Nextgov
Pentagon Watchdog: Show Us the Cost Benefit Analysis of Cloud
A forthcoming DOD IG audit may soon shed light on the extent the Pentagon and its components perform cost benefit analysis before acquiring cloud services.
Nextgov
Are These Collaboration Platforms Key to Improving Federal IT?
Federal Chief Information Officer Tony Scott announced the winning teams of the first-ever CIO Council IT Solutions Challenge.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Petition President for Paid Holiday on Christmas Eve
When Christmas last fell on a Friday in 2009, Obama gave employees a half day off on Dec. 24.
Management
Everyone Could Benefit From Paid Parental Leave
Workplaces are (slowly) becoming more equal. Yet many have policies that all but ensure that households will stay stuck in the past.
Management
IRS Whistleblower Program Makes Money But May Be Underfunded
GAO calls for improvements to streamline operations and further reduce tax gap.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Funds Mostly Positive in November
The funds invested in international stocks and fixed income bonds were the only offerings in the red.
Route Fifty
Delaware Divvies Up Seized Assets Without Oversight; South Dakota Preps for More Overdoses
Also: Pennsylvania leads successful veterans courts movement and Florida cities demand control over fracking and effective leadership on climate change.
Management
Are Millennials Bad Employees?
The generation has been called entitled and narcissistic. Their bosses disagree
Oversight
As Clinton Releases Infrastructure Plan, Congress Wrestles With Its Own Bill
Clinton’s tax-reform plan might seem ideal, but Congress is stuck with a pay-for patchwork.
Defense
White House Refuses to Rank Terrorism vs. Global Warming
A senior adviser to President Obama declined to say which of the two threats was more important.
Defense
Congress's AUMF Debate in the Wake of the Paris Terrorist Attacks
The Paris attacks have brought new proposals, but legislators seem no closer to passing a resolution.
Management
The Never-Ending Appeals Process at VA Hurts All Vets
Is infinity the right number to allow? Probably not.
Management
Play of the Day: Donald Trump is Just Confusing Some Things
The Daily Show looks at some of the candidate's recent claims.
Route Fifty
Wanted in Ann Arbor: A City Administrator With ‘10-15 Years Experience in Child Care’
That job qualification might seem odd, but is an important reality in some local governments.
Nextgov
Senator Labels OPM Breach a ‘Federal Fumble’ of 2015
“The federal government still does not know -- and may not know for years to come -- the extent of the damage done by the massive OPM breach,” the report stated.
Nextgov
Revamping IRS Electronic Fraud Detection Could Waste $18 Million a Year
A new Treasury audit found the IRS planned to run the new and old systems simultaneously.
Oversight
Lawmakers Ask If Policy Limiting ‘Burrowing In’ Of Political Appointees Has Worked
GAO's last study of the practice was released more than five years ago.
Route Fifty
Texas Threatens to Sue Refugee Aid Groups; N.C.’s Venus Flytrap Felony
Also: New York City’s new sodium rules face litigation.
Pay & Benefits
Bay Area, D.C. Feds to Receive the Largest Pay Raises Next Year
Obama issues 2016 locality pay rate increases, the first such raises in five years.
Management