Management
Agencies Struggle to Find Talent, but Use Only a Fraction of Available Hiring Options
How effective those options are is anybody’s guess, because neither OPM nor agencies collect necessary data.
Management
The Complete Guide to Cycling to Work
Cities around the world are making themselves more bike-friendly—but to benefit from that public investment, you need to get on your bike.
Management
Democrats Want Short-Term Spending Bill to Stave Off Shutdown
Senate minority leader says measure should not fund agencies past December.
Oversight
Federal Agency to God: Prove You're Real
The agency attempts to crack down on suspicious-sounding presidential candidates.
Management
Is the EPA Doing All It Can to Protect Children From Lead Poisoning?
A lawsuit filed by a group of environmental organizations tracking lead’s effects says no.
Pay & Benefits
Fighting to Protect Your Benefits
A report from the biennial meeting of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Has a Lazy August
Most of the funds were in the black, but their gains were small.
Nextgov
Report: Backups May Not Be Enough Protection from Ransomware
Threat intelligence firm CrowdStrike warns criminals are ramping up the frequency and cost of ransomware attacks.
Management
Trump in Mexico: 'Who Pays for the Wall? We Didn't Discuss it'
The Republican says he never discussed the matter with Enrique Peña Nieto, but Mexico’s president insisted later that he had rejecting paying for the barrier.
Defense
Pentagon Eyes Missile-Defense Sensors In Space
Even as the Defense Department begins to build a giant new flight-tracking radar in Alaska, it is already thinking bigger—and much higher.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trump Goes to Mexico
Enrique Peña Nieto met with the man he compared to Hitler and Mussolini in Mexico City on Wednesday.
Nextgov
Facebook’s DC Office Seeks Analyst to Combat Hate Groups, Terrorist Content
Candidates should "be excited to delve into the details of understanding and mitigating propaganda networks employed by militant organizations.”
Management
Watchdog: The ‘Window’ Into Government Performance Is Pretty Cloudy
GAO says the Performance.gov website doesn’t do a very good job of tracking whether agencies are meeting their goals.
Pay & Benefits
An End to Pay Raise Suspense, Life and Health Insurance Open Seasons, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Route Fifty
Will Austin Become Texas' First 'Sanctuary City'?; Maine Gov. Swears Off Press
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: S.C.'s 'freight train' of a pension problem; Idaho wants feds to let it regulate pollution; N.C. misappropriates half a million dollars
Pay & Benefits
Obama Issues Plan to Give Feds 1.6 Percent Pay Raise in 2017
Figure includes a 1 percent base boost, and a 0.6 percent locality pay bump.
Management
To Be a Good Manager, You First Need to Manage Your Ego
Too often, leaders believe their own publicity.
Nextgov