Pay & Benefits
Government Would Pair Service Dogs and Vets With Severe Post-Traumatic Stress Under Bill
Bipartisan legislation would match eligible post-9/11 vets with canines at VA's expense in $10 million pilot program.
Management
Americans Can Now Mail Things to Cuba for the First Time in More Than 50 Years
USPS lifts long-standing ban on mail service with the island nation.
Management
If Improving Government Services Is Such a Good Idea, Why Aren't Elected Officials Doing It?
Lawmakers aren't innocent bystanders in federal agency failures--they have a responsibility to fix things.
Nextgov
White House Official Steps In as OPM's IT Chief
Lisa Schlosser, the deputy U.S. federal chief information officer, will join OPM as a senior adviser and acting CIO.
Management
The Complete Guide to Transforming Your Desk Into a Productive Place to Work
Marie Kondo would be proud.
Management
Using a Drone, NOAA Scientists Filmed a Humpback Doing a Headstand
Drones are allowing scientists to study animals in their natural environments without disturbing them.
Management
How Did the Oklahoma City Bombing Shape Merrick Garland?
President Obama’s new Supreme Court nominee called his work at the Justice Department on the case “the most important thing I have ever done in my life.”
Oversight
Play of the Day: That's a Lot of Confetti, John Kasich
After winning his home state, the Ohio governor was nearly buried in festive paper.
Nextgov
CYBERCOM to Congress: We Need a Bigger Budget
Rogers justified what he called "systematic" increases over the last few years with the observation that every American who has gone online is either now a cybercrime victim or has been affected indirectly by higher fees as a result of data thefts.
Pay & Benefits
Autism Coverage, Diplomat Pay, Retirement Relief and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Obama Regulatory Chief Pressed to Comply with House Subpoena
Shelanski tells Oversight panel he sees ongoing staff talks as complying.
Management
More Proposed VA Firings Only Amplify Calls for Broader Civil Service Reform
Lawmakers say the firing process must be made easier for all employees, not just senior executives.
News
Lawmaker Puts Federal Zombies on Notice
Cathy McMorris Rodgers threatens to decapitate unauthorized programs.
Nextgov
White House CIO Deflects on Apple Encryption Debate
At SXSW, President Obama urged citizens to avoid an “absolutist” stance on encryption. But the White House CIO says he can make an argument for both sides.
Route Fifty
State and Local Daily Digest: Okla.’s Dismal Budget News; Conn. Lawmakers Look at Weaponized Drone Ban
Also in our news roundup: Floods shut bridges between Texas and Louisiana; pothole season is in full swing; Alabama city embraces higher municipal minimum wage.
Tech
Listen to the Declassified Space 'Music' NASA Astronauts Heard While Orbiting the Moon
in 1969, astronauts they heard some strange sounds they could not immediately identify.
Defense
Military Retirement Update: Welcome to the TSP!
A special report on the overhaul of the military retirement system.
Management
Sunshine Week Brings Senate Passage of FOIA Improvement Bill
Advocate of the legislation had urged its passage during an event Monday highlighting transparency programs.
Nextgov
VA Fails Cyber Audit Again
This is the 16th year in a row that VA’s handling of information security has been cited by the IG as a “material weakness.”
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