Pay & Benefits
Feds Who Worked During Shutdown Could Still Receive Bonus Pay
First ruling in shutdown lawsuit is mostly favorable for those forced to work.
News
Is Burning Man Really a Government-Free Zone?
The annual artistic adventure promotes self-reliance, but is run by a series of organizations that look suspiciously like a government.
Management
Physicians, Heal Yourselves: Why VA Reform Must Come From Inside
The bill Congress passed last week is a good start, but it's not enough to turn the troubled bureaucracy around on its own.
Management
Men Die Young—And It’s Costing the U.S. $479 Billion a Year
The gender health disparity has persisted in the face of significant health gains around the world over the last 40 years.
Management
One Agency Paid an Employee $400K to Sit on the Sidelines
Archives IG retires after a two-year investigation finds he made offensive racial and sexual comments.
Route Fifty
11th-hour Deal Shifts Direction of Colorado Fracking Fight
Governor, congressman strike drilling deal that could serve as a national model.
Defense
Army Major General Killed in 'Inside' Attack at Afghan Military Academy
This is the highest-ranking member of the American military to die in hostilities surrounding the Afghanistan war.
Oversight
During Africa Summit, a Rare D.C. Species Is Spotted: Bipartisanship
There has been great continuity in American policy toward Africa from President Clinton to President George W. Bush and, now, to President Obama.
Oversight
Voters Don't Even Like Their Own Congressmen Anymore
Historically voters have given much higher marks to their local representatives.
Management
The CDC Is Using Twitter to Explain Ebola to the Masses
The health organization is condensing warnings and guidelines into 140-character snippets in a Monday chat.
Nextgov
Database Goof Endangers Thousands of Mozilla Developers’ Credentials
76,000 email addresses and 4,000 passwords compromised at the maker of Firefox.
Management
One Habit Hack That Works: Hit the Showers
You don’t have to meditate like a monk to benefit from mindfulness.
Nextgov
Invisible Web Infection Poses Threat to Federal Computers
More "malvertising" means more malicious ads that pass on malware to government Internet users.
Retirement
OPM retirement claims backlog increases slightly
The number of outstanding retirement claims at the Office of Personnel Management ticked upward in July as employees filed more claims than projected—and OPM processed fewer than it had forecast.
Pay
Judge: Law broken when government delayed feds' pay
A judge has ruled that Uncle Sam broke federal labor law by not providing pay on time for federal employees who stayed on the job during last year's shutdown.
Employee Policy
CBP officer charged with witness tampering
A federal grand jury has handed down an indictment July 31 charging a Customs and Border Protection officer with two counts of witness tampering.
Management
In Defense of Naked Joe Biden
The political press is tittering over the idea of the vice president skinny-dipping—and missing the real news in a forthcoming book on his Secret Service detail.
Management
Nixon Is Gone, but His Media Strategy Lives On
Forty years after Watergate, presidential suspicion of reporters and attempts to keep the press at arm's length remain high.
Defense
Who Can Respect a System That Helps the CIA to Behave This Way?
This is exactly the sort of situation that would an encourage a reluctant leaker to step forward.
Oversight