Employee Policy
IRS to test appointments at walk-in centers
The IRS is testing a trial program which, if it is successful, could transform IRS walk-in centers into IRS appointment centers.
Employee Policy
Clancy chosen to head Secret Service
The White House announced that President Obama has chosen Secret Service acting Director Joseph Clancy to become permanent director of the agency.
Nextgov
Justice, DHS Quarantine Smartphones Returning from Abroad
Malicious software may already have infected some phones and tablets.
Nextgov
Here’s What the White House’s First Chief Data Scientist Will Do
The White House is providing more details about the projects its first chief data scientist will work on.
Management
Despite Scandal, VA Firings Nosedived in 2014
VA secretary’s numbers on firings related to data manipulation don't match report to Congress.
Pay & Benefits
Transit Benefits, Cutting Contractor Pay, Collective Bargaining and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Route Fifty
The U.S. Now Has Its First Bisexual Governor. Does It Matter?
The moment isn't the rare victory for the LBGT movement it once would have been.
Management
Federal Register Clarifies When Rules Get Published
Because agencies set the schedule, publisher won’t discuss timing.
Route Fifty
Stats Surge Continues in Cities and States
Cincinnati hopes to “leapfrog to the front of the class” of municipal stats programs. Here’s how they’ve worked in Louisville, Baltimore and Somerville, Massachusetts.
Management
Obama Picks Secret Service Insider to Head the Troubled Agency
Critics say he should have selected someone with a fresher perspective, as recommended by an independent panel investigating management failures.
Management
American Millennials Are Behind Most of Their Counterparts in Some Basic Skills
Study shows that U.S. millennials might benefit from some extra math classes.
Management
Agencies Actually Pay Attention to Most GAO Recommendations
Study shows 81 percent of recommendations have been executed over the past 26 years.
Nextgov
Why Spending More Money Isn’t the Answer to Federal IT Failures
The solution to federal IT security breaches looks to not be more money, but rather IT asset management, a recently released study says.
Management
Obama Defiant After Judge Blocks Immigration Order
"I'm confident that it is well within my authority," he says.
Management
Eric Holder Is Pushing Sentencing Reform as He Prepares to Leave the Obama Administration
The attorney general also fielded questions on the new immigration order, marijuana, and the Islamic State, at the National Press Club on Tuesday.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Getting High With George Washington
America's president was also America's first pot smoker.
Employee Policy
APWU launches labor talks with star power
The American Postal Workers Union planned to bring a bit of Hollywood to a press conference scheduled to take place before the launch of contract negotiations with the U.S. Postal Service Feb. 19.
Employee Policy
Federal hiring to pick up in fiscal 2015
Office of Management and Budget numbers show that federal agencies will hire more than 72,000 employees in 2015.
Employee Policy