Management
5 Things to Do When You’re Riding the Struggle Bus
It doesn’t always work to hunker down and just gut it out.
Nextgov
Government Tech Recruiting Still Overshadowed by HealthCare.gov Blunder
Democrats are concerned Todd Park’s recent grilling could hurt his efforts to recruit top tech talent.
Pay & Benefits
Petition for an Extra Day Off at Christmas Falls Just Short of Demanding a Response
Movement comes within a few thousand signatures of the 100,000 needed to guarantee a reply from the White House.
Oversight
Nothing Unites Congress Like Fighting Nazis
Lawmakers have rushed to close a loophole that allows suspected war criminals to claim millions in Social Security, but they're not going to get taxpayers' money back.
Management
The CIA Reviewed Books About Snowden and Is Not Impressed
The spy agency describes Glenn Greenwald’s recent book as full of “bitter ad hominem rationale.”
Management
Video: The Case for Napping at Work
The Atlantic's James Hamblin makes the argument for a siesta at the workplace.
Oversight
Pelosi Compares Obama Immigration Order to Emancipation Proclamation
The Democratic leader accuses GOP foes of having very short memories when it comes to executive action.
Management
GSA Buildings Chief a 'Convert' to Open-Office Setups
Concept not only saves money, but makes a "dramatic difference" in employee interactions, Dong says.
Management
The Gender-Wage Gap Is Shrinking—or Is It?
Why Millennial women will make more than their mothers, but less than their brothers.
Management
Former Federal Leaders Seek Legislation to Save the SES
Group says action needed to preserve and protect the federal senior executive corps.
Management
Zen and the Art of Cubicle Living
I worked out of what might be the best-designed office space in America. Here's what it taught me about productivity, concentration, and happiness at work.
Management
Obama Almost Never Vetoes Bills. That's About to Change.
The president has issued only two vetoes in six years, but he's likely to issue a lot more in his final two years.
Oversight
Republicans See an Upside to a Government Shutdown Over Immigration
Shutdowns are a showcase for intransigence, but they haven’t yet spelled electoral doom for the GOP.
Route Fifty
For Impactful Urban Bicycling Expansion, It Takes Public Officials With a Big Vision
Watch out Portland! Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto says ‘we’re going to beat every other city’ on being bike friendly.
Management
Walz Abandons Bid for Top Veterans' Affairs Panel Slot
The Army National Guard major faced pushback over seniority concerns and the waiver that's allowed him to stay on the committee.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Pigs Behind Chris Christie's Big Dilemma
Porcine confinement is the latest issue for New Jersey's governor.
Employee Policy
USPS: No malicious activity after cyber attack
Although “sophisticated,” the cyber attack that accessed the personal information of 800,000 Postal Service employees has not yet resulted in any malicious activity.
Employee Policy
Four-day petition is history, but hope remains
A petition asking President Obama to give federal employees the day after Christmas off to create a four-day weekend failed to get enough signatures to merit a response from the White House.
Benefits
Postal worker enters guilty plea in workers' comp scam
A U.S. Postal Service employee in Baltimore pleaded guilty this month to making false statements to obtain nearly a quarter million dollars in federal workers' compensation and food stamp benefits, the Justice Department said.
Defense