Pay & Benefits
Are You Getting the Credit You Deserve?
It pays to check your official service records well before you’re ready to retire.
Management
Senate Author of DATA Act Presses Agencies on Follow-Up
Standardization of spending numbers seen as crucial to efficient financial management.
Nextgov
Homeland Security Exploring Body Cameras for Border Patrol
The agency issued a request for information for both body-worn cameras and vehicle-mounted camera systems.
Defense
Senate Hearing on Airport Security Gets Bogged Down on Local Issues
Transportation Security Administrator Peter Neffenger fields some very specific questions from lawmakers.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Fake Agencies Trump Would Cut as President
The Department for the Farms and the Bureau of Birds and Foxes are very wasteful fake federal agencies.
Management
What Feds Thought About the Clinton Team's Honesty, Leadership at the State Department
A review of employee viewpoint surveys shows employees were generally happy with how the department was managed under Clinton, with a slight decline toward the end.
Management
Spy Chief Instructs Intel Community to Serve as Government's Declassification Role Model
DNI proposes eliminating confidential classification, among other suggestions.
Nextgov
Lawmakers Want Answers on Stolen HHS Laptop That Potentially Contained Personal Info on Millions
The chairman and ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee want to know why it took HHS tow months to notify Congress.
Pay & Benefits
Financial Advice in Your Best Interest, Workplace Flexibility and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Route Fifty
Gov. Rick Snyder Named in Flint’s First RICO Suit; N.J. Township Fights Turkeys With Airhorns
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Driver’s licenses for Arizona “dreamers;” raising Louisiana’s exotic dancing age; and a town called Climax
Management
Federal Highway Administration: Decline in American Teens With Driver's Licenses Hits New Low
Economics, attitude shifts, and the lure of the internet are all likely explanations.
Nextgov
How Last Year's OPM Hack Could Affect the Census
A loss of public trust in the federal government could undermine Commerce's ability to collect data for the 2020 census.
Defense
Zika Emergency Funding Can’t Wait, White House Tells Congress
Sitting on the administration's $1.9 billion emergency request is “playing with fire,” budget director says.
Pay & Benefits
Feds’ Long Term Care Insurance Premiums Will Rise Sharply in 2016
OPM is working to allow more policy customization to offset costs.
Nextgov
DHS: Cyberattack on the Ukraine Power Grid Could Happen Here
“This type of attack can happen in any critical infrastructure company across all sectors," a high-ranking cybersecurity official says.
Oversight
How a Serious Third-Party Presidential Run Could Still Happen
It's not too late—yet—for Trump or an anti-Trump to make a credible independent bid.
Management
Five Things That Changed My Life Over Five Years
I couldn’t have predicted any of that five years ago when I turned 50.
Oversight
Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders Win the Wisconsin Primaries
Cruz really needed a win to blunt Trump’s march to the nomination; Sanders extended a winning streak, but time is running out to close his gap with Clinton.
Management
Scott Walker, Not Paul Ryan, Could Be the GOP's Cleveland Surprise
After setting himself up as a kingmaker in Wisconsin, Walker could find himself on the throne at the convention.
Defense