Oversight
Play of the Day: Where Has Putin Been For 10 Days?
Seth Meyers has a plastic surgery theory… but not the one you're thinking.
Management
Five Ways to Avoid GAO’s High-Risk List
The challenge isn’t just performance measurement, but also communication.
Employee Policy
Federal Coach: Millennials make ideal public servants
While there are social and cultural differences between different generations, we too often rely on oversimplified ideas about younger workers — and as a result, focus on trying to solve the wrong problems.
Retirement
House budget proposal targets federal retirement
House Republicans on March 17 released a fiscal 2016 budget proposal which once again includes a measure that would increase the amount federal employees must contribute to their retirement.
Benefits
VA changes method for determining eligibility
The Department of Veterans Affairs said it eliminated net worth as a factor in determining a veteran's eligibility for VA health care.
Employee Policy
Army opens more positions to women
A directive signed last month will open more than 4,100 U.S. Army Special Operations Command positions to women.
Defense One
Tom Cotton, the GOP's Newest Hawk, Takes Flight
Is Sen. Tom Cotton the hawk to lead the GOP back to national security supremacy?
News
Union Boss and George W. Bush Deliver Message to Obama: Give Feds a Raise
AFGE leader uses face-to-face with president at Selma march to pitch pay raise for federal workforce.
Defense
Study: Americans Are Mostly OK With Government Surveillance
Americans seem to have greeted the revelations about government snooping from former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden with a shrug.
Management
White House Calls Loretta Lynch Delay 'Unconscionable'
The administration made it clear Monday that the Senate delay in attorney general confirmation has been "disappointing."
Management
Obama Says 'a Few Bad Apples' Not Emblematic of VA Workforce
President still supports creation of new, third-party advisory board.
Route Fifty
Is Obama Proposal the End of Taxpayer-Subsidized Sports Stadiums?
President Obama has proposed ending the use of tax-exempt bonds to finance stadiums and arenas for professional sports teams, jeopardizing plans in many cities and states to build new facilities.
Management
The Steps to Happiness: One Less, One More
Each day do one less thing that doesn't matter and one more that does.
Nextgov
US Military Cybersecurity by the Numbers
Money for the Cyber Command – tasked with orchestrating network defense maneuvers and offensive cyberattacks – eventually will stabilize over the next five years, totaling out at $1 billion.
Management
How to Manage Up Without Ever Leaving Your Cubicle
You don't need direct reports to be a leader, just follow these four simple steps.
Management
Transparency Advocates Launch Sunshine Week with Mixed Reviews for Obama
FOIA process critics rank agencies on their public posting of documents.
Route Fifty
Watch a Utah Construction Crew Demolish a Bridge in 32 Seconds
Also, watch the Michigan Department of Transportation “slide” a new bridge into place.
Nextgov
Customer Experience in a Dead Zone
On March 24, Government Executive and Nextgov will host an event to discuss the future of customer experience in the government space
Management
People Who Use Firefox or Chrome Are Better Employees
Yet another reason to shun Microsoft's Internet Explorer.
Management