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The new head of the Internal Revenue Service told employees Tuesday he wants to eliminate employee bonuses in a cost-cutting move that will include managers and executives. He called the situation “unprecedented” and that eliminating the bonuses would allow the agency to avoid two furlough days over the summer.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2013/07/09/irs-employee-bonuses/2503535/

A bill that would reduce the space footprint and space utilization of agencies across government passed out of committee in a unanimous vote. The legislation would also require reporting of conferences prior to the events.

http://barletta.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=25&sectiontree=6,25&itemid=613

New research shows that increased collaboration at work might just mean the cost of purchasing a round table for meetings.

http://www.govexec.com/excellence/promising-practices/2013/07/how-boost-collaboration-work-sit-round-tables/66350/?oref=river