Management
Is $487K Too Little to Pay Federal Contractors?
Contractors object as the government finalizes plans to implement statutes limiting their reimbursable pay.
Management
Top VA Health Nominee Withdraws Over Ties to Waiting-List Scandal
The decision follows reports tying the nominee to a hospital with alleged secret waiting lists.
Management
An Office for Introverts
You might be an introvert if the idea of working in one of these gorgeous, soundproof boxes appeals to you. Or you might be, you know, just a rational being.
Management
Senators Reach Deal on Bill to Make it Easier to Fire VA Execs
Measure also includes provisions aimed at reducing veterans' wait times for care.
Management
The Hard Facts About Happiness and Productivity
How leaders can turn performance into a positive.
Management
How VOA Pressed Ahead to Cover the Tiananmen Square Anniversary
Amid Chinese government’s silence and Internet crackdown, U.S. broadcasts got through.
Management
New Obamacare Chief Confirmed With Republican Support
The Senate approved Sylvia Mathews Burwell as the new HHS secretary Thursday.
Defense One
Hagel Visits U.S. Warship in Black Sea at ‘Troubling Time’
Defense Secretary Hagel continues to flex American muscle at Russia, bringing the spotlight eastward to the USS Vella Gulf. By Kevin Baron
Pay & Benefits
Improper Hiring at Treasury Bureau Possibly Affected Veterans
Lawmakers and others are looking into whether the use of illegal hiring practices at an anti-money laundering agency violated vets’ preference.
Management
Investigators Are Looking Into 37 Whistleblower Reprisal Complaints from VA Employees
Some involve the type of allegations that led to the wait-list scandal.
Management
The VA Scandal Flags Much Bigger Problems in Civil Service
Why piecemeal reform won’t solve anything.
Defense One
Obama Picks Dunford as Next Marine Corps Commandant
The question now is who will replace Gen. Joseph Dunford as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan to oversee the end of the war? By Ben Watson
Defense
Obama on Bergdahl Swap: I Make No Apologies
"We do not leave anybody wearing the American uniform behind," the president said at a press conference Thursday morning.
Pay & Benefits
Cutting VA Bonuses Could Hurt Veterans More Than Execs
Private sector health care professionals earn three times what their government counterparts earn.
Nextgov
Flaw Lets Hackers Control Electronic Highway Billboards
Officials have notified the vendor to confirm the issue and figure out a fix.
Management
Why Elon Musk Is Suing the U.S. Air Force
SpaceX is suing its would-be biggest customer for the right to compete for more Pentagon launches.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Why Boehner Thinks the New EPA Rule Is Bonkers
The idea that carbon is harmful is "almost comical," according to the Speaker of the House.
Management
Why You Should Be Brief and How to Do It
Keep in mind, your audience is drowning in the information flood.
Employee Policy