Employee Policy
Lawmakers call for moratorium on USPS facility closures
Two Democratic lawmakers are calling on House appropriators to impose a moratorium on planned closings of mail processing plants and reductions in postal service standards.
Employee Policy
Director of VA's Pittsburgh Healthcare System fired
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced it has fired the director of the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System, but one key House lawmaker said the firing comes far too late.
Benefits
USPS says health insurance premium jump less than OPM estimate
The U.S. Postal Service says that the Office of Personnel Management's estimate that USPS employees and retirees will have to pay about 19 percent more on average for their healthcare premiums in 2015 is far off the mark.
Nextgov
DHS Drafts Blueprints for Self-Repairing Networks as Hacks Mount
Resiliency is the key to preventing the attackers from finding sensitive information or disrupting activities, experts say.
News
Senator: Good Federal Employees Can’t Be Ordered on Amazon
Lawmaker wants respect and resources for the federal workforce.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Employees’ Health Care Costs Will Rise Far Less Than Originally Estimated
OPM vastly overstated increase in employees’ share of premiums, USPS says.
Management
IG: Energy Lab Lobbied Officials for $2.4 Billion No-Bid Contract
Sandia National Laboratories used government funds in efforts to extend Lockheed Martin’s management deal without competition.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Moves Closer to Offering Mutual Fund Option
Board still has more homework to do on costs and implementation, but so far supports the additional investment flexibility for feds.
Defense
One in Six Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans Might Have PTSD
It could be decades before we know the depth of veterans' health problems.
Management
How Future Thinkers Can Revolutionize Strategic Planning
Some countries are institutionalizing anticipatory government; so can the U.S.
Defense One
Bob Work's Quest To Fix The Pentagon's Budget
The Pentagon’s budget process has been turned on its head after 5 years of congressional gridlock, but that’s not stopping Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work from trying to fix it. By Marcus Weisgerber
Pay & Benefits
Health Care Choices, Retirement Savings Safeguards, Faster Holiday Travel and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Small Businesses Might Not be Getting a Say in Rules That Affect Them
Study by nonprofit suggests big-business interests are co-opting OSHA, EPA, CFPB review panels.
Nextgov
Of Asteroids and ETs: How Cloud Innovation is Driving Space Exploration
In just a few years, cloud computing could help aid the search for extraterrestrial life.
Management
Can Obama Split the Difference on Immigration?
Obama promised reform by the end of the year. Now he has to choose whom to offend. It's not a yes-or-no choice, but neither his critics nor his supporters will be happy with anything in between.
Oversight
SBA Takes Flak Over Revising Company Size Standards
Committee chairman calls proposed rule a “capricious” threat to IT industry.
Defense
The Quiet End to the U.S. Ebola Panic
Calm could work against Obama's request for an additional $6.2 billion to fight the disease both domestically and abroad.
Insights
Realizing DoD's Enterprise Mobility Vision
The Department of Defense faces a pivotal period for the Joint information Environment and its mobility strategy as it scales its mobility programs to the enterprise and works to define technical standards. So what do DoD managers think about the benefits of and challenges to mobility?
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Gum Chewing Heard Around the World
Barack Obama visits China and commits a faux pas.
Management