Pay & Benefits
Obama Likely to Speak to Senior Executives on Dec. 15
President also expected to sign executive order on SES reforms.
Management
As Congress Pushes Back Deadline, Agencies and White House Start Shutdown Prep
All sides say funding lapse can be avoided, but agencies plan for worst-case scenario.
Management
Why Do So Many Government Incentive Awards Programs Fail?
Cash bonuses can do more harm than good.
Pay & Benefits
Getting the Best Health Plan Deal: An Experiment
What happened to five people who changed their coverage in 2015.
Defense
Shipyard Senators Want Pentagon Travel Cuts Repealed
Bipartisan effort urges appropriators to reverse year-old cuts to long-term travel per diems for service members and Defense civilians.
Defense
Former State Department Employee Admits to Cyberstalking, 'Sextortion'
Former London embassy staffer pleads guilty to phishing scheme targeting hundreds.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employee Union Endorses Hillary Clinton for President
Group says Clinton would fight for pay raises and better benefits.
Route Fifty
Los Angeles to Hire Vets, Homeless, Former Gang Members; Missouri Inmates Ask for the Gas Chamber
Also: Pittsburgh goes after bad landlords and there’s no way to know who’s doling out construction contracts to whom in the New Mexico legislature.
Nextgov
OPM Rushed to Award $20M Post-Hack Contract -- and Ran Afoul of Federal Contracting Rules, IG Says
Because of OPM's missteps, "millions of taxpayer dollars were put at risk for waste or loss" the IG says.
Management
Report: Happiness Won't Help You Live Longer
A new study of hundreds of thousands of women finds no difference in mortality between the happy and the unhappy.
Management
Senate Panel Approves More Tools to Hold VA Employees Accountable
Pension lowering and administrative leave reform among changes.
Nextgov
OMB Preps New Policy on Data Centers
OMB’s retooled guidelines are part of the administration's roadmap for implementing and operationalizing FITARA.
Tech
Federal Paper Pushing Costs Taxpayers Millions
OMB and Treasury push agencies to catch up with private-sector electronic invoicing.
Defense
U.S. General: Russia Could Block Access to Baltic Sea
Moscow’s recent war games in its Kaliningrad exclave have included mock nuclear strikes, the top U.S. Army general in Europe said.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump Versus Eagle
Time releases behind-the-scenes video of its shoot with the GOP frontrunner.
Management
Making Decisions in a Time of Transition
How new leaders can harness data to make the right choices.
Pay & Benefits
Talks to Avoid a Shutdown Will Drag on Another Week
Congress will approve another short-term spending bill to give negotiators on omnibus and tax packages more time.
Management
VA Deputy Says Administrative Leave For Employees Will Be Exception, Not Rule
Sloan Gibson on Wednesday also defended before a House panel his decision not to fire two senior executives.
Route Fifty
Cuomo’s Law Enforcement Order Aimed at Protecting Public Transit; Duluth vs. Invasive Beetles
Also: Copper wire thieves darken Tulsa and Oregon eyes California gun control measure.
Oversight