Defense
Pentagon Scraps Afghan Air Fleet for Pennies on the Dollar
After spending $486 million on 20 planes for the Afghan Air Force, the Pentagon sold 16 for just $32,000.
Pay & Benefits
Which Agencies Log the Most Hours of ‘Official Time’ Spent on Union Business?
VA tops the list for total hours, but doesn’t make the top 10 for hours spent per bargaining unit employee.
Pay & Benefits
Making the Most of Your Money After You Retire
It pays to think ahead about how you will draw down your assets.
Insights
Reaching the Edge of the Joint Information Environment
The Defense Department faces a pivotal period in its development of the Joint Information Environment and enterprise mobility. How do DoD leaders perceive these initiatives and what are the key challenges holding them back?
Nextgov
Millennials Kind of Clueless About Cybersecurity Careers
Millennials aren’t necessarily ready to take on the mantle of cyber savior.
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Preparing for the Next Big Flash Flood in Western North Carolina
Watch Jerry VeHaun, director of Buncombe County Emergency Services, discuss what he’s learned from 42 years dealing with floods.
Oversight
The Bipartisan Border Abuse Bill Congress is Ignoring
Bill would strengthen oversight and accountability of Customs and Border Protection.
Oversight
Sen. Mark Begich Is Making the Most of Obama's Cabinet
The Alaska Democrat has been steering clear of Obama during his tight Senate race. But that hasn't kept his representatives from the trail.
Management
The CDC Is Using Twitter to Explain Ebola for the Second Time in Two Months
And people have just as many questions about the virus as they did during August's online chat.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Best Name for the Fight Against ISIS
What's the best way to talk about armed conflict? Stephen Colbert gets in the Name Chamber 5000.
Management
Cool Videos: Rapping for Research
The NIH Common Fund puts on the moves for scientific breakthroughs.
Employee Policy
APWU announces plan for filling new clerk positions
The American Postal Workers Union said that it has come to an agreement with the U.S. Postal Service on a "pecking order" for filling new positions in the wake of a recent arbitration award that created 9,000 new clerk slots.
Employee Policy
OPM calls for greater use of pay flexibilities to bring on STEM staff
The Office of Personnel Management is prodding agencies to take advantage of available critical position pay authorities to bring onboard needed science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) employees.
Benefits
VA processed record number of claims in fiscal 2014
The Department of Veterans Affairs said it processed more than 1.3 million disability compensation and pension claims in fiscal 2014—the highest number in the department's history.
Management
Millennials' Romance With Government is Short-Lived
Survey shows younger feds are enamored with public service, but don’t see it as a long-term prospect.
Management
The World's Second-Richest Man Thinks Everybody Should Work Less
His proposal: 11 hours a day, three days a week
Management
Could Obama's Push for Evidence-Based Program Evaluations Cross Party Lines?
OMB innovation specialist describes quiet meeting with House Budget GOP staff.
Nextgov
30 Years Later, NOAA Administrator Reflects on Her Spacewalk
The first American woman to walk in space shares her experience, three decades later.
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