Pay & Benefits
How a Shutdown Could Hit Your Wallet
A weekly roundup of federal pay and benefits news.
Pay & Benefits
Some Agencies' Shutdown Furlough Plans Have Changed Dramatically in Past 2 Years
Many feds sent home in 2013 would face a different fate this year if agencies are forced to close.
Defense
Multiple Agencies Join Effort to Track ISIS-Damaged Antiquities
State Department initiative leads to Washington conference planned for Friday.
News
A Crime Thriller, Office Decorating Tips and GovExec
That time the magazine was used to set the scene in a noirish '80s potboiler.
Route Fifty
The FBI Has a New Plan to Track Police Shootings
After newspapers stepped up to provide data government hadn’t collected, Director James Comey called the lack of reliable information “ridiculous.”
Oversight
The Shutdown Fight Neither Party Wants
With Congress running out of time to pass a major spending bill, Republicans will try to keep the government open through the weekend.
Management
Breathing New Life Into Shared Services
How agencies can centralize IT systems without losing control.
Defense
Defense Department: Trump’s Muslim Ban is ‘Counter to National Security’
GOP frontrunner draws extraordinary rebuke from Department of Defense, State, Homeland Security, Congress, and Republican Party leaders.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Backlash Against Trump's Latest Plan
Republican luminaries are uniting against the 2016 frontrunner.
Route Fifty
How Minnesota Rebuilt Its Rainy Day Fund and Created Its Largest Budget Reserve in History
A first step for states planning for future economic downturns: “Lawmakers need to determine what exactly constitutes rain.”
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Look to a Short-Term CR to Avoid a Shutdown While They Finish Omnibus Spending Bill
The omnibus spending bill and the tax-extender package are moving slowly, and Congress may need to stay in town at least through the weekend to finish its work.
Management
NIH Could Soon See a Significant Funding Boost From Congress
Health-research advocates are pleasantly surprised by the budget numbers coming out of Congress.
Nextgov
DHS Contract Expands Anti-Hacker EINSTEIN Protection to Every Agency
The deal was inked to complete a goal of making so-called EINSTEIN 3A network protections available to all civilian agencies by Dec. 31.
Nextgov
In-Q-Tel Invests in Firm That Says It Can Retrieve Evidence from Encrypted Devices
In-Q-Tel, the IC’s technology investment arm, did not disclose how much funding it will provide the Canadian-based Magnet Forensics.
Management
SEC Pressured to Standardize Financial Reporting
Transparency advocates in Congress cite industry and global movement.
News
No, 72 DHS Employees Are Not on a Terrorism Watch List
Lawmaker mistakenly links federal workers to terrorism database.
Management
How to Get What You Really Need (and Make Other People Happy Too)
It's all in the way you ask for help.
Management
Republican Offers Feds ‘Heartfelt’ Thanks And An Apology For Breakfast
During a Washington event celebrating top agencies, Rep. Mark Meadows says he recognizes the importance of compensation in rewarding a job well done.
Management
White House: Trump’s 'Ban All Muslims' Proposal 'Disqualifies Him From Running for President'
Press Secretary Josh Earnest also got in a joke about the Republican front-runner’s “fake hair.”
Defense