Management
NIH’s Formula for Innovation: People + Ideas + Time
Institutes pilot longer grant cycles for sustained medical research funding.
Employee Policy
Online course to further hiring of disabled
The Office of Personnel Management has released an online course aimed at encouraging the hiring and retaining of disabled individuals into federal employment.
Employee Policy
Bill would enable easier firing of SES
House Republicans have introduced a measure aimed at making it easier and faster to discipline and fire members of the Senior Executive Service.
Employee Policy
Postal inspector charged in stolen mail case
A federal grand jury in San Jose, Calif., returned a three-count indictment against a postal inspector for the alleged possession of stolen mail, delay and destruction of mail, and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, the Justice Department reported.
Defense One
ISIL Is Now a ‘Full Blown Army’ in Iraq
House lawmakers grilled State and Pentagon officials to find out why the Obama administration has failed to stop ISIL from carving up Iraq and Syria. By Ben Watson
Oversight
Obama Declares Washington's 250,000-Acre Wildfire An Emergency
The Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security will coordinate relief efforts and provide equipment to manage the 400-square-mile blaze.
News
Feds Go Off Message With Kardashian, Gaza Tweets
It might be time for some remedial Twitter training.
Defense
Senate Confirms Creedon for NNSA No. 2 Position
Creedon most recently served as assistant secretary of Defense for global strategic affairs.
Nextgov
Jay-Z and Elton John Concertgoers Ripped Off by StubHub Hackers
Crooks used logins stolen from earlier breaches at other companies.
Oversight
House Republicans Want to Make It Easier to Fire All Senior Executive Service Employees
Committee will vote on new bill Thursday.
Management
HHS Makes Personnel Moves to Better Manage Obamacare
Secretary Burwell brings in WalMart veteran as senior counselor.
Nextgov
How to Avoid the IRS' Technology Fumbles
Groups says it all boils down to an IT management issue.
Management
Would Bringing SSA Into the 21st Century Kill 30,000 Jobs?
New report suggests more digital interaction, but shift could result in job losses for SSA employees.
Route Fifty
Feds Seek to Prevent Deadly Oil Train Accidents
North Dakota oil boom and rail incidents prompt new federal guidelines as local governments take action, too.
Tech
IRS Chief Clashes With Republicans on Email Delivery, Role of IG
Lawmakers dispute agency’s cooperation in probe of alleged political targeting.
Management
Clandestine to Clever: Tweets Reveal Government's Human Side
What we all can learn from the CIA's Twitter account.
Oversight
A One-Step Guide to Infuriating an EPA Official
Agency chief touts her staff's work after a Republican accused her of kowtowing to a green group.
Pay & Benefits
TRICARE Increases Mental Health Care Providers
Beneficiaries can keep their current counselors, or opt for an independent provider as of Aug. 18.
Defense
House Bill Requires TSA to Train Screeners on Handling Airport Shootings
Chamber passed legislation on Tuesday honoring screener killed in the line of duty last year at LAX.
Oversight