Pay & Benefits
Retirement Savings Funds Hit a Slump in July
All but one of the TSP’s offerings ended the month in the red.
Oversight
As the World Burns, Senate Leaves Key Diplomatic Posts Vacant
In Africa alone, where Ebola rages and terrorists regroup, the vacancy rate is 20 percent.
Oversight
Congress Has Passed a Major VA Overhaul. Now What?
One chart to show the many options Congress is still considering to reform the troubled agency.
Nextgov
Is This a Different Kind of HealthCare.gov Contract?
In some ways, it looks a lot like the old contracts.
Oversight
GOP Tells Obama to Ignore Congress One Day After Suing Him for Ignoring Congress
Boehner releases statement saying Obama can move "without the need for congressional action."
Oversight
Will the Senate Push John Brennan to Resign From the CIA?
Calls for Brennan's head began Thursday evening after the spy agency admitted it had hacked into Senate computers.
Management
VA Reform Bill Heads to President Obama's Desk
Long-awaited changes including enhanced firing authority are on their way to becoming law.
Oversight
Senate Border Funding Bill Goes Down
Chamber heads home for recess unable to agree on an immigration measure.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Congress Finally Gets A Break ... From Doing Nothing
The summer recess is here.
News
What We Talk About When We Talk About the VA
At least some of the emphasis should be on what VA is doing right.
Nextgov
Aussie Military Yanks Luxottica Contract after Personnel Data Sent Offshore
Likely all defense employees who have received optical services since 2012 were affected.
Management
Weird Al Takes Business Buzzword Abusers to School
Operationalize strategies, leverage core competencies . . . it's a paradigm shift.
Tech
Keith Alexander's Unethical Get-Rich-Quick Plan
Lots of government officials have found ways to monetize public service in the private sector, but none more audaciously than the former head of the NSA.
Employee Policy
USDA rule removes fed inspectors from poultry slaughter lines
The Department of Agriculture has issued a final rule that will remove hundreds of federal inspectors from poultry slaughterhouses across the country and turn their duties over to slaughterhouse employees.
Pay
Bill would repeal pension contribution hike
A Maryland lawmaker has introduced a bill in the House aimed at repealing an increase in the percentage of pay that federal employees must contribute to their pensions.
Employee Policy
Contract awards to take into account labor law compliance
The White House on July 31 announced that President Obama would sign an executive order aimed at compelling federal contractors to comply with federal labor laws.
Employee Policy
VA reform bill goes to president
The Senate approved and sent to the president a bill to reform the Department of Veterans Affairs and improve vets' access to health care.
Defense One