Pay & Benefits
Spending Deal Keeps Feds, Troops on Track for 1.3 Percent Raise
A separate part of the agreement would nearly double the subsidy for transit-riding feds.
Defense
National Security Agency to Unveil Workforce Restructuring in January
Adm. Rogers describes changes aimed at modernizing how the agency executes its mission.
Management
GOP Hopefuls Touted Big Government As a Cure For Terror Fears
The debate saw Republican candidates leveraging the San Bernardino attack for political gain.
Oversight
Ted Cruz Is Correct: The NSA Reform Bill Allows More Spying
With terrorism fears running high, Cruz and Rubio traded shots over government surveillance.
Pay & Benefits
The Biggest Health-Care Winners in the Omnibus Deal
The package includes funding for NIH and 9/11 responders, and delays the “Cadillac Tax” on pricey health plans.
Pay & Benefits
More Senior Executives Win Top Honors in 2015
Pentagon, NASA top list of Presidential Rank Award winners.
Management
Government Benefits Programs Need a Triage Makeover
How agencies can rein in improper payments.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Jeb's Campaign is Just an Elaborate Nigerian Prince Scam
Bush's newest campaign email sounds very familiar.
Route Fifty
Why the Public Sector Should Reassess Its Health Information Security Protocols
Data breaches leading to medical billing fraud increase healthcare costs for governments, according to a new Verizon report.
Management
Here's Everything Federal Employees Need to Know From Tuesday's Republican Debates
Dealing with bureaucracies, hiring new feds and more.
Management
Paul Ryan Announces Funding Deal, Asks Caucus for Support
The new speaker asked fellow Republicans to back a $1.1 trillion spending bill, even after many of the riders they’d sought were left on the cutting-room floor.
Defense
Hillary Clinton Links Guns, Terrorism in Security Address
“Terrorists use guns to kill Americans, and I think we should make it harder for them to do that ever again,” Clinton said.
Pay & Benefits
Obama Increases SES Performance Award Spending Cap
Executive order aimed at streamlining hiring comes as OMB gives first customer service awards.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Likely to Receive First Mass Transit Benefit Boost in Two Years
Expected provision in tax package would nearly double subsidy for public transportation riders.
Nextgov
Agencies Get Marching Orders for Filling ‘Major’ Cyber Talent Shortage
Boosting the government’s information security workforce is a key part of the Obama administration’s long-term strategy for securing federal networks.
Route Fifty
Calif. to Take on Gig Economy Labor Rights; Mo. Lawmakers Aim to Punish Student Athlete Protesters
Also: Baltimore suburban officials feel blindsided by city’s long-running low-income-housing plan and local Florida governments see windfall in move toward cremation.
Management
8 Ways to Stay Sane During Holiday Travel
Take this ultimate opportunity to learn to let go.
Management
Why Obama’s Tuesday Defense of Immigrants Matters
“In the Syrian seeking refuge today, we should see the Jewish refugee of World War II,” the president said at a naturalization ceremony.
Defense
Maryland Man Charged With Accepting Money from ISIS to Launch an Attack
A 30-year-old man was arrested this week.
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