Route Fifty
Los Angeles Officials Have New Target in Smartphone App Wars: Marijuana Delivery
Fresh off a battle over an on-street parking-space auction app, the city is suing a new medical cannabis delivery service.
Management
How to Train Yourself to Speak Like a Leader
Projecting authority has a lot to do with your voice.
Route Fifty
Police Body Cameras Are Already Facing Police Skeptics
Money from Obama’s funding pledge helps, but it only goes so far if police departments are reluctant to adopt the new technology.
Nextgov
Federal IT Overhaul Included in Defense Bill, Headed for Vote
The House is expected to vote on the annual defense policy bill as early as this week.
Benefits
'Self plus one' coverage coming to FEHB
The Office of Personnel Management issued a proposed rule that will add a "self plus one" health insurance option to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, a move that is expected to reduce premium costs for employees and retirees in two-person households.
Benefits
Open Season: Final days for choosing your 2015 health plan
Employees who still have to review their FEHB coverage for the new year may want to look through the following quick summary of some of the things they should consider in making their decisions, based on recommendations from the Office of Personnel Management.
Employee Policy
Just what USPS needs: Another problem
The kind of stasis that has characterized Congress in recent years may soon come to the U.S. Postal Service if lawmakers fail to take action over the next few days.
Employee Policy
NASA unions call for extension of RIF moratorium
Two labor unions called on lawmakers to include a provision extending a reduction-in-force moratorium at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the budget authorization for that agency currently making its way through the House.
Nextgov
Inspector: Security Holes Found in IRS Obamacare System
A core IRS system for calculating Obamacare fees for health insurers and drug manufacturer has security weaknesses
Defense
This Is How Much the U.S. Has Accomplished in Ebola Preparedness in Only Two Months
The nation may have reached peak preparedness for any possible future domestic cases.
Oversight
Congress Could Soon Deliver the Postal Service Its Biggest Blow Yet
The Senate must act soon to avoid stripping USPS of its decision-making ability.
Nextgov
Here’s Why Cybersecurity Remains a Challenge for the Justice Department
DOJ has requested millions more in funding and staffed up new divisions to specifically handle cyber investigations.
Route Fifty
Oklahoma Hopes to Avoid ‘Demolition by Neglect’ for Its Capitol
But there’s a legal challenge on whether a plan to repair the Sooner State’s deteriorating seat of government is constitutional.
Defense
Defense Bill Nears Finish Line as Senators Renew Fight for Military Sexual-Assault Reform
With time running short, it's uncertain if the proposal will get passed.
Management
Employers Ignore Almost Everything on Your Application–Except This
Don't overlook the power of networking.
Management
Defense Acquisition Reformers Propose Streamlining Authority, Empowering the Workforce
Industrial Association weighs in as Armed Services panels change leaders.
Pay & Benefits
A Primer on Pay and Benefits During a Shutdown
Congress must act soon to keep the government open past Dec. 11.
Oversight
Republicans Move Forward With Year-Long Funding Bill … for Most Agencies
GOP proposal would fund all of the government through September except Homeland Security, which would be on a shorter leash.
Management
6 Key Elements of Successful Cross-Agency Collaboration
Working across agency lines can be frustrating without a strategy.
Defense