Pay & Benefits
2017 Pay Tables for Federal Employees Are Out
Obama directed a 2.1 percent pay boost for federal civilian employees in 2017, but the actual amount of an employee’s pay raise depends on various factors.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employee Retirement Funds Finish 2016 Strong
All of the investment options in the TSP were in the black for December.
Management
Trump Transition Sought Data for Building Border Walls
The Homeland Security Department provided cost estimates for constructing barriers on both the southern and northern borders.
Management
Four Ways to Motivate Your Employees, From One of the World’s Most Prominent Behavioral Economists
Work should be meaningful.
Management
A President Without an Administration
The Trump transition is behind schedule in vetting its nominees, and struggling to fill senior positions before the inauguration.
Route Fifty
We Covered a Lot of Ground Last Year. Explore Our Route Fifty 2016 Newsmap.
Navigate more than 400 of our articles, features, dispatches and blog posts on U.S. states and localities, from Minot to Miami and so many other places in-between.
Management
Julián Castro, Leveling the Playing Field
The secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development discusses the future of fair and affordable housing as he prepares to leave his post.
Management
Civil Service Reform Is Coming; Employees Need to Play a Role
They understand better than anyone the problems impeding their day-to-day performance.
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Trump Praises Putin for Not Hitting Back after Obama Hacking Sanctions
The president-elect has dismissed intelligence agencies’ conclusions the Russian government was behind election year data breaches targeting Democrats.
Defense
The Key to Putin’s Cyber Power
The Russian president has both the capability and the intent to cause harm, says a former U.S. ambassador to Russia. And the threat won’t vanish once Donald Trump takes office.
Management
Obama's Environmental Legacy, in Two Buttes
The Bears Ears National Monument captures much of what made President Obama inspiring to his supporters—and frustrating to his critics.
Management
The CDC’s New Quarantine Rule Could Violate Civil Liberties
The proposed regulation could be used to detain people without due process, or examine them without informed consent.
Defense
Hacking Into Future Nuclear Weapons: The U.S. Military’s Next Worry
The U.S. isn’t just modernizing it’s weapons and warheads. The future nuclear arsenal will be networked, and that presents unique challenges for the U.S. Air Force.
Management
In Tweet, Trump Pledges to Do Two Things the Government Already Does
"Buy American and hire American."
Management
Always Running 10 Minutes Late? There’s a Really Good Reason For That
Laziness isn't the real problem—it's productivity.
Management
Memo to the President: Collaboration Across Boundaries
No significant issue can be addressed solely by an individual government agency.
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