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Federal Diary: How to avoid drowning in Open Season's flood of choices (November 5, 2009)
Federal Diary: OPM's Berry talks of ending GS system (November 3, 2009)
Federal Diary: In hiring, Uncle Sam needs better HR and PR (October 29, 2009)
On the fence and running out of time (October 23, 2009)
Federal Diary: OPM's Berry about hiring process, laments rise in health premiums (October 22, 2009)
Federal Diary: Health Coverage Not Universal for Federal Workforce (September 18, 2009)
Civilians in War Zones Face Inconsistency From the Government (September 17, 2009)
Federal Diary: Chilling Findings in Prison Sex-Abuse Report (September 16, 2009)
Federal Diary: Help Wanted: Personnel Managers for Personnel Managers (September 15, 2009)
TSA Workers Inch Closer to More Rights (September 11, 2009)
OPM Says It Will Push for Greater Transparency in Long-Term Insurance Program (September 10, 2009)
Federal Diary: SEC's Madoff Probe Botched by Inexperience (September 9, 2009)
Federal Diary: Group Details 273,000 Critical Jobs (September 3, 2009)
Federal Diary: Outrage Mounts Over Long-Term Care Premium Hike (September 2, 2009)
Federal Diary: Fixing Hiring Process Is Worth $40 Million Price Tag (September 1, 2009)
Federal Diary: Federal Worker Union Leader Dings Obama for Promoting 'Pay-for-Performance' (August 28, 2009)
Federal Diary: Union Leaders Remember Kennedy as a Strong Advocate, Good Friend (August 27, 2009)
Federal Diary: Rebuild Pay-for-Performance System, Pentagon Panel Says (August 26, 2009)
Federal Diary: Pay-for-Performance by a Different Name? (August 25, 2009)
Federal Diary: Buyers of Long-Term Care Insurance Riled by Premium Increase (August 13, 2009)
Federal Diary (August 12, 2009)
Federal Diary: Outside Contractors Deliver an Expensive Lesson (August 4, 2009)
House Subcommittee Backs Extension of Benefits To Gay Partners of Government Employees (July 31, 2009)
Federal Diary: Good News for the Whistleblowers (July 30, 2009)
Federal Diary: OMB Moves to Cut Outside Contractors (July 29, 2009)
Federal Diary: Dr. No Succeeds in Killing Sick-Leave Bill, For Now (July 28, 2009)
Federal Diary: Labor-Management Talks at TSA (July 24, 2009)
Federal Diary: Government Lags on Cybersecurity, Report Finds (July 23, 2009)
Crowded Prisons Endanger Workers, Union Says (July 22, 2009)
Federal Diary: Union Chiefs Defend GS System, Up to a Point (July 21, 2009)
Federal Diary: Findings Pay-for-Performance Structure Called Superficial' (July 17, 2009)
Federal Diary: A Firing at OSHA Shows That Process is Broken (July 16, 2009)
Little Hope for Pay Parity in 2010, but the Fight Continues (July 15, 2009)
Federal Diary: House Committee Passes USPS Bill (July 14, 2009)
Federal Diary: Airport Screeners Closer to Bargaining Rights (July 10, 2009)
Federal Diary: OPM Endorses Benefits for Same-Sex Partners (July 9, 2009)
Study Captures Distinctions of Successful Agency Leaders (July 8, 2009)
Federal Diary: Congress Considers Sick-Leave Bill (July 3, 2009)
Federal Diary: A Boost for Those Burdened by Student Loan Debt (July 2, 2009)
Federal Diary: OPM Chief Deploys Administrative 'SWAT Teams' to Speed Hiring (July 1, 2009)
Federal Diary: Activists Say Whistleblower Protection Act Is as Good as Dead (June 30, 2009)
Defense Department Pay-for-Performance System Under Heavy Fire (June 26, 2009)
