Employee Policy
TSA to revise procedures; acting chief reassigned
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson has reassigned the acting administrator of the Transportation Security Administration and ordered changes in airport screening procedures in the wake of an inspector general investigation that found significant shortcomings in TSA security screening.
Employee Policy
Postal unions win right to bargain over 2014 security breach
The National Labor Relations Board last month approved a settlement that gives four postal unions the right to bargain with the U.S. Postal Service over a 2014 data security breach that compromised the personal information of USPS employees.
Pay & Benefits
New Locality Pay Areas Will Give 102K Feds a Raise
Also, most existing locality regions would increase in size under new rule.
Nextgov
Delays Plague NOAA’s $11B Satellite Program
GOES-R has experienced developmental problems, inadequate contracting office support and other issues.
Nextgov
NSA Creates 'CareerBuilder' for Spies
Slated for launch in the fall, the new website will include a job exploration tool for applicants and will enable them to upload unclassified text that can be sent into NSA's classified network.
Management
Lindsey Graham Announces His 2016 Presidential Run
The candidacy has two main effects: making South Carolina more difficult for a front-runner to win and making Sen. Rand Paul look like an isolationist.
Management
Proposed ‘Fair Pay’ Rule Riles Federal Contractors
A requirement to disclose pending labor violations is unfair, company advocates say.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Seeks to Curb Use of 'Often' Abused Paid Administrative Leave
Agency heads must now adhere to uniform reporting standards on the practice.
Nextgov
Government's Health Data Website Gets a Refresh
The site aims to make government health-related data sets more available to the public for analysis.
Route Fifty
Here’s One Creative Solution to the ‘Love Lock’ Problem
While officials in Paris and New York find the romantic tradition troublesome, a Chicago suburb has found a way to embrace it.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Sees Modest Growth in May
International stocks fell last month, while the C Fund rose.
Oversight
Standoff Over Defense Spending Could Seriously Endanger Major Bill
Lawmakers can't agree on how to handle budget caps under sequestration.
Management
Immigration Advocates Place Their Faith in Obama
The administration’s recent actions have rebuilt a relationship strained by years of acrimony, and given the president leeway to pursue reform as he sees fit.
Oversight
What Happens Now That the Patriot Act Has Expired?
Three of the law's controversial surveillance authorities have now expired. The two sides of the surveillance debate differ on what that means going forward.
Management
Letting Go of Your Need to Be the Smartest Person in the Room
Take some simple but powerful corrective actions.
Nextgov
New Guidance Aims to Plug Peepholes in City Surveillance Systems
The preliminary guidelines address the personal data of individuals captured by traffic sensors, speed cameras and other Internet-connected government systems.
Route Fifty
This USGS Seismologist's Critical Role Explaining Earthquake Science to Californians
The San Andreas Fault can’t open into a giant chasm. And Dr. Lucy Jones will tell you why.
Employee Policy
DOD to review procedures in wake of anthrax mix-up
The Defense Department said it will conduct a comprehensive review of its laboratory procedures, processes and protocols associated with inactivating spore-forming anthrax.
Pay