Management
Postal Reform Bill Earns Bipartisan Support in Congress
Lawmakers say legislation can help USPS survive well into the future.
Nextgov
Commerce Data Chief: Tech Can Make the Patent Process 'A Hell of a Lot Easier'
Patent applications could be processed faster if patents were machine readable.
Oversight
NASA Astronauts Testify Before House Space Committee
NASA’s Scott Kelly and Kjell Lindgren testified at a House hearing on Wednesday about their lives aboard the International Space Station.
Defense
The United States Arrested 56 American Islamic State Supporters This Year
The group is quite diverse.
Management
3 Delegation Mistakes You Don’t Have to Make
How to avoid lost time, frazzled nerves and frustration.
Route Fifty
5 Ways States Achieve Meaningful Medicaid Transformation
Leadership, data, funding, resources and monitoring are important areas.
Defense
Obama Quietly Signs Guantanamo Freeze Into Law
The president gave the defense authorization bill his signature, but rejected what he called unconstitutional restrictions on his push to close the military prison in Cuba
Pay & Benefits
Details on the Locality Pay Increase, Controversial Petition for Christmas Eve Off, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Oversight
Watchdog Vindicates Whistleblowers Who Warned Navy Yard Was Not Secure
Two managers spoke up months before deadly shootings.
Nextgov
State Department on the Hunt for Electronic System to Manage Emails
Under a presidential mandate, agencies must manage all email records in an electronic format by the end of 2016.
Management
The Invention of Telecommuting
Working remotely long predated third-wave coffee shops and sleek co-working spaces.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Push for 3.9 Percent ‘Emergency’ COLA in 2016
Federal retirees are not scheduled to receive any increase next year.
Route Fifty
Gambling's 'Big Trickle-Down' Boost or Simply a Way to Shuffle Economic Dollars Around?
Locals in a county in New York state's Southern Tier have welcomed expanded gambling in their community. But will it lift the fortunes for everyone?
Pay & Benefits
Feds, Which Benefits Do You Love?
OPM next week will send a survey to the government workforce on health, retirement and other benefits.
Nextgov
4 Government Tech Priorities That Need a Funding Boost Next Year
Getting the government’s security standards up to par will require significant investments.
Route Fifty
A Crime-Fighting Tattoo Database; St. Louis County’s New Angry Municipal Battle
Also: Deckhands needed to ease ‘silver tsunami’ in Puget Sound and Mississippi’s somewhat good news.
Management
The False Promise of Meritocracy
Managers who believe themselves to be fair and objective judges of ability often overlook women and minorities who are deserving of job offers and pay increases.
Oversight
Most House Members Want to End Email Spying. Why Hasn’t Their Bill Moved?
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte is wary of hamstringing government investigations.
Defense
Congress Eyes Changes to Visa-Waiver Travel Program
Lawmakers want to tighten the visa-waiver program to keep Islamic State militants out of the U.S.—and this time, they have the White House’s support.
Oversight