Pay & Benefits
Employees Can Start Applying For Phased Retirement Thursday – In Theory
Despite the benefit's popularity among eligible feds, most agencies probably aren’t ready to offer it yet.
Management
What A Republican Senate Means For Obamacare—and What It Doesn’t
The new Republican majority will likely be able to score some policy changes and force difficult votes as 2016 approaches.
Management
Pentagon’s Buying Managers Resist IG’s Call for Central Oversight Office
Watchdog recommends the new office as a way to reduce delays and cost overruns.
Management
Managing the Skills Crisis
Technology is dividing people into two groups: winners who are proficient in technology and losers who are replaced by it.
Nextgov
Why Did This Federal Lab Pay 42 Different Prices for the Same Computer?
Energy Department has attempted to standardize equipment buys, but IT purchasing remains problematic.
Oversight
10 Races for Feds to Watch: The Results
Here's how the races we highlighted played out on Tuesday.
Defense One
Pentagon's Weapons Man Kendall Doesn't Buy Rumors of Sequestration's Repeal
Frank Kendall says life will go on inside the Pentagon regardless of the political temperature on Capitol Hill. By Marcus Weisgerber
Management
The 2016 Presidential Conversations Taking Place Right Now
What's on the minds of potential White House candidates tonight.
Defense
John McCain Poised to Control Senate's Defense Policy
Move will give the hawk an influential avenue to merge his two favorite roles: administration critic and legislative deal maker.
Oversight
A Republican Wave Sweeps the Midterm Elections
In an echo of 2010, the GOP overshot its targets, taking the Senate and winning House and statehouse races across the board. Now what will they do?
Management
This is Google’s Incredibly Simple Hiring Formula
The tech giant never compromises on its high hiring bar.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Money In Politics is Last Night's Big Winner
As some races await their final calls, the real winner of the midterm elections is already clear. It's about $3.7 billion.
Benefits
OPEN SEASON: Premium cost should not be a primary consideration when choosing an FEHB Plan for 2015: Part I
In the first of two columns explaining medical, dental and vision insurance choices for employees, Edward A. Zurndorfer discusses fee-for-service (FFS) plans (including FFS plans with preferred providers) and health maintenance organizations (HMOs).
Retirement
OPM reports jump in retirement claims in October
The Office of Personnel Management in October received several thousand more retirement claims than it had forecast for the month, and the highest number in a month since February.
Pay
Feds petition for new locality pay areas
Several thousand federal employees have signed onto a petition urging the President's Pay Agent to publish final regulations to establish new locality pay areas in a dozen cities across the country.
Employee Policy
Budget is top priority in lame-duck session, unions say
In the wake of the mid-term elections, federal employee unions called on lawmakers to use the remaining days of the 113th Congress to pass a budget for the rest of fiscal 2015.
Route Fifty
Muriel Bowser Set to Win D.C. Mayor’s Race
Voters in nation’s capital also approve a marijuana legalization proposal but Congress could take action to block its implementation.
Route Fifty
Georgia Voters Set to Approve Amendment to Cap Income Taxes
Amendment A has been described as a fiscal "strait jacket."
Oversight
What the Election Results Mean for Federal Employees
A Republican-controlled Senate could be problematic for feds and agencies alike.
Nextgov