Defense One
Shinseki Under Fire Over Claims VA Kept Secret Waiting List
Criticism is mounting over recent allegations that several Veterans Affairs clinics hid their real waiting lists to hide the backlog of vets awaiting care. By Stephanie Gaskell
Pay & Benefits
Why Congress Might Want to Enact Legislation to Protect LGBT Federal Employees
Gay and lesbian feds are much better off than they were, but still do not have some protections under current laws.
Defense
Panel Approves 1.8 Percent Pay Raise for Troops
The Armed Services Committee reported out the fiscal 2015 Defense authorization bill; pay boost is slightly more than the president’s 1 percent proposal.
Management
Leadership Lessons from Children’s Books
These nine books should be in every leadership library.
Nextgov
Pentagon App Store Is Open, but the Shelves Are Pretty Bare
The Defense Information Systems Agency so far has approved only one software application designed specifically for troops—to report sexual assault.
Management
Obama Cabinet Secretaries Shower Feds With Love
Town hall underscores employees’ dedication and creativity during chaotic times, urges better marketing and PR to highlight government services.
Pay & Benefits
Take Charge of Your Retirement
A look at your responsibilities in the retirement process, along with those of your agency and the Office of Personnel Management.
Management
Regulatory Review May Have Just Made Life Easier for Medicare Providers
Newly streamlined safety standards are an example of how ‘lookback’ effort is easing regulatory burdens, head of OIRA says.
Management
Lawmakers Wonder 'How Much Porn' It Takes to Fire an EPA Employee
Hearing on IG independence delves into porn watching, alleged assault and other extreme cases of potential misconduct.
Oversight
The Perfect Obamacare Horror Story Remains Elusive
Republicans still struggle to find people who have actually been inconvenienced.
Industry Insights
Real-Time Analytics: The Key to Keeping Pace With Big Health Data
For federal agencies, the move to a next-generation real-time analytics platform could mean the difference between being overwhelmed with health data and being part of the next major medical breakthrough.
Management
How Tolls Could Help Prevent a U.S. Transportation Crisis
In the midst of a federal funding disaster, a good idea emerges.
Oversight
Play of the Day: What a Weak Foreign Policy Looks Like
Colbert blames Obama for the situation in Ukraine.
Management
'Conga Line Of Problems' Awaits Burwell at HHS
A former HHS secretary says Burwell would have to put out fires she can't anticipate.
Oversight
House Votes to Hold Former IRS Official Lois Lerner in Contempt
Republicans take their campaign against the agency to the next level.
Nextgov
The Intelligence Community Needs a New Workforce Model
A pipeline of young talent is essential for addressing future threats.
Management
How I Lead: Mentoring Those Who Will Someday Take Charge
Insights from Dora Quinlan, a senior executive at the Navy’s Fleet Readiness Center Southeast.
Employee Policy
Panel probes state of federal workforce
A Senate subcommittee that oversees the federal workforce heard from employee groups and others at a hearing this week that examined recruitment, retention and morale problems in the federal civil service.
Employee Policy
Consideration of postal reform bill postponed
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) this week indefinitely postponed the markup of his latest postal reform bill.
Retirement