Management
Federal Employees Appeals Board Processes Record Number of Cases in 2015
MSPB says it is struggling to keep up with pressures from sequestration and VA firing law.
Management
DHS is Trying to Cut Some of the Worst Red Tape For Companies Hiring Foreign Workers
Good news for companies seeking talent overseas.
Management
Senators Lambaste Agency for Reversing VA’s Decision to Punish Senior Executives
Republicans says MSPB is ‘violating’ merit system principles in recent decisions to reinstate department employees.
Management
OPM Responds to Zika Virus by Streamlining Agency Hiring
Medical officers, nurses, disease- and IT-specialists are needed at State, HHS, USAID.
Nextgov
Watchdogs Prep for Review of Agencies’ IT Security Policies
Under new legislation, agency inspector generals have until August to complete their security reviews and submit them to Congress.
Management
Will Mitt Romney’s Anti-Trump Pitch Work?
The former presidential candidate paints the front-runner as indecent, but he may not have advanced the establishment’s cause very much.
Management
Chief Justice John Roberts Rejects Plea to Block the EPA's Air-Pollution Rule
The U.S. Supreme Court denied a request by 20 states to block the agency’s mercury-emissions rule while lawsuits proceed.
Defense
Frequent NSA Partner AT&T is Backing Apple in its Fight Against the FBI
For decades, AT&T assisted in wiretapping and provided the NSA with access to billions of emails.
Oversight
House GOP Budget Plans Face a Minefield
Disputes over mandatory programs and defense spending are complicating Republican leaders’ efforts to bring their own members on board.
Management
The Best Leaders Know How to Pass the Torch
Why executives should stop treating their knowledge like state secrets.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Mitt Romney is Here to Save the GOP... Or Not
The former presidential candidate's attacks on Donald Trump are too little, too late.
Route Fifty
How a 'Monster' Hurricane Could Swamp Houston and Sink America
The nation's fourth-largest city does not drain well. And that will someday have catastrophic impacts for the rest of the nation.
Route Fifty
State & Local Daily Digest: Recession Risk From Soo Locks Closure; Maine Marijuana Defeat
Also in our news roundup: Colorado’s Amazon sales tax conundrum and Harrisburg livability gets big boost.
Management
How Trump Would Manage the Federal Government
A look at how the Republican frontrunner would actually govern.
Management
House Panel Moves Property Management Bills While Jabbing GSA
Buildings commissioner promises to be aggressive on such projects as new FBI HQ.
Pay & Benefits
A Fresh Look at How Much Money You Need To Retire
Don’t assume the same income percentage target applies to everyone.
Management
Poor Tech Skills Are Holding Women Back at Work
A new study says “digital fluency” can help women close the workplace gender gap by 2040
Nextgov
Congressman on OMB’s New Data Center Policy: ‘Thank God’
The government operates at least 11,000 old-school data centers.
Nextgov