Pay

OPM hopes to rejuvenate CFC

The Office of Personnel Management is issuing final regulations to revamp—and it hopes, revitalize—the Combined Federal Campaign.

Nextgov

Federal Websites Avoid Heartbleed Risks, DHS Says

But Akamai systems powering the Obamacare website contained the data-leaking vulnerability.

Pay & Benefits

Charities Will Now Have to Pay a Fee to Participate in the Annual Federal Giving Drive

Combined Federal Campaign overhaul will take effect in 2016.

Management

Feds and Their Managers Aren’t Seeing Eye-to-Eye on Much, Including Promotions

Report shows large workforce assessment disparities between supervisors and their staffs.

Nextgov

NSA Reportedly Exploited Heartbleed Bug for Spying Purposes

Because the agency hasn't already reportedly done enough.

Management

You Can Now Reprogram Your Sleep Patterns With Your iPhone When You Travel

A new app can help you adjust to jet lag and a changing schedule much faster.

Nextgov

This Coder Is Running for Congress

Dave Cole, whose platform is on GitHub, believes the code-management service will give voters a voice.

Management

Senator: Even Small Agencies Need Watchdogs

More than $1 billion in yearly budget authority has “no oversight,” says Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill.

Oversight

House Conservatives Plot to Oust Boehner, Put Scare Into Cantor

One plan: Force the speaker to step aside before the new year.

Management

IGs: Intel Sharing Largely Up to Par in Run-Up to Boston Bombing

Report cites missed opportunity in suspect’s trip to Russia.

Insights

Information Collection at Core of Continuing Contractor Accountability Issues

More than two years after a government watchdog reported tens of billions in contracting waste in Iraq and Afghanistan, federal agencies continue to struggle to account for contractor activity.

Management

President Obama Officially Nominates Budget Chief as Next HHS Secretary

Sylvia Mathews Burwell was selected because she is a 'proven manager and relentless implementer.'

Management

Why Data Sharing Is the Future of Government

Communication across all levels of government will be key to effective operations and services.

Pay & Benefits

Uncle Sam Has Shrunk the Gender Pay Gap Over the Past 20 Years

Federal women in 2012 earned 87 cents for every dollar a man earned – 17 cents more than in 1992.

Nextgov

Hackers Usurp Dad’s Xbox, Drone Strike Triathelete and Loot Call Center

Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.

Nextgov

NASA Tries to Cash In on Russia Tensions

The space agency isn't letting the Crimean crisis go to waste.

Oversight

Play of the Day: GOP Candidates Promise to 'Kill' Obamacare

Watch GOP candidates use their guns to 'kill' the Affordable Care Act.

Pay & Benefits

Why Do Washington's Women Leaders Make Less?

What National Journal's 2014 salary survey says about the pay gap.

Insights

Smart Data for Smart Decision-Making

The federal government has begun realizing the promise of big data to enhance mission-effectiveness, but gaps in capabilities and understanding could hold agencies back from fully leveraging it.

Management

Adopting Best Practices Can Be a Bad Idea

Just because it worked somewhere else, doesn't mean it will work for your agency.