Pay & Benefits
The 15 Federal Jobs Where Women Earn More Than Men
There were only three such positions in 1992.
Oversight
Transparency Group Wants to Know If HUD’s Promotion of Obamacare Was Illegal
Cause of Action tells IGs department may have broken the law by working on a project outside its appropriations.
Pay & Benefits
Did the Federal Government Pick Up Your Student Loan Tab?
If you received money from Uncle Sam to help pay for your higher ed, we want to hear how you obtained the benefit.
Management
3 Tips for Effective Interagency Collaboration
In the territorial push for resources, sharing can be a hard sell.
Oversight
Lawmaker Looks to Reform Agencies Without Hurting Their Employees
Maine Democrat advocates more fed-friendly plans to overhaul VA and USPS management.
Nextgov
Tech Unemployment Falls to 2.7 Percent
But IT professionals aren't quitting their jobs just yet.
Nextgov
Is Your Agency Ready for the Cloud Security Deadline in June?
A compliance milestone and changes to FedRAMP itself are both approaching.
Pay & Benefits
Uncle Sam Will Ask Feds About Pay, Job Satisfaction This Spring
OPM will administer its annual survey of the government workforce beginning in late April.
Defense One
How the Internet Could Have Predicted the Invasion of Ukraine
Software programs and publicly available satellite imagery can help you monitor the crisis in Ukraine like a government spy. By Patrick Tucker
Defense
Defense Team in 9/11 Trial Says the FBI May Be Spying on Them
Emergency motion derails a planned competency hearing at Guantanamo Bay.
Management
What Turns a Perfectionist Into a Lunatic
Yelling might be a little more accepted in sports than in other workplaces, but a boss’s poor anger management can affect the performance of subordinates.
Insights
Information Collection: The Key to Better Decision Making
Information on equipment, facilities, utilities, vehicles, and other assets has never been more important for agency mission execution, but collection continues to pose a challenge. To make information collection more efficient and effective, federal agencies can take advantage of existing communication technologies.
Defense
Armed Standoff Over Cattle Grazing on Federal Land Comes to an End
Long-standing dispute escalated last week as BLM officials attempted to seize cattle.
Management
Can Burwell Avoid the Sebelius Trap?
Kathleen Sebelius was exactly what the White House needed in an HHS secretary—until she wasn't.
Management
Hillary Clinton's Relationship with Boeing Questioned
Report outlines former secretary of State's position as a 'powerful ally' for the airplane maker.
Defense
Why Are So Many Older Veterans Committing Suicide?
Fort Hood shooting shines a spotlight on an overall epidemic, but suicide rates are higher for older generations.
Oversight
Play of the Day: How to Visualize Paycheck Fairness
Fallon looks at some hypotheticals in the Senate.
Management
Why You Need to Learn to Lead Positive
For starters, the brain is programmed to scan for what’s wrong rather than what’s right.
Employee Policy
Senators want more frequent security clearance reviews
Four senators are asking the leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to act on a bill to strengthen security clearance background checks.
Pay