Federal workers who died on the job honored
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FEDERAL DIARY | Earlier this month, Vice President Biden and Secretary of State John Kerry participated in the American Foreign Service Association ceremony, which honored government workers slain abroad.
AP, IRS scandals hurt all feds
FEDERAL DIARY | Even before current troubles involving the IRS’s targeting of conservative political groups and the Justice Department’s secret seizure of AP phone records, trust in the federal government was low. Current scandals will smear all federal employees, but provide lessons for other agencies.
AP case highlights whistleblower policies
FEDERAL DIARY | DOJ secret review of phone records gives federal employee advocates one more reason to doubt the Obama administration's full commitment to protecting whistleblowers, particularly those in national security agencies.
IRS is quiet on accountability in scandal
FEDERAL DIARY | The targeting of political groups by the Internal Revenue Service is not only “outrageous,” as President Obama said Monday, but it also might be a “deadly sin.”
Obama fills jobs under streamlined process
Streamlined federal job appointments process showing results.
Did Palin have her own Umbrellagate?
Sarah Palin weighs in. Does she remember Lancaster, Pa.?
In the Loop: Choose your scandal
From Benghazi to IRS to AP records, what might hurt the White House more?
A chief justice not in the headlines sparks censorship controversy
College officials said student paper must get Supreme Court’s approval, though court says that’s not so.
Supreme Court’s usual teams change sides in some criminal cases
COLUMN | Justices are taking a deep look at Fourth Amendment’s protection against “unreasonable” searches.
Retired, but still judging — and being judged
Sandra Day O’Connor and other former justices before her have kept working long after leaving the high court.
In sexual assault crisis, brass didn’t act, so Congress may
FINE PRINT | The festering issue jeopardizes the military’s chain of command.
Fine Print: Nuclear shell games
Obama’s effort to reduce weapons hits one roadblock after another.
Fine Print: How many magazines does it take to inform military services?
Budget cuts result in shifting of priorities in Defense Department “luxuries” such as magazines.
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Report: GSA’s bonus system flawed
Inspector general criticizes awards and appraisal system for agency’s senior executives.
At Cincinnati IRS office, surprise over claims of partisan villainy
As details emerge in the scandal, those with ties to the unit ponder the bureaucracy, and the public vitriol.
Obama fills jobs under streamlined process
Streamlined federal job appointments process showing results.
GSA watchdog finds abuse in awards system for senior executives
GSA inspector general finds flawed awards and appraisal system for senior executives.
Labor nominee wins approval of Senate panel.
Thomas Perez moves to full Senate consideration after lawmakers voted along party lines.
‘A very big challenge’ lies ahead for Daniel Werfel at scandal-plagued IRS
President Obama taps a career budget analyst to serve as acting administrator of the IRS.
In the Loop: Choose your scandal
From Benghazi to IRS to AP records, what might hurt the White House more?
Senate confirms Moniz as secretary of energy
Former MIT scientist and professor approved unanimously, 97 to 0.
Benghazi! IRS! Government spying on the press!
Which of these stories might damage President Obama the most?
Senate committee approves Perez for confirmation vote
The full Senate will consider confirmation of President Obama's pick for labor secretary after a Senate committee voted Thursday to move forward with the process.
Steven Miller's IRS resignation memo
The acting IRS commissioner resigned Wednesday amid revelations that the agency had targeted conservatives that applied for tax-exempt status.
Obama’s books earn big bucks. Biden’s, well . . .
It’s hard to beat the audience for presidential memoirs.
Upcoming committee vote for Thomas Perez
A Senate committee will vote Thursday on whether to move forward with confirmation proceedings for Thomas Perez, the president's pick for labor secretary.
AP, IRS scandals hurt all feds
FEDERAL DIARY | Even before current troubles involving the IRS’s targeting of conservative political groups and the Justice Department’s secret seizure of AP phone records, trust in the federal government was low. Current scandals will smear all federal employees, but provide lessons for other agencies.
Groups that sought tax-exempt status say IRS dealings were a nightmare
Some say the agency illegally sought names of donors or membership lists.
In sexual assault crisis, brass didn’t act, so Congress may
FINE PRINT | The festering issue jeopardizes the military’s chain of command.
In the Loop: Looking down the road to power
Asian Americans pursuing deputy posts in the administration.
Working to improve nutrition in schools
A leadership conversation with Audrey Rowe, the administrator of the USDA's Food and Nutrition Service.
VA deputy secretary Scott Gould departs Friday
The agency’s No. 2 had been in the post for four years.
VA announces overtime “surge” to battle disability claims backog
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced Wednesday that it is mandating the use overtime for claims processors at its 56 regional offices as part of a "surge" aimed at eliminating the disability claims backlog.
Leading humanitarian relief efforts during African famine
Cara Christie, a disaster-operations specialist with the USAID, is credited with recognizing the significance of the impending famine almost a year before it unfolded.
Kerry team starting to fill in at State
Department veteran and top National Security Council aide Danny Russel is tapped for East Asia post.
Tougher discipline for IRS employees set aside, at least for now
For procedural reasons, plan to add criminal penalties for certain employee misconduct doesn't come to a vote.
Top Pelosi aide joins Facebook D.C. lobby shop
Catlin O’Neill, chief of staff in Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi’s office, joins the social media giant
Asian Americans looking to up administration jobs
Groups urge Obama to boost numbers in senior posts.
Roth-style investing in TSP continues to grow
After-tax investing style has been available for a year in government's 401(k)-style plan.
Defense furloughs set for July
Hagel announces plans for 11 unpaid days rather than 14; more relief may come, but he says he “can’t promise.”
AP case highlights whistleblower policies
FEDERAL DIARY | DOJ secret review of phone records gives federal employee advocates one more reason to doubt the Obama administration's full commitment to protecting whistleblowers, particularly those in national security agencies.
In the Loop: For Team Obama, it’s all relative
At least this time around nominees haven’t had to withdraw.
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