washingtonpost.com - Stephen Barr's Federal Diary (washingtonpost.com)Stephen Barr's Federal Diary column monitors workplace issues for federal government employees.Time for a Transition, and a Thank You- June 13, 2008 This is it. My last Federal Diary column.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/12/AR2008061203882.html?nav=r... A Farewell, After Nearly 40 Years of Advocacy- June 10, 2008 In the early 1980s, when Congress moved to bring federal employees into Social Security, the outlook for the civil service pension system was uncertain. But Judy Park had a plan.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/09/AR2008060902625.html?nav=r... The Pentagon's Latest Recruits: Professors- June 9, 2008 Military power requires brainpower, and the Defense Department is moving to engage a new generation of scientists and engineers to conduct research that may pay off in technological breakthroughs for the nation's military.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/08/AR2008060801427.html?nav=r... Pressing for Stronger Protections for Whistle-Blowers- June 6, 2008 A coalition of 112 organizations is urging House and Senate negotiators to move quickly to resolve differences over legislation that would strengthen the protections afforded federal employees who blow the whistle on waste, fraud and abuse.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/05/AR2008060503911.html?nav=r... Campaigns Go On, but the Transition Is Around the Corner- June 5, 2008 Even though the McCain-Obama battle is just getting started, it is not too early for their political teams to start thinking about the transition to the White House. It might even be too late.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/04/AR2008060403907.html?nav=r... Telework Bill Cleared by the House- June 4, 2008 A bill that would permit many federal employees to telecommute at least two days every two weeks was approved by the House yesterday on a voice vote.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/03/AR2008060303454.html?nav=r... Past the Time for Tinkering on Public Service- June 3, 2008 If federal employees are lucky, an enterprising aide to the next president will make sure that a new book by Paul C. Light, the longtime expert on public service, gets on the agenda for the inevitable Oval Office discussion on what to do about the federal government.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/02/AR2008060202888.html?nav=r... A Departing President of Their Own- June 2, 2008 Near the entrance to the Council for Excellence in Government, these words appear on the wall:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/01/AR2008060101912.html?nav=r... |