Oversight
House Approves Bill To Make It Easier to Fire Senior Executives
The legislation would make government’s top career officials eligible for one- to 14-day suspensions without pay.
Defense One
NSA Chief: Yes, We Still Have Friends
A confident Adm. Rogers says the NSA remains popular with the people it spied on. By Patrick Tucker
Oversight
Bill to Avoid Shutdown on Track for Passage This Week
Measure would allow 1 percent pay raise for federal employees.
Nextgov
The Case for Experimenting on Federal Buildings
GSA’s proving-ground program will evaluate emerging green technologies.
Oversight
Syria Measure Likely to Pass, Despite Doubts in Both Parties
Congressional leaders are gathering votes as some members question Obama's strategy.
Defense
White House Blows Up General's Hypothetical ISIS Ground Force
Gen. Martin Dempsey suggested deploying ground troops to fight ISIS if airstrikes didn't work. The White House promptly slammed the door shut.
Management
Reflections on 9/11 and Excellence in Government
Lives changed when the plane hit the Pentagon, and so did government.
Oversight
Afghanistan IG Warns Agencies Should Brace for More Scrutiny
Reconstruction watchdog says State and USAID have misread his independent role.
Management
More Than 100,000 Enrollees Are Likely to Lose Obamacare Coverage
Missing verification forms regarding immigration status could cause them to lose their insurance at the end of September.
Management
The Way HR Works Needs to Change
Human resource offices need to deal with big data better.
Management
Guess Where the Government Ranks in Customer Satisfaction?
Agencies could better serve citizens and businesses by streamlining websites.
Oversight
House Republicans Fast-Track Obama's ISIS Offensive for Wednesday Vote
Provision would be voted on as an amendment to a federal funding bill the House has to pass by the end of the month to avoid a government shutdown.
Defense
Taliban Suicide Blast Near U.S. Base Kills Three Soldiers in Kabul
The car bomb was set off just a couple hundred yards from the U.S. embassy, killing three and wounding more than a dozen others.
Defense
U.S. Sending 3,000 Troops to Help Fight Ebola
Effort could cost as much as $750 million over the next six months.
Nextgov
Not Just Silicon Valley: Feds Have a Gender Tech Gap, Too
Here's what the government can do as an employer to get its house in order.
Employee Policy
Former fed provided information to bogus 'Chinese agent'
A former Air Force employee from Marina del Rey, Calif., was sentenced this month to 37 months in prison for providing sensitive information to an FBI undercover agent posing as a foreign intelligence officer from the People's Republic of China.
Employee Policy
EEOC finds common errors in agency dismissals of discrimination complaints
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission released a new report it hopes to use to help agencies reduce common errors in dismissing discrimination complaints on procedural grounds.
Employee Policy
House member wants answers on security breaches
The top Democrat on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee wants to subpoena background investigation contractor USIS to answer questions concerning security failures at the firm.
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