Employee Policy
House panel drops obligation to report free travel
The House Ethics Committee has quietly voided a requirement for lawmakers to reveal gifts of free, privately funded travel on their annual financial disclosure forms.
Employee Policy
Postmasters offered early outs, incentive payments
About 3,000 eligible postmasters at post offices slated for cutbacks in business hours under organizational changes laid out in the U.S. Postal Service's POStPlan will have the opportunity to accept a voluntary early retirement offer before a reduction in force kicks in at the beginning of 2015.
News
Treasury Posts Proof That Obama Kept Promise to Give Up 5 Percent of His Salary
Department shows the president followed through on 2013 sequester promise.
Nextgov
ISIS Opponents Take Aim at Its Online Presence
Groups as different as Anonymous and the U.S. government are taking the fight to ISIS on the Internet.
Management
The Four Biggest Challenges the Next VA Secretary Faces
McDonald will inherit a scandal-plagued department with few easy fixes.
Nextgov
The Downside of Not Exhausting a $6 Billion Cyber Contract
Agencies are partially taking advantage of a bulk-price deal to automate network threat-tracking.
Defense
Audit Questions Savings in Pentagon Plan to Cut Strategic Command, Other Senior Staff
Plan would exclude from consideration a lot of positions that could be cut, GAO finds.
Management
President Obama Announces Plan to 'Fix As Much of Our Immigration System As I Can'
In a Monday statement from the White House, the president laid out a path for executive action.
Oversight
Democrats Face Unfair Fight in Midterms
Democrats face a heavy headwind going into the midterms due to the president’s low approval ratings.
Pay & Benefits
Uncle Sam Could Soon Dip Into Your TSP to Recover Tax Debts
Rule aims to fix 'loophole' that benefited federal employees.
Management
Lawmaker Wants to Force Testimony From Security Clearance Firm CEO
A USIS executive received more than $1 million in bonuses despite flawed work.
Pay & Benefits
Whistleblowing Can Also Put Pay and Benefits At Risk
VA nurse manager in New York was threatened with unpaid suspension after voicing concerns about patient care and retaliation.
Tech
Need to Know Memo: Three Keys to a Winning App
Agencies are learning that in the mobile world, it's all about engaging experiences.
Tech
Need to Know Memo: Finding Savings in the Cloud
Agencies see myriad benefits in shifting work to the Internet.
Management
Customer Satisfaction Is Hitting New Lows, But Government Can Help
Raising the procurement bar isn’t just good for business.
Management
Homeland Security Advised to Put Agency Border Assignments in Writing
Watchdog report on faulty resource allocation comes during child refugee crisis in Southwest.
Nextgov
We're Not Ready for a Federal Robotics Department
The U.S. government, an insider argues, is ill-equipped for a world of automated warfare.
Oversight
The Supreme Court Just Dealt a Devastating Blow to Public Unions
Mandatory public union dues violate some members' First Amendment rights, court rules.
Insights
Smart Command Town Hall Series
Booz Allen Hamilton and GBC partnered to conduct a series of town hall events exploring how defense leaders can rapidly and effectively supply warfighters with interoperable technologies.
Management