Management
How 3 Agencies Managed to Award More Contracts Despite the Sequester
Bloomberg study found increases in spending at Education, Treasury and HUD.
News
You Could Be on the Pitcher's Mound With a Member of Obama's Team
Five feds will be chosen to accompany OPM Director Katherine Archuleta onto the field May 6 at Nationals Park in Washington.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Stephen Colbert's Solution for Donald Sterling
The Colbert Report has a new basketball league idea.
Management
How to Recognize the Signs of Your Need to Control
You may be hampering your employees’ ability to be their best.
Defense One
Afghanistan Needs More Than U.S. Troops to Survive
While the U.S. waits for Afghanistan to sign a post-2014 troop deal, a new report shows the war-torn nation is going to need a lot more than that. By Stephanie Gaskell
Retirement
More buyouts at BBG
The Broadcasting Board of Governors said this week that it will offer the second round of buyouts this year.
Retirement
Many postal execs approaching retirement eligibility
With nearly half of U.S. Postal Service executives soon eligible to retire, USPS needs to adjust its succession program to make sure new leaders have the skills they will need, said a new analysis from the agency's Office of Inspector General.
Employee Policy
Employee survey headed for feds' inboxes
The Office of Personnel Management on April 29 announced that the 2014 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey will be emailed to federal employees over the next two weeks. Employees will have until early June to complete the survey, OPM said.
Defense One
Future Planes Could Run on Fuel Made from Sunlight
Researchers concentrate sunlight to make solar kerosene. By Patrick Tucker
Pay & Benefits
Federal Workforce Survey on Pay, Job Satisfaction Will Hit Employee Inboxes
OPM is sending out the 2014 survey over the next two weeks; workers have until early June to complete it.
Defense One
Kerry: NATO Members Must Increase Military Spending
Secretary Kerry, claiming Russia has ‘escalated the crisis even further’ in Ukraine, tells under-spending NATO member states it’s time to pay up. By Ben Watson
Pay & Benefits
More Buyouts and Possible Reform at Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG announces another round of incentives for employees to leave, as a House panel considers legislation to significantly restructure the agency.
Management
Half of USPS Executives Will be Retirement Eligible in Three Years
Postal Service is looking to improve its leadership succession program.
Nextgov
There May Not Be Another Defense CIO Until 2017
Insiders are saying there isn’t enough time left in Obama’s second term to warrant a replacement for Teri Takai.
Nextgov
Four Things You Should Do To Get the Most Out of Teleworkers
Even CIOs struggle to manage remote workers.
Pay & Benefits
New Feds Will Owe the Government Retroactive Pension Contribution Payments …
Once agencies figure out how to charge them for the debt.
Defense One
Better Buying Power 4 Years On: Is It Making a Difference?
The plan to replace the V-XX, the president’s Marine One helicopter, is an example of the success of Better Buying Power. By Frank Kendall
Management
Why Leader-Managers Are the Key to Thriving Organizations
The whole package includes not only the vision, but also the follow-through.
Management
House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Ax Agency Reports No One Reads
Oversight panel’s bill would cancel 79 publications; Senate version would kill 300.
Nextgov