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In Nod To Privacy, Feds Say Every Agency Website Will Be Encrypted
While the "HTTPS-Only Standard" makeover likely won’t happen overnight, privacy proponents cheered the effort.
Employee Policy
Senator wants info on DHS morale studies
A member of the Senate wants to know what if any benefits the Department of Homeland Security has gained from the millions of dollars it has spent for studies focused on poor morale among its employees.
Pay
Bill would ban bonuses in cases of misconduct
Three Senate lawmakers have reintroduced a bipartisan bill that would ban bonuses for federal employees who engaged in misconduct, are not in good standing with their agency, or have violated the law.
Pay
DOD chief says pay cuts 'on the table' if sequestration persists
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter warned Congress that ongoing sequestration will result in a radically different U.S. defense strategy, as well as more cuts across the Defense Department—including cuts to pay.
Route Fifty
Should D.C.’s Big Red Transit Blunder Be Saved?
America’s so-called ‘worst transit project’ could be scrapped inches from the finish line. Can the District of Columbia government salvage its streetcar line and its nearly $200 million investment?
Nextgov
Another Gender Equality Fail: Top Tech Execs Still Clueless About Women
Google chairman's gaffe seems more the tech industry standard than an isolated bout of ignorance.
Management
Getting the Living Off Social Security’s Deceased List May Take Legislation
Alabama woman testifies on being reduced to poverty after erroneous designation.
News
Learn How to Keep Your Customers Satisfied
The Customer Experience Summit focuses on fostering a customer-centric culture in your organization.
Oversight
John Boehner's GOP Budget Presser Turned Into One About Benghazi
The House speaker gave a press conference Tuesday morning on the just-released GOP plan, but he quickly turned his attention to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
Management
Building Inclusive Diversity: More Than Numbers
Using data-driven expertise and collaborative thinking to mold a workforce that looks like America.
Oversight
GOP Budget: Higher Pension Contributions for Feds, Much Lower Spending for Civilian Agencies
Republicans suggest familiar cuts to federal employees and agencies to achieve $5.5 trillion in savings.
Management
The Irish Prime Minister Is Here and He Won’t Stop Talking About U.S. Immigration Reform.
Barack Obama meets with Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny in the Oval Office Tuesday.
Management
Former VA Union President Arrested for Alleged Embezzlement
Stephanie Hicks allegedly stole more than $132,000 from the AFGE chapter at the Birmingham, Ala., veterans hospital.
Management
Nearly Half of the Largest Federal Contractors Are Also Receiving Federal Grants and Loans
Nonprofit’s “corporate welfare” study names Boeing as top “double dipper.”
Oversight
Democrats and Republicans Agree: The Secret Service Is Not Working
Members of the House Appropriations Committee grilled the agency’s director on Tuesday about a string of security failures.
Management
You Are Almost Certainly Starting Salary Negotiations Wrong
Range is much more important.
Management
FBI's Plan to Expand Hacking Power Advances Despite Privacy Fears
Google had warned that the rule change represents a "monumental" constitutional concern.
Management
Don't Worry About the U.S. Hitting Its Debt Limit Yet
Thanks to increases in tax revenue, a sliding deficit, and extraordinary measures by the Treasury Department, there is time before the U.S. could default.
Oversight
The Big Winner in the House GOP Budget? The Pentagon
Plan leaves sequestration in place, but adds money for Defense in accounts technically considered emergency funding.
Oversight