Management
The Collaboration Conundrum
Successful leaders encourage employees to work together without letting it get out of hand.
Pay & Benefits
Feds are less satisfied with their pay, survey finds
FDIC surpasses Nuclear Regulatory Commission in annual Best Places to Work survey.
Management
NOAA takes remedial steps after National Weather Service chief’s departure
Jack Hayes’ retirement follows five-month probe of wrongly rerouted funds.
Management
Fewer senior executives are satisfied with their pay, OPM finds
Fifty-seven percent surveyed say they plan to retire within five years.
Pay & Benefits
TSP offers free credit monitoring after cyber breach
Board stands by hacked third-party contractor Serco.
Nextgov
Thrift Savings Plan hackers could be targeting other government data
Attackers may have struck a federal retirement plan contractor to obtain more sensitive information.
Management
NLRB member Flynn resigns over leaked information
Sharing internal documents with Romney adviser had been criticized by inspector general.
Management
IRS closing 43 offices, but says all employees will keep their jobs
Agency will relocate or permit teleworking for affected workers.
Management
Senate clears procurement chief and top defense acquisition officer
Joseph Jordan and Frank Kendall win unanimous approval.
Nextgov
UK researchers discover backdoor in American military chip
Glitch presents potential for a ‘large scale Stuxnet-type attack,’ paper says.
Nextgov
Drone strike continues thanks to Obama's 'kill list'
A New York Times report raises questions about the Obama administration's list of terrorist targets.
News
Do Americans Have a Secret Love Affair With Big Government?
Those who criticize federal spending may not know exactly what it supports.
Oversight
Michelle Obama: 'Let's Move' initiative not 'big government'
First Lady says program is not about government telling people what to do.
Defense
A 'military vote' that doesn't really exist
Research shows veterans and active-duty personnel aren't a cohesive voting bloc.
Oversight
Obama? Romney? Flip a Coin
All signs point to a presidential race that will be very tight. Neither candidate seems capable of pulling away.
Oversight
Measures to stop ‘back-door’ base closures win approval in House and Senate
Panel says no new BRAC round, rejects TRICARE hike.
Defense
Biden gets personal comforting families of fallen warriors
Vice president sympathizes with military survivors group, describes his own losses.
Pay & Benefits