Employee Policy
USPS to reimburse clerks who lost hours
The American Postal Workers Union last week announced a $56 million settlement agreement with the U.S. Postal that resolved a dispute over postmasters and supervisors in small offices performing work typically assigned to postal clerks.
Employee Policy
NTEU blasts IRS funding cuts
The leader of National Treasury Employees Union criticized a cut in funding for the Internal Revenue Service contained in the fiscal 2015 budget unveiled this week by congressional appropriators.
Management
Interviews Show the Secret History of the Clinton White House
In newly released interviews, members of Bill Clinton's administration remember his greatest strengths, toughest moments, and worst foibles.
Route Fifty
North Carolina Suburb Empowers Water Customers With Hourly Usage Updates
Cary’s new Aquastar system can help alert residents when they might have a leaky toilet—or, potentially, a more wasteful and costly problem.
Nextgov
Real-Life ‘Criminal Minds’ Team Tries to Root Out Rogue Federal Employees
Researchers say using technology to detect behavioral patterns could help federal managers screen out mischief-makers.
Route Fifty
Seattle Police Make Public Appeal to Help Tackle a Major Tech Problem
The department hopes hackers can help it make more than 1 million hours of surveillance video available while balancing privacy and transparency.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Wait Times Drop, But OPM Still Falls Short of Goals
Major IT overhaul of claims processing to begin in 2015.
Management
Psychologists' $81M Torture Contract Exposes CIA's 'Remarkably Broad' Acquisition Authorities
Expensive award to potentially underqualified firm raises eyebrows.
Management
Leading America's Workforce
Three initiatives created to spark innovation among senior executives.
Nextgov
6 Tech Takeaways in the New Spending Bill
From the Pentagon’s cloud efforts to a new $35 million cybersecurity center, read some of key tech takeaways of the bill.
Oversight
Winners and Losers From the Deal to Avoid a Shutdown
Things look good for feds, but several agencies continue to bear the brunt of cuts.
Pay & Benefits
Overtime Pay Cuts, Pay Raises, Suicide Prevention and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Oversight
Udall Calls for CIA Director's Resignation
“The CIA is lying,” the Colorado Democrat said on the Senate floor Wednesday.
Oversight
Hill Democrats' Opposition to Omnibus Is Building
Provisions on Dodd-Frank, campaign finance alienate Pelosi and other top Democrats.
Management
How Sexism Stifles Creativity
When people in mixed-sex groups are told to be "politically correct," their ideas are more numerous and more original.
Defense
Watchdog Creates High-Risk List for Afghanistan Reconstruction
Special IG Sopko warns that corruption could derail U.S. effort to build Afghan self-sufficiency.
Insights
Lessons Learned in Federal Cloud Adoption
It's been four years since Cloud First, yet federal cloud progress isn't as far as expected. GBC asked early adopters what they think about their agency's adoption efforts in the past, present, and future, and what other agencies can do to overcome obstacles along the way.
Insights
Applying Lessons Learned to Federal Cloud Computing
Recent survey findings show that several obstacles are impeding federal agencies' adoption of cloud technology. This issue brief will explore these issues and provide targeted best practice recommendations based on feedback from current federal employees.
Pay & Benefits