Pay & Benefits
Some Feds Just Got a 34 Percent Pay Boost
The change affects blue-collar workers in western North Dakota, where the oil and natural gas boom have increased private wages and the cost of living.
Defense
Union Decries Pentagon’s Proposed Cuts to Commissary Subsidy
AFGE warns of “Walmartization” as DoD retailers struggle to stay open.
Management
Are You the Fire Hose or the Nozzle?
Don't flood the zone with your thoughts without knowing what you want to accomplish.
Management
Six Things You Can Do in 15 Minutes or Less to Be More Productive
Take time out to focus and become a better leader.
Tech
Did an IG Vacancy Delay Exposure of Clinton Emails?
POGO criticizes State Department watchdog for overlooking issues at highest levels.
Nextgov
State Says It Mistakenly Gave Itself an F on Email Security
A buggy scoring system and self-reporting mistakes are partly to blame for State earning "0" marks on email encryption, officials say.
Management
All the Reasons Why Emotionally Intelligent People Are So Happy at Work
Making yourself happy doesn’t just improve your performance; it’s also good for your health.
Management
5 Years In, 5 Busted Predictions About Obamacare
The health care law is defying Democrats’ dreams and Republicans’ warnings.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Municipal Violations in Florida Usually Involve Alligators or Meth
Also, Obama's may be buying famous property in Hawaii.
Oversight
GOP Budgets Cutting Retirement Benefits Face Rocky Paths in Both Chambers
The House and Senate want to pass spending blueprints before leaving town for two weeks.
Pay
Skilled trades employees in N.D. to get pay hike
The Office of Personnel Management will establish new pay rates for skilled trades employees at 10 worksites in North Dakota and Montana, according to the American Federation of Government Employees.
Employee Policy
In wake of attack, union calls for TSA law enforcement unit
One union has renewed its call for the creation of a special Transportation Security Administration unit charged with protecting the agency's officers and the public.
Employee Policy
Saving money costs a lot
There's a problem with making sure that agencies don't spend too much on expensive travel and conferences—it apparently costs a lot and takes too long.
Route Fifty
How Kansas City, Kan., Is Fixing Its Sewers
The local government is under a September 2016 federal deadline to come up with a plan to stop unlawful raw sewage overflows into the Kansas and Missouri rivers.
Tech
NASA Went to Space and All Humans Got Was This Acne Treatment
How astronaut technology has found its way into drugstores and hospitals.
Management
Seventeen Years Later, Monica Lewinsky Has Taken on the Culture of Humiliation — and Won
"Shame cannot survive empathy" Lewinsky said.
Pay & Benefits
What You Have to Earn to Be Rich in Cities Across the United States
The city with the biggest inequality gap in America isn't San Francisco or New York.
Management
Obama Meets With Senior Execs to Encourage ‘Bold and Aggressive’ Reforms
Advisory group is working to make public service cool again.
Nextgov
Federal IT Spending Could Spike in 2016
The Department of Health and Human Services' IT spending may be the main driver, a new forecast suggests.
Management