holly D. Elwood works to make sure that the computers and other electronics purchased by the federal government are as environmentally friendly as possible.
Saving the lives of patients with rare blood diseases
The therapies tested by Dr. Neal Young, the chief of the Hematology Branch of the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institutes at NIH, have resulted in a dramatic increase in survival rates for those suffering from aplastic anemia.
Monitoring and predicting the economy’s future path
Stacey M. Tevlin is one of the behind-the-scenes economists who feed economic forecasts and analysis to the committee so it can make monetary policy decisions for the nation, a job that is painstaking and pressure-filled.
Advancing awareness of sickle cell disease
No one knows exactly how many people in this country have sickle cell disease, where they live or what treatments work best for them. Melissa S. Creary, a health scientist with the CDC, is working to change that.
Providing state-of-the art technology to our sailors and Marines
As director of transition in the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Joseph P. Lawrence manages a $1 billion research and development portfolio that delivers science and technology solutions from the lab to the naval fleets and the battlefield.
Working on global issues for women, refugees and the LGBT community
Within the State Department’s policy planning office, Mira D. Patel played a key role in two current global initiatives on gay rights and women in public service.
Exploring the final frontier
Are we alone in our galaxy? It’s a question that the human race has been asking for centuries and one that NASA’s Roger Hunter and his team of more than 80 technicians, engineers and scientists are now trying to answer.
Pay raises for federal vs. private workforce
This chart from President Obama’s proposed fiscal year 2013 budget indicates that pay raises for federal workers recently have dropped sharply in comparison with the private workforce.
Obama budget: Fed workers should contribute more to pensions
The Obama administration is proposing to increase the contribution of federal employees to their retirement program by 0.4 percent each year over three years.
In the Loop
Congressional Houston tribute
Honoring the late singer Whitney Houston isn’t just for the Grammys.
Funny Valentine
The RNC bashes Democrats in its new batch of V-day cards.
Bright idea
In the Loop’s roundup, Newt Gingrich plans an idea barrage; the White House recycles a Twitter campaign; and Sen. Grassley eyes the Smithsonian again.
Return of the RNC big donor
Money from wealthy supporters gave the Republican National Committee a boost in 2011.
Big donors return to the RNC
Checks of $10,000 or more rolled in again in 2011, helping to boost Republican coffers; small donations, however, were lagging previous years’ totals.
Obama’s track record on reining in lobbyists
Will his latest proposal, from his State of the Union address, gain more traction than his previous ideas?
Congress looks for ways around Supreme Court
Lawmakers are trying to get around Supreme Court decisions they dislike or simply go over the nine justices’ heads by rewriting the Constitution.
Want to ‘fix Congress?’ There’s a caucus for that.
A pair of House Republican freshmen have formed a well-timed new group — the Fix Congress Now Caucus.
Congress tries again to hand president a line-item veto
It’s not often that Congress voluntarily surrenders power, but that’s what will happen if the latest version of legislation granting the president a line-item veto becomes law.
Justices are being served on late-night TV
THE HIGH COURT | All of a sudden, the Supreme Court is fodder for late-night comedians, and the result is not something for which the image-conscious justices are likely to set their DVRs.
Supreme Court has shown unity, but little guidance
The nine justices were unanimous in three recent decisions, including one about the use of a GPS tracker in the case of a D.C. nightclub owner, but those rulings also left many questions unanswered.
Court asked to overturn bone marrow decision
The Obama administration last week asked an appeals court to overturn a recent decision that said bone marrow donors can be paid for what their bodies produce.
U.S. shippers watch for progress in Panama and ports
A project to deepen and widen the Panama Canal aims to help U.S. businesses meet a new foreign challenge.
An Iran strike wouldn’t be easy
At the Pentagon and in Israel, plans show the difficulties of an operation targeting Iran’s nuclear sites.
GS series
Bringing calm after a disaster
Within the NTSB, Sharon Bryson helps families deal with their loss after fatal accidents. She is a finalist for the federal Service to America awards.
Award nominee heads FDA campaign against smoking
Lawrence Deyton, director of the Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Tobacco Products, is a candidate for a career service medal in what is considered the federal equivalent of the Academy Awards.
An expert in terrorism and cancer
C. Norman Coleman plans how the U.S. would handle the health consequences of a nuclear attack.
Database of the missing helps police, families
Charles Heurich of the National Institute of Justice is a finalist for the Service to America medals for helping develop a clearinghouse for missing and unidentified persons’ records.
NIH’s rare-disease sleuth
William Gahl is a finalist for the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Science and Evironmental Medal for working on mystery diseases.
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