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VA’s Aggressive Plan for Shedding Its 'Back-to-the-Future' Era Scheduling System
VA is now taking bids for commercial software to replace a clunky 1980s-era system for scheduling medical appointments.
Pay & Benefits
Changes to Catastrophic Health Protection in 2015 Should Reassure Feds
An across-the-board cap on out-of-pocket expenses effective next year could bring some relief to FEHBP enrollees.
Pay & Benefits
Pressure Builds for Crackdown on Paying Employees Not to Work
EPA spent more than $1 million on administrative leave for just eight employees, watchdog finds.
Management
The Economic Case Against Majoring in Fun Things
The burden of student debt is fairly uniform, but the burden of repaying it varies across disciplines.
Management
An Incredibly Simple Way to Defuse Political Fights
Just hearing an ideological opponent make a minor concession creates significant differences in how people view them.
Management
The Affordable Care Act's Embarrassing Moment of Tooth
The administration mistakenly included dental plans in the 7.3 million enrollment total under Obamacare. Without them, the government missed its target.
Management
What The Major Networks Put on TV Instead of Obama’s Immigration Speech
None of the four broadcast networks aired the president's address.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Pros and Cons of Keystone XL
The recent failure of the project doesn't mean the conversation is over.
Oversight
Hillary Clinton Breaks Her Silence on Immigration Reform
"I support the president's decision to begin fixing our broken immigration system," she said in a statement.
Management
Which Matters Most? Ambition or Talent?
It comes down to the difference between a star and a journeyman.
Pay
DOD changes allotment rules to foil 'unscrupulous lenders'
The Defense Department announced it will prohibit service members from using new allotments to purchase, lease or rent personal property, effective the beginning of next year.
Benefits
Union says OWCP records also affected in USPS data breach
The recent U.S. Postal Service cyber breach that compromised the postal employees' personal information also exposed employee information related to the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs.
Route Fifty
Obama’s Immigration Order Challenges States
Whether it was ‘dictatorial’ or ‘the right thing to do,’ officials walk a fine line in responding to the president’s move.
Route Fifty
Big City Mayors Line Up Behind Obama’s Immigration Order
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will host at least 20 U.S. mayors at an immigration summit in December.
Oversight
Storify: Public Officials React to Obama's Immigration Address
Social media reactions to Obama's announcement, mostly along party lines.
Oversight
Appropriations Chair: Immigration Order Can't be Defunded Through Spending Bill
Citizenship and Immigration Services receives most of its funding through application and petition fees.
Management
Obama Sets Out to Change 'Broken' Immigration System On His Own
The president announced major action on immigration in an address from the White House Thursday night.
Management
Video and Transcript: Obama Announces Immigration Plan
The president is to announced his plans to fix the American immigration system.
Nextgov
What a Privacy Activist Turned Top White House Adviser Thinks About Cybersecurity
One-time civil liberties activist now forges compromises between government and industry on network security and surveillance activities.
Pay & Benefits