Management
Be Less Boring: The 4 Best Alternatives to PowerPoint
Reject "Death by PowerPoint" with these four dynamic tools.
Management
Saving More, Duplicating Less: GAO Gets Specific With Agencies
Auditors find 31 new areas of agency overlap and potential savings.
Nextgov
Pentagon Uses Online Tools to Enhance Collaboration and Cut Travel Costs
The number of registered users has jumped 700 percent to over 700,000 users.
Management
Budget Will Propose Program Cuts, Consolidations to Save $25B
Plan to curb duplication and waste will 'go further' than past requests, official says.
Nextgov
How to Convince Your Boss to Let You Telework
A new infographic can help managers reframe how they view off-site productivity.
Nextgov
Sen. Murray Keeps Hanford Nuclear Site Safe From Budget Cuts
While Energy is facing across-the-board cuts, Murray wants to keep her home state's facility funded.
Pay & Benefits
Senior Execs Group 'Baffled' By Bonus Policy
OMB tells agencies to withhold certain monetary awards during the sequester unless lawyers deem them legally required.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Obama’s Budget and Biden’s Salary
The vice president has not showed furlough solidarity!
Management
Obama's Last Weapon in the Fight for Gun Regulations: Emotion
President makes another pitch for lawmakers to enact new restrictions.
Management
What to Expect in Obama’s Budget
The White House is unveiling its 2014 spending plan on Wednesday.
Tech
New Era for Energy Department Expected Under a Secretary Moniz
Obama's nominee faces a Senate confirmation hearing Tuesday.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Claims Continue to Surge
OPM received more than double the number of new applications in March than it anticipated.
Nextgov
VA Seeks to Quadruple Funding for Paperless Claims System
Overall, department requests 4 percent increase in 2014 discretionary budget.
Nextgov
It Seems Defense Really Doesn’t Need Much Money to Develop Its Acquisition Workforce
Maybe it's just a matter of winning the lottery.
Management
Virginia Contractor Sends WARN Act Layoff Notices
Company hasn’t faced actual cuts to contracts yet, spokesman says.
Nextgov
Here’s What Government is Vine-ing About
Some agencies and officials are already posting six-second videos to the new social site.
Management
The 5 Agencies with the WORST Leadership in Government
These agencies are reported to have the least effective leadership in government.
Oversight
The Second-Term Jinx
Ike, Nixon, Reagan, Clinton—presidents historically fumble the end of an eight-year term. With a hostile Congress, Obama faces a similar fate.
Defense
OPM to Agencies: Create Personal Advocates for Civilians Returning from Combat Zones
Each agency should designate a liaison to ensure employees receive benefits post combat.
Management