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| washingtonpost.com - Joe Davidson's Federal Diary (washingtonpost.com)
Joe Davidson's Federal Diary column monitors workplace issues for federal government employees.
When Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) or Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) starts work as president next year, he'll automatically get lots of perks without even passing a probationary period. He'll be able to fly without paying extra for baggage, food or decent leg room. He'll ride in a luxury car, but he won't have to pump fuel costing more than $4 a gallon. And he'll occupy the finest unit in all of public housing.
Like other federal workers not content with their current jobs, Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama seek a higher government position with better pay, a bigger office and more responsibility.
It was gratifying to get so many responses to my first Federal Diary column this week. Many of you wrote to inform me about particular problems, to alert me to column ideas or just to say welcome. One thing I quickly learned is how much retirees count on this space for news and information. They were the largest single group of readers who responded and they made it clear that their issues should not be ignored.
Dear Frank and Flo Fed,
Linda Springer says good-bye today to the Office of Personnel Management.
The Federal Diary is back.
This is it. My last Federal Diary column.
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.
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.
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.
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