Joe Davidson's Federal Diary column for federal government employees appears weekdays.
Congress Considers Crediting Unused Sick Leave (By Joe Davidson, July 3, 2009) A Boost for Those Burdened by Student Loan Debt (By Joe Davidson, July 2, 2009) : OPM Chief Deploys Administrative 'SWAT Teams' to Streamline Hiring (By Joe Davidson, July 1, 2009) Requiem for the Whistleblower Protection Act (By Joe Davidson, June 30, 2009) Pay-for-Performance System Under Heavy Fire (By Joe Davidson, June 26, 2009) Complaints Fill Hearing About Federal Employees' Health Plan (By Joe Davidson, June 25, 2009) Partnerships Promised, but They Aren't Here Yet (By Joe Davidson, June 24, 2009) Performance Pay for Federal Employees Still a Matter of Debate (By Joe Davidson, June 23, 2009) TSA Applicant Says HIV Cost Him a Job (By Joe Davidson, June 19, 2009) Policy Ideas Planted in Winter Now Blossom for Same-Sex Partners (By Joe Davidson, June 18, 2009) Worried Sick Over Sick Leave (By Joe Davidson, June 17, 2009) Big Guns Take Aim at Federal Hiring Problem (By Joe Davidson, June 16, 2009) Whistleblower Makes Herself Heard on the Hill (By Joe Davidson, June 11, 2009) Struggling to Boost Forest Service Morale (By Joe Davidson, June 10, 2009) Legislation Leaves Retirees On One Side, Unions on Other (By Joe Davidson, June 9, 2009) Despite YouTube Maneuver, Parental Leave Bill Passes House (By Joe Davidson, June 5, 2009) Envisioning a More Muscular OPM (By Joe Davidson, May 28, 2009) Trying to Tame a Presidential Appointment Process 'Gone Bonkers' (By Joe Davidson, May 27, 2009) : The Postman Will Ring More Than Twice, but Maybe Not Six Times (By Joe Davidson, May 21, 2009) SEC Should Follow the Leaders at SBA, Workplace Survey Finds (By Joe Davidson, May 20, 2009)