Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Move to Protect Feds In Case of Shutdown
Virginia representatives prep legislation to ensure back pay for furloughed workers if government closes.
Management
Obama Nominates OMB Adviser as Deputy Management Director
Behind-the-scenes White House veteran Andrew Mayock brings Treasury and consulting experience.
Management
Obama's Coming Privacy Council Welcomed by Industry Leader
Budget director's call for professionalization of privacy officers called a turning point.
Management
The National Park Service Is Hiring for the Next Ansel Adams
Adams was technically a contractor for the agency.
Tech
NASA: Bright Spots on the Dwarf Planet Ceres Aren't Aliens
Nothing like it has been seen in the solar system before.
Defense
Meet the Military-Funded Artificial Intelligence that Learns as Fast as a Human
Today, it recognizes handwriting; tomorrow, it may vastly improve the military’s surveillance and targeting efforts.
Oversight
Play of the Day: That Eagle Thought Trump's Hair Was a Nest
Late-night TV has more on the confrontation between the real estate mogul and a bald eagle.
Route Fifty
13 New ‘What Works Cities’ Announced by Bloomberg Philanthropies
Improving data-driven government is the aim of the municipal-focused initiative.
Pay & Benefits
Obama Likely to Speak to Senior Executives on Dec. 15
President also expected to sign executive order on SES reforms.
Management
As Congress Pushes Back Deadline, Agencies and White House Start Shutdown Prep
All sides say funding lapse can be avoided, but agencies plan for worst-case scenario.
Management
Why Do So Many Government Incentive Awards Programs Fail?
Cash bonuses can do more harm than good.
Pay & Benefits
Getting the Best Health Plan Deal: An Experiment
What happened to five people who changed their coverage in 2015.
Defense
Shipyard Senators Want Pentagon Travel Cuts Repealed
Bipartisan effort urges appropriators to reverse year-old cuts to long-term travel per diems for service members and Defense civilians.
Defense
Former State Department Employee Admits to Cyberstalking, 'Sextortion'
Former London embassy staffer pleads guilty to phishing scheme targeting hundreds.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employee Union Endorses Hillary Clinton for President
Group says Clinton would fight for pay raises and better benefits.
Route Fifty
Los Angeles to Hire Vets, Homeless, Former Gang Members; Missouri Inmates Ask for the Gas Chamber
Also: Pittsburgh goes after bad landlords and there’s no way to know who’s doling out construction contracts to whom in the New Mexico legislature.
Nextgov
OPM Rushed to Award $20M Post-Hack Contract -- and Ran Afoul of Federal Contracting Rules, IG Says
Because of OPM's missteps, "millions of taxpayer dollars were put at risk for waste or loss" the IG says.
Management