Management
OMB Shares How Agencies Will Actually Reach Goals in Areas Like Climate Change
Eight of 15 action plans for cross-agency efforts are linked to Obama’s second-term management agenda.
Defense One
How the Fukushima Disaster Is Changing the Future of Robotics
The future of humanoid robotics is rising from the radioactive ashes of Fukushima. By Patrick Tucker
Pay & Benefits
Obama Administration Encourages Agencies to Talk About Mental Health
Push to support employee assistance programs is part of a larger effort to eliminate the stigma associated with seeking help.
Management
The Surprising Secret of Happier, More Productive Organizations: Conflict
Conflict can be a sign that people are cooperating—that is, doing the hard work that makes a company better, more agile and more competitive.
Nextgov
Training Key to Federal IT Reform
Government IT workers say training would boost their confidence in making better IT decisions.
Defense
Obama Requests $500 Million for 'Moderate' Syrian Rebels
Any potential recipient would be properly vetted first, the administration promised.
Management
Chart: The Benefits Claims That Are Flying Under the Radar at VA
Disability claims aren't the only ones clogging up the system.
Management
The Three Things You Can Control
How to recover your emotional balance when life takes a sharp turn.
Defense
Will the U.S. Keep Buying Medicine for 'Black Swan' Attacks?
Lawmakers will have to decide whether it's worthwhile to guard against relatively unlikely biological attacks.
Oversight
Play of the Day: On Iraq, Congress is Always Wrong
Late-night hosts take on Congress, the Clintons and marijuana reform.
News
Obama: Vast Majority of Federal Employees Are Not Boneheads
Only 1 percent of workforce is screwing up at any given moment, president estimates.
Employee Policy
Small agencies in hackers' crosshairs
Small federal agencies—many of them low-profile—nonetheless store a lot of sensitive information in their information systems, and have experienced several thousand IT security incidents during the last fiscal year, according to a new report.
Pay
SES exiting federal government at faster pace
The Senior Executives Association said that a new study confirms its concerns that inadequate compensation and appreciation for the work done by career executives is speeding their departure from federal service, and discouraging high-performing GS-14s and 15s from entering the Senior Executive Service.
Management
Lawmakers Want Agencies to Share Information on Job Applicants
Senators say bill would save money and improve the federal hiring process.
Management
Secrets of the Creative Brain
A leading neuroscientist who has spent decades studying creativity shares her research on where genius comes from, whether it is dependent on high IQ.
Management
IRS Pays Pro-Marriage Group $50,000 for Disclosing Donors
Leak to gay group and press was inadvertent, government told court.
Management
Senior Execs Are Leaving Federal Service at a Faster Clip
Retirements and dissatisfaction are behind the exodus, report finds.
News
Why Issa Says He Stage-Directed the IRS Chief's Oath
The House Oversight panel chairman startled many with his critique of IRS Commissioner John Koskinen's posture.
Nextgov
US and Germany Face Off on Soccer and Spying
Internet governance was on the agenda at Thursday’s bilateral cyber meeting.
Management