Pay & Benefits
Temp Feds Will Have Access to Health Care Coverage Starting in January
OPM publishes final rule expanding the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
Nextgov
Ebola Vaccine Development Probably Too Late to Deal with Current Crisis
A major drug firm says it will take until 2016 to ramp up production.
Management
Laptops, Confidential Documents Left Sitting Out in GSA’s New Open Office
Watchdog’s surprise inspection uncovers performance reviews and contractor selection reports on desks.
Management
Photos: NOAA Drones Show Killer Whales’ Beautiful Choreography
A remote-controlled hexacopter, mounted with a high-resolution camera, flew over the waters of Canada’s western province of British Columbia.
Oversight
GOP Can't Stop a Lame-Duck AG Pick
Obama's nominee can get confirmed in December, though Republicans could exact revenge later.
Management
Job Requirements: 'Good Feet, Eyesight, and a Trim Figure'
Ah, the good old days, as viewed through 1950s help-wanted ads
Insights
Making the Grade in Digital Government
As agencies look to improve their digital services, how can they best apply recommendations from the White House's new U.S. Digital Services Playbook?
Route Fifty
New Yorkers Love 311; N.C. Sheriff’s New Posse
Also in our State & Local news roundup: Des Moines’ millennial draw, Alaska’s oil worries, and sick palm trees in Redwood City.
Management
Obama to Name Former Biden Chief of Staff As Ebola Czar
Ron Klain served in the White House from 2009-2011.
Defense
Calling the Enemy of Our Enemy an Enemy
The State Department announced Thursday that it held talks about ISIS with a Syrian Kurdish party. The party also happens to be linked to a group on the U.S. terror list.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Latest Scandal to Blow Over Florida
Fangate is the newest controversy.
Defense
What Would an Ebola Travel Ban Actually Look Like?
Even if the government gets around the legal and administrative hurdles, imposing the ban may make fighting Ebola harder.
Nextgov
Do Not Click on That Ebola Vaccine Ad
DHS issues alert on contagion-inspired phishing schemes and online fraud.
Management
How to Think Strategically as a Leader
In jumping to a solution, you could be missing the real problem.
Defense
FDA Guidelines Thwart Ebola Screening at U.S. Hospitals
Dallas hospital had the same machine the military uses in Africa to screen for Ebola--but federal rules restricts its use.
Benefits
Phone scam targets older Tricare beneficiaries
Tricare warned beneficiaries to be on alert for a nationwide telephone scam in which fraudsters target those on Medicare.
Pay
Union calls for establishment of new pay localities
The American Federation of Government Employees urged the administration to establish new pay localities in 12 cities to provide federal employees there with "wages that are more closely aligned with regional labor costs."
Employee Policy
Possible Ebola victim transported from Pentagon parking lot
Pentagon Police officers Friday morning alerted local emergency medical authorities after approaching an ailing woman in a Pentagon parking lot who had reportedly indicated she had visited western Africa, the Defense Department said.
Management
FBI Director: Actually, We Do Sometimes Spy Without a Warrant
James Comey admitted on Thursday, “There are exceptions” to the agency’s warrant-first rule for surveillance.
Management