Management

Your Weekly Perspective Check

Look at it this way, at least you're not working in the shock trauma room.

Route Fifty

As Bundy Takeover Plays Out in Oregon, Colorado Lawmakers Debate State Control

Federal land management is an even hotter topic during the Centennial State’s legislative session.

Management

Whistleblower Disclosures Skyrocketed Last Year, Driven by VA Employees

Small independent agency struggles to keep up with unprecedented workload.

Oversight

Senate to Vote on Limiting Syrian Refugees

The chamber is set to tackle a hot-button bill that already passed the House.

Management

Sanders and Clinton Go to the Mat

The two leading candidates battled over gun control and health care during the final Democratic debate before the Iowa caucuses.

Nextgov

Hackers Breach Oregon Refuge Employee Data and Dump Car Breathalyzer’s Source Code

Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.

Route Fifty

Saving for Retirement Varies by State and Region

Rates of participation in employer-sponsored plans highest in Midwestern states.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Michael Bloomberg Could Upend the Presidential Race

Who doesn't want to see two New York billionaires run against one another in 2016?

Management

How Your Social Life Changes Your Microbiome

Every hug, handshake, and hip-check sends the tiny communities that live inside us back and forth.

Route Fifty

Watch Caltrans Blow Up a Boulder Blocking a Major Mountain Highway

The Golden State's transportation agency used a surgical approach to not trigger additional landslides.

Management

Why NOAA is Working on a Facebook for Endangered Whales

Marine biologists have crowdsourced a facial-recognition algorithm to help them identify the animals on the spot.

Oversight

House Chairmen Clash with HHS over Obamacare Funding Documents

Brady, Upton probing agency's funding of Basic Health Program without Congress.

Pay & Benefits

After Nearly Four Years, Phased Retirement Hasn't Quite Taken Off

OPM says to date it’s received 31 applications from federal employees governmentwide.

Management

Obama Steers Climate Battle ‘Upstream’ With New Coal Policy

Restrictions on coal development highlight the growing fight over keeping fossil fuels in the ground.

Management

IRS Hires 1,000 Seasonal Employees, Plans to Downsize in Other Areas

Agency plans to use attrition to trim the number of agents and criminal investigators by 2,000.

Nextgov

US Hiring Researchers to See if China’s Military Robots Originate from Hacked Designs

The feds want to know if hacked trade secrets are aiding the rise of an army of Chinese bots.