Happy Tuesday! As the U.S. military begins a major review of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy banning gay people from openly serving in the military, leaders may want to consult an updated study set for release today that reviews how 25 nations lifted similar bans with relative success. The Palm Center at the UniversityRead… Read more »
If you’ve watched the Olympics or other big events on television in recent weeks, then you’ve likely seen ads with doctors and nurses talking about careers with the Department of Veterans Affairs. The department plans to hire a mix of medical professionals and clerical staffers to fill roughly 105,000 positions by the end of 2011.Read… Read more »
By The Post’s Joe Davidson: Taking the battle over airport security officers to the next level, the American Federation of Government Employees announced Monday that it is filing a petition seeking an election to represent the workers. The petition to the Federal Labor Relations Authority is an escalation in the long battle over collective bargainingRead… Read more »
Happy Monday! (Unless you’re Canadian.) We should know what most of the military’s top leadership thinks of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy by the end of the week as the service chiefs are scheduled to appear before the House and Senate armed services committees and are expected to face questions about possibly repealing theRead… Read more »
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Sam D. Hamilton died unexpectedly on Saturday during a ski trip in Colorado. Hamilton experienced chest pains during an afternoon run at the Keystone Ski Resort and the local coroner said his death was consistent with an underlying heart-related medical issue, according to local news reports. The 54-year-old wasRead… Read more »
By Ed O’Keefe Attacks on the Internal Revenue Service and its employees similar to Thursday’s small plane crash in Texas are common, according to federal records and investigations. “There is a direct correlation between increased IRS enforcement efforts and the number of threats made against IRS employees,” said J. Russell George, who heads the officeRead… Read more »
As part of The Post’s Federal Worker page, we ask a different question each week of our readers and plan to include the best responses in Friday’s paper. You’ve still got time to participate this week. Here’s the question: Will you work longer hours this week to make up for lost time? Or did youRead… Read more »
Happy Thursday! Just about everyone agrees that the federal government needs fixing, and a liberal think tank friendly with the Obama administration will start tackling that issue later today. The Center for American Progress — a former employer of many administration officials — launches a two-year review of government operations on Thursday morning with aRead… Read more »
Happy Wednesday! The Obama administration made it a little easier to track the federal rulemaking process on Tuesday with the launch of a new Web site. Users can now track proposed changes to government policy by visiting the redesigned RegInfo.gov, yet another “Dashboard” built by the Office of Management and Budget to display government informationRead… Read more »
As federal offices in the Washington region return to normal status on Wednesday, the Office of Personnel Management has asked agency bosses for patience and understanding as workers balance tough commutes, kids in and out of school and backlogged workloads after the recent snowstorms. “As we return to normal operations tomorrow, please convey to yourRead… Read more »