Oversight
Obama: Let's Set Sights Higher Than ‘Just Making Sure Government Doesn’t Screw Things Up’
In State of the Union, president advocates an active government to help support a middle-class economy.
Management
Storify: GovExec Live-tweets the 2015 State of the Union
The White House positioned the speech rollout via social media.
News
State of the Union: The Message for Feds
Obama: "We need to set our sights higher than just making sure government doesn’t halt the progress we’re making."
Tech
Obama Promises to Release New Report on NSA Spying in State of the Union
Report will look at how the government is balancing security with privacy concerns.
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Los Angeles Mayor: ‘Cities Don’t Have the Luxury to Determine National Policy’ on Immigration
And America's mayors can’t avoid dealing with its local impacts on municipal services.
Management
Full Text: Obama's 2015 State of the Union Address
The White House released the text minutes before the speech began.
Management
Video: Watch the 2015 State of the Union Address Live
Obama will address taxes, foreign policy and cybersecurity.
Nextgov
New Website, State of the Union Guest Puts Focus on Government Digital Squads
Kathy Pham, a member of the administration’s 6-month-old digital fix-it squad, the U.S. Digital Service, will attend the State of the Union address as Michelle Obama's guest.
Management
Most Agency Heads Didn’t Really Have MLK Day Off
How your agency’s secretary spent the holiday.
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Would Obama’s Paid Sick Leave Proposal Actually Work? Look to San Francisco.
The city's workers—and businesses—have reaped the benefits of a law that's been on the books for nearly a decade.
Management
The Stories of Four VA Whistleblowers Who Exposed Lapsed Patient Care
Office of Special Counsel has won 25 corrective actions since last April’s scandal.
Management
How Healthy Is Your Agency? It Could Be Time for a Checkup
Find out what’s going right and wrong.
Oversight
Defense Employees Used Fake Website to Net Millions in Recruiting Bonuses
Sen. Claire McCaskill blasts a scheme that provided couple with $4 million in unearned rewards.
Defense
Republican Lawmakers Again Propose Slashing 115,000 Civilian Defense Jobs
Bill would target both rank-and-file and senior execs at the Pentagon.
Nextgov
Customs Agency Has to Keep Records for 75 Years. That’s a Lot of Tape Drives.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is mandated to store certain records for more than 70 years.
Management
Polls Give Obama, Dems Lift on Keystone Pipeline
Two new surveys suggest that the public is ambivalent about the project.
Oversight
Can Obama Get Congress To Help Him Fight Terrorism?
Of all the things he will propose Tuesday night, Obama’s biggest challenge remains getting buy in from Congress on foreign policy.
Nextgov
Is the Digital Wave Creating a ‘Never-Ending Work Day’ for Feds?
While federal managers are enthusiastic about the power of digital technology in the workplace, others worry it’s actually upended a healthy sense of work-life balance.
Insights
Creating a Federal Innovation Process
Faced with a difficult budget environment, how can federal agencies innovate to achieve their mission? A survey of 334 federal employees reveals that developing formal innovation processes may help bring the best out of the federal workforce.
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