Management
The Case Against Performance Reviews
Workers hate evaluations. Managers hate evaluations. Is there any salvaging this sorry ritual?
Management
Pentagon Joins With GSA to Improve Cybersecurity in Acquisitions
Recommendations are aimed at strengthening the system’s resilience against attacks.
Nextgov
Border Drone Drops from the Sky As Immigration Takes Center Stage
CBP has struggled to improve operations and maintenance of ten unmanned aircraft.
Defense
Don't Be Fooled: Military Benefits Are on the Chopping Block
Even if Congress repeals recent cuts, it faces a battle with the Pentagon over compensation reform.
Management
3 Tips for Leaders Who Want to Keep It Real
Get out of your office and see what it's like on the front line.
Nextgov
VA Paperless Claims Processing System Shut Down
VBMS 'should not be used until further notice,' internal message says.
Management
Everything I Need to Know About Management I Learned From Playing Dungeons and Dragons
The fantasty game focuses on performance metrics and teamwork.
Management
Obama Came Up With a New Retirement Plan Inspired by Behavioral Economics
The president wants to make it so that money is deducted from paychecks before workers receive them.
Nextgov
Obama Pledges More Investment in Math and Science Education
President also focused on early childhood STEM education in his State of the Union address.
Management
Republicans Are Likely to Cave on Debt Ceiling. But That Won't Be the End of It.
House conservatives are already plotting retribution.
Management
Analysis: Enforcer in Chief Must Reach Far Beyond the Power of the Pen
Obama’s phone calls and executive orders won’t move the nation. But legislation will.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The State of the Union's Mixed, Awkward Messages
Tuesday brings more from TV hosts on the president's big speech.
Pay
AFGE offers Obama suggestions for executive action
In the wake of President Obama’s pledge in his state of the union address to use executive power wherever possible to "expand opportunity for American families," one union has issued a "top 10 list" of suggestions of ways the president can exercise that power to help federal employees.
Pay
DHS suspends commonly abused type of overtime
The Department of Homeland Security has suspended the use of administratively uncontrollable overtime (AUO) for many of the estimated 28,000 DHS employees currently eligible for it.
Employee Policy
Survey shows diminishing satisfaction with federal government
A research organization that measures national customer satisfaction recorded a decline in citizen satisfaction with the services provided by the federal government in 2013.
Management
Obama’s State of the Union Reasserts Executive Authority
The president focuses on reducing economic inequality and creating jobs, in part through executive orders.
Defense One
Obama: Afghan War Will End With or Without Troop Deal
President Obama says the war in Afghanistan will be over at the end of the year, with or without a troop deal from Afghan President Hamid Karzai. By Stephanie Gaskell
Defense One
Obama’s Vision: No More War but Plenty More Fighting
President Obama’s speech illustrates America’s global security dilemma: stay out of wars, but don’t let up the fight. By Kevin Baron
News
Storify: GovExec Live-tweets the State of the Union
Obama focuses on jobs, public-private partnerships in his fifth SOTU.
News