Oversight

Next Phase of the Republican Campaign May Look More Like What We've Seen in Past Elections

Candidates other than Donald Trump, as they’re gain­ing vis­ib­il­ity, are at­tract­ing more sup­port.

Nextgov

DHS Wants Boeing to Test a Brain Chip in Firm’s Self-Destructing 'Black' Spyphone

The secret sauce of the mobile device is a so-called neuromorphic computer chip that imitates human learning,

Management

VA Accounts for More Than One-Third of Government’s Whistleblower Complaints

Testy Senate panel blames IG vacancy, retaliators who go unpunished.

Management

The Guide to Structuring Your Perfect Work Day

Optimizing your work day to maximize your productivity and happiness admittedly isn't a hard science.

Management

White House, Agencies Begin Prepping for ‘Executing an Orderly Shutdown’

OMB held call with agency leaders to order updates to shutdown plans issued this summer.

Defense

Allen Quits ISIS War Envoy Job

The retired general begged President Obama to “destroy” ISIS and was then appointed to help do it.

Pay & Benefits

Study: Furloughing Feds in 2013 Shutdown Produced Significant Economic Drag

Forcing federal employees not to work took billions of dollars out of the economy.

Pay & Benefits

Furloughed Feds Should Get Immediate Back Pay, Lawmakers Say

As a shutdown looms, some in Congress are proactively trying to protect workers.

Nextgov

Some Legacy IT in Government Is so Old, It’s 'Indefensible,’ Official Says

Security remains a “bolt-on” rather than embedded into many IT systems.

Management

Overcoming Obstacles to Creating a Culture of Learning

All of us have fallen victim to relying on what’s worked in the past.

Oversight

Senate Leader Offers Bill to Keep Agencies Open and Defund Planned Parenthood

The measure to fund agencies through Dec. 11 is not expected to pass the Senate.

Management

There is No Such Thing As Having it All — No Workplace Can Change That

Even the most accommodating office.

Nextgov

Pentagon to Industry: How Should We Do Cloud-Based Email for 1.6 Million Employees?

The Pentagon’s next-generation unclassified email system may exist entirely in the cloud.

Insights

Only 35% of Federal Employees Are Fully Prepared for Long Term Care Costs

The bulk of the federal workforce is uncertain about managing long term care costs. Careful planning and consideration can get employees on track toward retirement financial stability.

Management

White Houses Seeks to Accelerate Infrastructure Projects

Multi-agency tool expanded to streamline permitting and track environmental reviews.

Management

HHS Says More Than 10 Million Uninsured Americans Are Eligible for Obamacare

The administration released new data on the uninsured ahead of this year’s open enrollment.

Oversight

The Candidate Who Wanted to Kill Federal Employee Unions Has Left the Presidential Race

Hailed as an early frontrunner, Scott Walker grew overconfident, then couldn’t hang on when the going got tough.

Nextgov

Agency Data Chiefs on the Move -- Some Out of Government

A handful of data chiefs have packed up and left their agencies -- or government altogether.

Management

In Anticipation of Pope Francis, Senate Democrats Push Sweeping Energy Plan

Party leaders are unveiling legislation that would include carbon savings and kill big oil tax breaks, though the plan has little chance to move in a GOP-controlled Congress.

Route Fifty

Rahm Emanuel Has Bad News for Chicago Taxpayers; San Francisco Bay’s Microplastic Problem

Also: Alarmed in Kansas about a Texas voting rights case and setting up syringe disposal boxes in Maine.