News
In Search of Heroes of the Public Service
The nomination deadline for this year’s Service to America Medals is quickly approaching.
Route Fifty
State Agency's ‘Family of Sasquatches’ Joke Roils Believers
Bigfoot investigator: 'Shame on the Arizona Department of Transportation'
Management
The Best Joe Biden Quotes From the Senate's First Day
It's not a proper swearing-in ceremony unless the vice president tells you that you clearly married up.
Nextgov
Sony Hack Signals ‘New Normal’ in Cybersecurity
The attack on the entertainment conglomerate illustrates the cold reality of the cybersecurity landscape today: It’s likely to get worse before it gets better.
Pay & Benefits
Outgoing Postal Chief's Advice: End Pensions, Overhaul Feds' Health Care
Postmaster general says USPS should serve as "laboratory of change" for federal government.
Nextgov
US Digital Service Hauled in to Shore up White House Security After Hack
The U.S. Digital Service -- the newly minted federal IT fix-it shop headed by former Google engineer Mikey Dickerson -- has been dispatched to look at shoring up security on the White House networks.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Claims Backlog is Down Now, But It’s About to Spike
OPM expects its inventory to grow by nearly 10,000 applications after January influx.
Route Fifty
California Gas Prices Increase With State’s Cap and Trade Rules
But consumers probably aren’t noticing the impact. At least not yet.
Management
The Biggest Reason We Steal Other People’s Ideas
It’s difficult to remember the source of information when we’re busy or distracted.
Route Fifty
Maryland County Councilman Calls Out Reporter for ‘Unauthorized Use’ of His Name
Local officials: Here’s a media relations case study of what not to do.
Defense
What a Homeland Security Shutdown Would Look Like
Even if DHS funding ends, most employees would likely keep working, and Obama's executive order could too.
Defense
Report: The Air Force Needs More Drone Operators
An unnamed senior military official told the Daily Beast that the force has been at the “breaking point” for a “long time.”
Management
Nearly Half of Americans Didn’t Take a Vacation Day in 2014
Last year, workers left 169 million paid vacation days on the table, saying they were too busy to use them.
Management
Washington Area Agencies Open With Unscheduled Leave
First snow of new year comes during morning rush hour.
Employee Policy
Some USPS closures delayed
The U.S. Postal Service will hold off temporarily on 10 of the 82 mail processing plant closures scheduled for this year as part of a facility consolidation program.
Pay
New pay tables available
The federal government has posted new 2015 pay schedules online on a number of human resources websites.
Retirement
OPM trims retirement claims backlog in December
The Office of Personnel Management last month took in about 1,500 fewer retirement claims than it had forecast for the month, and trimmed its claims backlog to the lowest level in more than a year.
Employee Policy
FBI employees say surveillance program hinders careers
Some FBI employees say they are being unfairly targeted by an internal surveillance program launched after 9/11.
Nextgov