Federal Diary: Complaints Fill Hearing About Federal Employees' Health Plan (June 25, 2009)
Federal Diary: Promised Labor-Management Partnerships Aren't Here Yet (June 24, 2009)
Performance Pay for Federal Employees Still a Matter of Debate (June 23, 2009)
TSA Applicant Says HIV Cost Him a Job (June 19, 2009)
Federal Diary: Policy Ideas Planted in Winter Blossom for Gay Partners (June 18, 2009)
Federal Diary: Worries Over Sick Leave (June 17, 2009)
Big Guns Take Aim at Federal Hiring Problem (June 16, 2009)
Federal Diary: A Whistleblower Makes Herself Heard (June 11, 2009)
Struggling to Boost Forest Service Morale (June 10, 2009)
Legislation on Rehiring Retirees Puts Lawmakers in Middle (June 9, 2009)
Federal Diary: Despite YouTube Tactic, House Passes Parental Leave Bill (June 5, 2009)
Federal Diary: Director John Berry Envisions a More Muscular OPM (May 28, 2009)
Joe Davidson's Federal Diary: Trying to Tame Presidential Appointments (May 27, 2009)
Unions to Use TSA Rankings to Try to Gain Collective-Bargaining Rights (May 22, 2009)
Federal Diary: Postal Service Makes Strong Push for 5-Day Delivery (May 21, 2009)
Joe Davidson's Federal Diary: SEC Should Follow the Leaders at SBA (May 20, 2009)
Joe Davidson's Federal Diary: Pentagon Pay Program Faces New Round of Scrutiny (May 19, 2009)
Federal Diary: Whistleblower Advocates Push for More From Obama (May 15, 2009)
1997 Law Shortchanges D.C. Workers on Retirement Front (May 14, 2009)
Joe Davidson's Federal Diary (May 13, 2009)
Tougher Smoking Policy Puts Union in Tight Spot (May 12, 2009)
Near-Empty Panel Takes On Hiring Practices (May 8, 2009)
Parental Leave Passes Committee as Foe Foresees Families Stocking Up on Kids (May 7, 2009)
Women Stuck on Lower Rungs, Group Says (May 6, 2009)
Time to Give Public Servants Some Credit (May 5, 2009)
Security Workforce Worries (May 1, 2009)
OPM Chief Thinks Telecommuting Has a Nice Ring to It (April 30, 2009)
Flu Crisis Underscores Need For Updated Telework Policies (April 29, 2009)
Employee Poll Makes VOA's Parent the Worst Place to Work (April 24, 2009)
Read the Good News About the Civil Service (or Hear the Bad News) (April 23, 2009)
OPM's Efforts to Modernize Retirement System Sorely Lacking, GAO Finds (April 22, 2009)
NRC Chief Attributes Top Ranking in Survey to 'Culture of Openness' (April 21, 2009)
Government Union Battles West Point Over Privatization of 300 Jobs (April 17, 2009)
Labor-Management Partnerships Poised to Revive (April 15, 2009)
OSHA Plans to Fire Employee Put on Paid Leave Since Mid-2007 (April 14, 2009)
Federal Diary Readers Speak Out on Hiring, Teleworking and Benefits (April 10, 2009)
Keeping Tabs on the Stimulus Plan's Billions (April 9, 2009)
Uncle Sam Failing to Capitalize on Motivated Student Interns (April 8, 2009)
A Wide Assault on Pay-for-Performance (April 7, 2009)
Great Timing for a Bill to Streamline Agencies' Hiring (April 3, 2009)
Pay-for-Performance Goes on the Defensive (April 2, 2009)
Some Say New EEOC Headquarters Is Making Them Sick (April 1, 2009)
Where Were All the Senators? (March 27, 2009)
In Special Delivery to Lawmakers, U.S. Postmaster Signals SOS (March 26, 2009)
Joe Davidson's Federal Diary (March 25, 2009)
Joe Davidson's Federal Diary (March 24, 2009)
Agencies Are Encouraged to Expedite Hiring (March 20, 2009)
Joe Davidson's Federal Diary (March 18, 2009)
