Tech
The New VA.gov Shows What’s Possible For Government Tech After the Healthcare.gov Disaster
Expect to see more Silicon Valley–style site design in Washington, DC.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Grants Greater Flexibility With Senior Executive Personnel Appraisal Systems
Officials, senior executives group tout the changes as a move toward results-oriented compliance.
Pay & Benefits
Cutting Through the Open Season Jargon
Understanding key terms in the federal health insurance world.
Management
‘Heavy’ Multitasking May Cramp Your Memory
The word 'multitasking' implies that you can do two or more things at once, but in reality our brains only allow us to do one thing at a time.
Management
Presidential Rank Award Winners Total 131 for 2018
Senior Executives Association plans leadership summit honoring the awardees on Dec. 13.
Pay & Benefits
What You Need to Know About the Public Service Loan Program
A higher education professor explains the complex rules behind Public Service Loan Forgiveness, a program meant to provide debt relief to student loan borrowers who went into public service jobs.
Nextgov
DHS and Pentagon Memo Details Future Cyber Cooperation
The memorandum of understanding comes after the Defense Department prepared to help the Homeland Security Department repel Election Day cyberattacks.
Defense
Pentagon Began Clampdown on Senior Leaders’ Public Speaking Months Ago, Memos Reveal
DOD says it’s to save money and time. Critics say it’s to avoid conflict with the president.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The President Examines Voter Fraud Again
Are voters wearing disguises to vote multiple times?
Oversight
‘Redo’ Nuclear Posture Review, Says Next House Armed Services Chair
Rep. Adam Smith laid out new terms for a debate over the Pentagon’s plans to expand the military’s nuclear arsenal.
Management
D.C.-Area Agencies Open With Unscheduled Leave, Telework
First winter weather event of the season hits region.
Route Fifty
Pressuring Gun and Ammo Manufacturers Through Police Procurement
STATE AND LOCAL ROUNDUP | A grim search in Calif. for the missing in Paradise … Mich. PFAS blood tests … the best big U.S. airport … and ‘pot for potholes.’
Route Fifty
In Cities Rejected by Amazon, Some See Upsides to ‘HQ2’ Process
“It wasn't just a sense of winners and losers in this,” says Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, of Gary, Indiana.
Management
Unions Sue VA Over Official Time Edict
Decision to ban medical employees from official time is "clear violation of the law," labor groups argue.
Nextgov
Big Contracts to Watch at DISA
The defense agency’s 2019 forecast includes three contracts with contract values that could exceed $1 billion.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Salary Council Revives Fight Over Federal Employee Pay Comparability
Advisory group debates changes to pay disparity methodology.
Nextgov
VA’s $16 Billion E-Health Record Overhaul is Already $350 Million Over Budget
Just six months into the project, VA’s most important modernization effort is getting more expensive.
Management
Latest Count of 'Revolving Door' Defense Contractors Names Names
Advocacy group blasts ethics law "loopholes" that allow agency alums to lobby.
Management
Postal Service Loses $3.9 Billion in Fiscal 2018
Postmaster general says the losses will only get worse without congressional intervention.
Nextgov