Route Fifty
Jackson, Michigan's Open Data Portal Is on Groundbreaking Track
With help from the University of Michigan and the Sunlight Foundation, the city of Jackson's open data portal is nearly ready.
Nextgov
Hackers Rig College Football, Prank Bryan Adams, Target Nvidia and Breach Bus System
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Insights
Balancing Regulation and Accountability in eDiscovery
Burdensome records management processes weigh down federal agencies as they prepare for litigation, Congressional investigations, and responses to FOIA requests.
News
The Civil Servant Who Didn't Show Up to Work for 24 Years
Want to know where it's really hard to fire a government employee? India.
Nextgov
The Man from Google Who Came to Fix Federal IT Still Doesn’t Have His Own Website
Nearly six months after the launch of the U.S. Digital Service, the agency still has no discernible Web presence.
Management
Obama Can’t Avoid Keystone XL Anymore
Court decision puts decision on controversial pipeline back in president's lap
Defense
White House: France Must Remain Vigilant Against Terrorism
The president addressed two terrorist attacks near Paris on Friday that left several people dead, including the perpetrators.
Pay & Benefits
Senior Exec Bonuses: Top Five Most Generous Agencies
Some of these agencies gave out more in individual SES performance award money on average in fiscal 2012.
Management
How HR Departments Can Assert Their Value
Human resources has an emerging role in building healthy organizations with engaged workforces.
Management
Federal Agencies Shed Nearly 20,000 Jobs in 2014
Job loss is actually an improvement on the previous year.
Management
Republicans to Battle Obama on Immigration
Republicans are gearing up to use the Homeland Security funding bill to attack the president's executive order.
Management
Keystone XL Supporters Score Victory in Nebraska Court Decision
Court ruling clears the way for Obama to approve or reject the controversial oil sands project.
Management
Consider How You Want Them to Feel
Focus on the other person in the conversation in your meetings.
Pay
Fewer SES got performance awards
Fewer—and smaller—performance awards were handed out to federal senior executives in fiscal 2013 than in the prior year, according to the latest numbers from the Office of Personnel Management.
Employee Policy
GSA posts new mileage reimbursement rates
New mileage reimbursement rates for personally owned vehicles went into effect Jan. 1. The new rates, set by the General Services Administration, were published in the Federal Register on Dec. 30.
Employee Policy
TSA studies tighter controls in wake of gun smuggling scheme
It appears that the Transportation Security Administration will have more work to do after investigators discovered that five airport workers used their access to secure areas to traffic firearms via air from Atlanta to New York.
Route Fifty
An Odd Municipal Legal Battle in South Florida: Who Is the Mayor of Miami Lakes?
Despite having his name cleared of past criminal charges for more than a year, Michael Pizzi is suing for the second time to reclaim the job—plus benefits and back pay—he says he is legally entitled to.
Nextgov
Federal Cybersecurity Spending is Big Bucks. Why Doesn't It Stop Hackers?
Despite paying $59 billion for data protections since fiscal 2010, the federal government couldn’t stave off hacks against the White House, State Department, Army and dozens of other agencies.
Management
Congress Just Found a Way to Make Deficits Disappear
This bit of accounting trickery could have dire consequences for the budget.
Nextgov