Pay & Benefits
Retired and Rehired
If phased retirement isn’t for you, there are other ways to keep working for government after retiring.
Pay & Benefits
A Primer on Federal Pay and Benefits in Case the Government Shuts Down Again
Washington leaders have vowed to keep agencies funded past Sept. 30, but nothing is a done deal.
Oversight
House Republicans Promise Action on ISIS to Force Obama's Hand
Lawmakers lash out at the president's foreign policy, but they have little authority to force a change in his approach.
Nextgov
Google Exec Named New Federal Chief Technology Officer
Megan Smith becomes third person to hold the title.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Frank Underwood's Advice For President Obama
Kevin Spacey stops by the Colbert Report in character.
Oversight
Congress Returns to Doing Nothing
One major piece of unfinished business: a spending measure to keep government open after Sept. 30.
Management
How to Write a Job Posting That Doesn’t Terrify and Demoralize Candidates
For example, list what’s most important first.
Nextgov
Stats Say Home Depot Hackers Likely Looted Nearly All 2,200 US Stores
99.4 percent overlap between ZIP code data on stolen cards and location of Home Depot stores nationwide.
Employee Policy
Union issues 'challenges' for new EEOC chief
With the announcement that Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Vice Chair Jenny Yang is assuming the organization's chairmanship, an EEOC employee union this week offered the new leader a "top 10" list of challenges it said Yang will face in the role.
Pay
Supporters hope for restoration of higher mass transit benefit
Congress has only a few months to restore a more generous mass transit tax benefit that was slashed at the beginning of 2014 when the law supporting it expired.
Employee Policy
Former VA employee sentenced in $88K theft
A former employee at a Department of Veterans Affairs medical center has been sentenced to one year and one month in prison for stealing more than $88,000 from the department, the Justice Department said.
Pay & Benefits
Parking Perk Will Continue to Dwarf Transit Benefit Unless Congress Acts
Union expects parity will be restored by the end of this year.
Oversight
Rand Paul Will Have to Choose Between the Senate and the White House
Under Kentucky law, a candidate cannot appear on the ballot more than once.
Route Fifty
Massachusetts Puts Out Welcome Mat for Startups
CIO: Commonwealth government is “a good potential place to play off your ideas.”
Management
Why Obama's Mental Health Initiatives Will Leave Many Troubled Vets Without Help
White House has unveiled plans to help service members in transition, but some troubled vets will still likely slip through the cracks.
Pay & Benefits
How Obama’s Federal Pay Plan Dashed a Bigger Raise
Had the president stayed mum, civilian feds and service members would see larger paychecks in 2015.
Defense
White House Hopes NATO Allies Will Boost Defense Spending
Obama will use a summit in Wales to lobby alliance members.
Management
The Origins of the Anger Face
Why humans have evolved to flare their nostrils, furrow their brows, and frown
Defense
Chuck Hagel: The U.S. Isn't Trying to Contain The Islamic State. It's Trying to Destroy It.
The Defense secretary says the U.S.'s mission is to "degrade and destroy the capability of ISIL to come after U.S. interests all over the world, and our allies."
Management