Management
Sea Turtles Get the Spotlight in U.S.-Cuba Thaw
The State Department says the two nations are working together to protect the ecosystem along their marine border.
Defense
Admiral Resented Hotline Complaints, Pentagon IG Finds
Whistleblower reprisal charges mostly confirmed; general criticized for F-Bombs.
Management
Reshaping Government Recruitment
Agencies can't afford to wait for candidates to come to them.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Modernization, Take Five
A Q&A with the CEO of the company hired to undertake the latest effort to automate federal retirement processing.
Management
Senate Says Federal Prison Guards Can Carry Pepper Spray
Legislation, which applies to employees at medium- and higher-security federal penitentiaries, honors officer killed by an inmate in 2013.
Management
NOAA Forks Over Some Climate Change Documents
House chairman welcomes communications memos that agency says are unremarkable.
Management
Social Psychology Research Shows That We Should Be Less Self-Conscious
It may make you happier and more successful.
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Feds Seek to Stop Multi-State Legal Fight Involving Colorado’s Marijuana Laws
The U.S. solicitor general is urging the Supreme Court to reject a joint lawsuit filed by Nebraska and Oklahoma against legalized weed across state lines.
Management
NASA Researchers: The Earth's Lakes Are Warming at a Disturbing Rate
Many lakes are growing hotter quicker than the oceans and atmosphere.
Defense
Pentagon Acknowledges Ash Carter's Use of a Personal Email Account
Defense secretary used the account to conduct at least part of his official business.
Oversight
NASA's 2016 Budget Is the Biggest in At Least a Decade
The space agency is going to spend some of the money on planetary-science missions.
Oversight
Why Some Conservatives Are Unhappy About New Obamacare Cuts
Republicans win the delay of two unpopular taxes in the health law, but one right-wing group is worried the changes will make a full repeal more difficult.
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Another Voting Rights Suit in North Carolina; Florida, Three Other States, Buck National Move Away From Death Penalty
Also: New Mexico doubles down on fight against drunk driving and flush Salt Lake transit authority plans to expand services.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Many Questions Emerge From Tuesday's Debate
Can Donald Trump "insult his way to the nomination?" Is Ben Carson asleep? Why was this thing held in Las Vegas?
Management
The Netflix Effect on Training
It's time to leave the ‘old school’ ways of training behind. Here's how.
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As Pennsylvania Gambling Revenues Edge Upward, New Jersey Eyes More Casinos
The regional casino market is crowded and Garden State lawmakers are pushing a North Jersey plan with hopes of helping Atlantic City, too.
Oversight
Three Ethics Agencies Make Pitches for Reauthorization
House members quiz heads of Government Ethics Office, Special Counsel and Merit Board.
Nextgov
$1.1 Trillion Spending Package Extends ID Protection for Hacked Feds to a Decade
Right now, OPM is only providing a year of financial safeguards to 4.2 million current and former federal employees whose Social Security numbers were compromised
Pay & Benefits
The Fine Print on Feds’ Half Day Dec. 24, Gifts from Congress and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
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