Pay & Benefits
Help With Student Loans, Paid Sick Leave for Contractors
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Another Federal Office in Oregon Reopens After Closing for 7 Weeks During Malheur Standoff
Two of the three facilities closed due to safety concerns during the standoff are now operational.
Pay & Benefits
Bill Would Give Federal Employees a 5.3 Pay Raise in 2017
The legislation would provide a 3.9 percent base pay bump, and a 1.4 percent boost in locality pay.
Management
Union Leader Says He Has Good Relationship with IRS Chief
NTEU hopes to restore some of 18,000 lost tax agency jobs.
Management
Trump Comes Out of the Nevada Republican Caucus Victorious
The Republican frontrunner rolled to another dominating victory in Nevada, gathering steam as he heads into Super Tuesday.
Defense
Top Admiral Asks U.S. Allies to Help Buzz China’s Fake Islands
The four-star admiral of U.S. Pacific Command told Congress he wants other countries to join the U.S. in flying, sailing near China’s new islands (and that new radar).
Defense
Air Force Paper: Women Who Wear the Hijab Contribute to 'Passive Terrorism'
Millions of Muslim women might have something to say about that.
Management
Do You Really Know Who You're Dealing With?
Don't make assumptions -- they could get you in trouble.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Adventures With Ted Cruz
The Texan is under more scrutiny as the campaign continues.
Route Fifty
White House Poverty Summit Looks at Ways to Address Child Welfare
Leaders focus on nutrition and two-generation approaches to helping children growing up in poverty.
Defense
Why Are There So Many Copies of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall?
There are multiple copies and even traveling versions of the wall. This increases access, but does it dilute the meaning of the monument?
Route Fifty
Counties Should View Outdated Elections Technology and Policies as Cyber Liabilities
“You want to assume breach,” the president of Verified Voting told the National Association of Counties this week.
Nextgov
California Says Companies Should Embrace NSA-developed Data Protections
Many of the 657 data breaches that California businesses and agencies reported during the past four years could have been prevented.
Oversight
Hoyer to Union: Lawmakers Shouldn't Use 'Bureaucrat as an Epithet'
NTEU announces 2016 legislative priorities in pay, benefits and workplace rights.
Management
Poor Leadership Derailed Obamacare Rollout, Not Technology
A new report details the real culprits behind one of the Obama administration’s most embarrassing failures.
Pay & Benefits
Proposal Would Give Some VA Senior Executives More Pay
MSPB appeal rights also would be stripped, according to the department’s draft document under consideration on Capitol Hill.
Oversight
Apple is Right: The FBI Wants to Access Lots of iPhones
After Apple’s lawyers revealed that the agency is trying to gain access to about a dozen devices, it’s becoming increasingly clear why the government chose to take the San Bernardino case public.
Defense
What's New in Obama's Plan to Close Guantanamo
The White House’s plan gives Congress 13 different sites to choose from—and just added a lot of fuel to an already heated topic in a national security election year.
Oversight