Joe Davidson's Federal Diary (March 17, 2009)
Pentagon to Review Pay-for-Performance System (March 17, 2009)
And Now for the Laggards in the OPM Survey (March 13, 2009)
Lawmakers Ask IRS to Postpone 1,400 Planned Job Cuts (March 12, 2009)
Tax Office Champions Teleworking, While Pentagon Backs Away (March 11, 2009)
Homeland Security's Next Mission: Self-Improvement (March 10, 2009)
IRS Gives the Boot to Private Tax Collectors (March 6, 2009)
A Hiring Process in Need of Major Repair (March 5, 2009)
Joe Davidson's Federal Diary (March 4, 2009)
Joe Davidson's Federal Diary (March 3, 2009)
Pay Raise Parity Emerges as Issue (February 27, 2009)
Uncle Sam Must Learn to Slow the Brain Drain (February 26, 2009)
With Stimulus Contracts, Let's Avoid Another Katrina (February 25, 2009)
Joe Davidson's Federal Diary (February 24, 2009)
Pentagon's Personnel System Under Fire (February 20, 2009)
His Case Left in Limbo, OSHA Official Getting Paid Not to Do His Job (February 19, 2009)
Joe Davidson's Federal Diary (February 18, 2009)
Bill Aims to Fix Discrepancy in Retirees' Sick Leave Credit (February 13, 2009)
Social Security Workers Feeling Strapped (February 12, 2009)
FAA's Latest Security Challenge Is in Cyber Space, Not the Skies (February 11, 2009)
Joe Davidson's Federal Diary (February 10, 2009)
A Happy Reversal of Policy (February 6, 2009)
Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time . . . (February 5, 2009)
Retirees Not Shy About Legislative Priorities (February 4, 2009)
Joe Davidson's Federal Diary (February 3, 2009)
Joe Davidson's Federal Diary (January 31, 2009)
Five-Day Mail Delivery? Not So Fast. (January 30, 2009)
A Second Day Off for the Postal Service? (January 29, 2009)
In Dangerous Locales, HIV Discrimination Isn't an Open-and-Shut Case (January 28, 2009)
Army Revokes Pay Raise for World War II 'Eskimo Scouts' (January 27, 2009)
GAO Details a Bloated Budget for Government Contracts (January 23, 2009)
New Administration Seems Friendlier to Whistleblowers (January 22, 2009)
Joe Davidson's Federal Diary (January 16, 2009)
Government Gets High Marks From Student Job-Seekers (January 15, 2009)
Joe Davidson's Federal Diary (January 14, 2009)
Joe Davidson's Federal Diary (January 13, 2009)
Job Satisfaction High Among Government Workers (January 9, 2009)
Low Marks for the Boss (January 8, 2009)
Federal Labor Relations Authority at a Crossroads (January 7, 2009)
New Policy to Tighten Smoking Ban in Federal Buildings (December 31, 2008)
Answers to Your Medicare and FEHB Questions (December 19, 2008)
Cool Is the Rule When HUD Is in the House (December 18, 2008)
Beating the Insurance Blues (December 17, 2008)
Should 'a Room of One's Own' Apply to Smokers? (December 16, 2008)
Diversity at the Education Department, Take Two (December 12, 2008)
Joe Davidson's Federal Diary (December 10, 2008)
Joe Davidson's Federal Diary (December 9, 2008)
Protest Prompts Retreat on Health Care Change (December 6, 2008)
Readers Speak Out on Insurance Fee Changes (December 5, 2008)
Seeking a Second Opinion on Change in Health Care (December 4, 2008)
Another Obstacle for Affirmative Action, And Congress Is Prepared to Fight (December 3, 2008)
Room at the Top for More Diversity (December 2, 2008)
Caught by a Change in Health Care (November 27, 2008)
Blue Cross/Blue Shield Fee Changes Outrages Some Federal Workers (November 26, 2008)
