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Defense Plans to Replace 19-Year-Old Retiree Pay System
Time to leave the COBOL-based application behind.
Pay & Benefits
Rubio Pitches Giving All Americans Access to the TSP
TSP administrators say it is probably a bad idea.
Insights
Leadership, Not Technology, is the Key to Government Innovation
Government innovation is the talk of the town, but what does it actually look like? The answer is less expensive and technology-intensive than many think.
Management
The Federal Government Doesn’t Need Any More Big Ideas
Public policy expert says federal managers just need to shift the way they present their reform initiatives.
Management
The 5 Best and Worst States for Working Moms
Louisiana has one of the worst child-care systems and largest gender pay gaps, with women making a measly 72 percent of what men make.
Nextgov
Edward Snowden's Other Motive for Leaking: Better Encryption
He wasn't just trying to spark debate. He also wanted programmers to build better security systems.
Management
The Presidential Rank Awards Are Back
OPM director calls for nominations by June 5, saying last year’s nominees are eligible since no money was given.
Management
Technically It Isn't Pork, but It's Close
Bill to fund water-infrastructure projects has lawmakers boasting about all the money they'll bring home—maybe.
Defense
How the U.S. Is Helping Search for the Missing Nigerian Schoolgirls
U.S. is flying manned surveillance missions, sharing commercial satellite imagery and assigning security officials to the case.
Management
How to Marshal the Experts in a Crisis
CDC's approach to tapping science networks offers universal lessons in incident response.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Diabolical Plans of Hillary Clinton
Is the former State Department chief responsible for Monica Lewinsky's reemergence?
Retirement
Bill would give federal law officers, firefighters early access to TSP accounts
Two members of the House Ways and Means Committee have introduced a bill that would change tax laws to give federal law enforcement officers and firefighters who are eligible to retire penalty-free access to their Thrift Savings Plan accounts.
Pay
OPM issues call for Presidential Rank Award nominees
Office of Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta has put out the call for agency nominations of senior executives for Presidential Rank Awards for fiscal 2014.
Retirement
TSP annuity firm retains contract
The company that currently provides the option for Thrift Savings Plan participants to shift their investments into an annuity has received a contract to continue to administer the program.
Insights
A New Breed of Training for the Federal Workforce
How can agencies promote long-term learning throughout the changing demographics of the federal workforce?
Insights
How Can Agencies Better Conduct Workforce Planning?
9 out of 10 federal managers say competency data would help with workforce planning, yet fewer than half are collecting it.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Wants to Untie Agencies' HR Knots
The government’s human resources shop is trying to improve federal hiring and retention partly by catering to individual agencies’ needs.
Defense
Congress Plans Obamacare Exemption to Boost Veteran Employment
The Senate could hold a procedural vote this week on a House bill to change the employer mandate.
Defense One
Dempsey Wants to ‘Rebalance the Use of Military Power'
The U.S. military needs to do less foreign fighting and more foreign training, says Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey in an exclusive interview. By James Kitfield
Insights