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OPM Pilots ‘Resume Mining’ for USAJobs
The end goal, Holden said, is for USAJobs to transition from a static jobs site.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Would Pay More Toward Pensions Under Proposal
Bill that would ease pain of sequestration also would require many federal employees to contribute 4.4 percent of pay to retirement benefits.
Management
Ben Carson Wants to Intensify the War on Drugs
The retired neurosurgeon is as prohibitionist as anyone running for presidency this cycle—and the reasoning he offers is surprisingly weak.
Tech
Defense: State Department Doesn’t Have Enough People Tweeting At ISIS
In the war of online influence, the U.S. is gaining ground but is still hopelessly outmanned.
Management
Chemical Safety Board Urged to Improve Morale
New chairman says she is hopeful after meeting with inspector general.
Oversight
Benghazi Committee Democrats: We Will Stay on Panel “For Now”
Democrats on the committee met with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Friday.
Oversight
Overworked Secret Service Agents Are Falling Asleep on the Job
Lawmaker says report shows Secret Service "just doesn’t get it."
Route Fifty
States Move to Bolster Private Retirement Savings
More than two dozen are considering a variety of plans, which one Brookings Institution expert says might “constitute the most important step toward retirement security in decades.”
Nextgov
The Federal Government Is Finally Updating Y2K-era Cybersecurity Baselines
The last time the federal government updated its IT strategy, the requirements dealt with protecting "dial-in access," bulletin boards, and passwords.
Management
Senators Press White House to Clamp Down on 'Bridge Contracts'
Carper-McCaskill letter to procurement chief seeks tougher oversight to ensure competition.
Management
A Simpler Way to Manage People
Performance management is both a battlefield and a minefield.
Defense
Thursday's Benghazi Hearing Was Tense, Lengthy
Hearing represented the climax of months of investigations and weeks of political sparring.
Management
Interior Department Report Faults EPA In Colorado Mine Spill
Agency warns that the circumstances around the mine spill are “surprisingly prevalent.”
Oversight
The Debt-Limit First Move No One Wants to Make
House and Senate GOP leaders know they need to pass a clean debt-ceiling measure, but neither wants to go first.
Management
White House Endorses Cybersecurity Bill, Bucking Privacy Groups
The Senate’s bill gains momentum ahead of a vote next week.
Oversight
Paul Ryan Officially Enters the House Speaker Race
“I am ready and eager to be our speaker,” the Congressman from Wisconsin wrote in a letter to colleagues on Thursday night.
Oversight
Lincoln Chafee Just Dropped Out of the Presidential Race
Announcement comes just two days after Jim Webb left the pack.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Hillary Never Stops Trying to Sell Her Book
The Benghazi hearing took forever, but the former State Department chief found an opening to tout "Hard Choices."
Route Fifty
Why a Puente Hills Quake Could Be Far More Destructive to L.A. Than the ‘Big One’
Here’s another reminder that destruction is always around the corner in Southern California.
Pay & Benefits