Management
When No One Speaks the Truth at Work, You Face a Choice
Remember the last time you were in a meeting where someone uttered something so full of crap that you thought you might choke?
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Pentagon Extends Commercial Health Records Pilot to Fourth Site
The system will be tested at one of the largest military hospitals on the West Coast.
Management
House Votes to Ensure Lawmakers Can Oversee Homeland Security Reorganization
DHS condemns measure that would revoke secretary’s authority to make reforms unilaterally.
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FDA CIO: Agile Is Simply Good Business
One thing agencies need to do is get out of a reactive mode, the agency's CIO Todd Simpson said.
Oversight
House Lawmakers Want White House Email Documents, But Disagree On How to Get Them
Threatening a subpoena, Oversight chairman writes to 16 agencies on possible abuse of federal records law.
Defense
Trump Attacks a Grieving Widow’s Account
The president reescalated the ongoing debate over his condolences to Gold Star families by contradicting the widow of a fallen Special Forces sergeant.
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Pentagon to Scrub Kaspersky From Defense Systems Following DHS Ban
The Defense Department is following a DHS directive to remove the Russian anti-virus from its systems but it’s not clear if the software was there in the first place.
Pay & Benefits
Survey: Thrift Savings Plan Participants Still Want Greater Flexibility
Nearly 90 percent of feds are satisfied with the 401(k)-style retirement savings program.
Defense
U.S. Preparing to Put Nuclear Bombers Back on 24-Hour Alert
If the order comes, the B-52s will return to a ready-to-fly posture not seen since the Cold War.
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Coalition of Strange Bedfellows Opposes N.Y. Constitutional Convention Proposal
The Nov. 7 vote has excited many interests and prompted well-funded campaigns on both sides of the issue.
Oversight
Trump Budget Director Bemoans Fate of Proposed Spending Cuts
Congress accepted less than $5 billion of the White House’s proposed $54 billion in discretionary cuts.
Management
Stop Replaying Your Worst Family Dynamics at Work
You probably do it and don't even know it.
Pay & Benefits
Trump’s Bureaucracy is Nearly as White, Male, and Unequal as His Cabinet
Trump's mid-level appointees are 27 percentage points whiter and 13 points more male than the country as a whole.
Management
'Burnout' Is Not Only a Personal Problem, It's a Workplace Problem
The leading researchers on work burnout argue that poorly designed, stressful workplaces should not be given a free pass.
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How the U.S. Marshals Service Saved $300 Million By Identifying Over-Charging Prisons
The service rents space for prisoners awaiting trial from federal, state and local jails—and realized that it needed some more leverage negotiating rates.
Defense
Donald Trump Is Rush-Shipping Condolences to Military Families
Four families of fallen servicemembers received next-day UPS letters from President Trump after a turbulent week in which Trump falsely claimed he had called “virtually all” of the families.
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HUD Offers an Update on $7.4 Billion in Disaster Grant Funding
The agency also announced it will funnel about $58 million to the state of Texas to help with Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts.
Pay & Benefits
Leaked Compensation Proposals Could Have ‘Huge’ Repercussions for Civil Service
Advocates, observers fear a degradation in the government’s recruitment abilities.
Management
Is the Intel Community’s Whistleblower Outreach Being Shut Down?
Ombudsman Meyer appears sidelined, though his past IG bosses praise him.
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