Spend That Half-Hour Evaluating Your Health Plan (November 25, 2008)
Transition Can Be Slow Going for Political Appointees (November 21, 2008)
With Obama, Unions See Chance to Push Agenda (November 20, 2008)
Joe Davidson's Federal Diary (November 19, 2008)
Joe Davidson's Federal Diary (November 18, 2008)
Election Over, Workers Can Break Out the Campaign Buttons (November 14, 2008)
Government Service Will Be Cool Again (November 13, 2008)
Obama Called on to Give Federal Jobs a Makeover (November 7, 2008)
High Hopes for a New Friend in the White House (November 6, 2008)
Political Activism Thriving in Federal Workforce (November 5, 2008)
As Political Climate Changes, Appointees Begin Burrowing In (November 4, 2008)
Obama the Clear Favorite Among Federal Workers (October 31, 2008)
Postmaster Gives Performance the Stamp of Approval (October 30, 2008)
In Hot Political Year, Hatch Act Complaints Surge (October 29, 2008)
Through Rain, Sleet, Snow -- But Perhaps Not Lean Times (October 28, 2008)
A Notable Absence at Hearing on Latinos in Government (October 24, 2008)
Seeking More Constructive Approaches to Workplace Discipline (October 23, 2008)
Workers Applaud Special Counsel's Return to Private Sector (October 22, 2008)
Retirement Fund Director Seeks to Calm Workers' Nerves (October 21, 2008)
Inflation Mutes Joy Over Retiree Benefit Increase (October 17, 2008)
Americans Can Vote From Almost Anywhere (October 16, 2008)
State of Civil Service No Cause for Celebration (October 15, 2008)
Personnel Shortfall Slows State Department (October 14, 2008)
Justice Department Cleaners Win 15 Percent Raise (October 10, 2008)
Readers Speak Out on Pay-for-Performance (October 9, 2008)
Memo to New Agency Heads: Listen to Staff (October 8, 2008)
Some GS-15 Workers Feel Pinch of Pay Cap (October 7, 2008)
At the Postal Service, Talk of Layoffs (October 3, 2008)
A Government Workforce in Need of Its Own Rescue (October 2, 2008)
At the GAO, a Union First (October 1, 2008)
Effort to Skirt Contracting Rules Unnerves Federal Workers (September 30, 2008)
Health Insurance Costs to Spike an Average 8 Percent (September 26, 2008)
Benefits for Same-Sex Partners Focus of Senate Hearing (September 25, 2008)
Groups Seek Whistle-Blower Protection in Bailout Legislation (September 24, 2008)
Thrift Savings Plan Investors are Keeping Their Cool (September 23, 2008)
A Weak Review for Defense's Pay-for-Performance System (September 18, 2008)
Mixed Results on Diversity (September 17, 2008)
'Sammies' Honor Civil Service Standouts (September 16, 2008)
IRS Brings Tax-Processing Work Back In-House (September 12, 2008)
From the OPM, a Little Introspection (September 11, 2008)
In Deficit, Retirees See Plenty of Reason to Worry (September 10, 2008)
Another Hot Presidential Race (August 29, 2008)
Readers Weigh In on Candidates, Contractors (August 28, 2008)
Recruiting, With Unintended Consequences (August 27, 2008)
Where the Hiring Is Hot (August 26, 2008)
Hoyer Advocates for a Four-Day Work Week (August 22, 2008)
Conflicting Views of the Civil Service (August 21, 2008)
If I Were the Boss . . . (August 20, 2008)
If I Were the Boss . . . (August 19, 2008)
Key Figure for Retirees Rising at Record Pace (August 15, 2008)
Promises of Pay Parity -- Dashed Again (August 14, 2008)
An Exit Interview, From the Top (August 13, 2008)
A New Voice for a Familiar Institution (August 12, 2008)
