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After Dodging the Bullet that Hit OPM, Interior ‘Owns’ Up to Cyber Problem
Department CIO Sylvia Burns was horrified to learn another agency's database was hacked inside her IT facility.
Pay & Benefits
Cuts to TSP, a Deeper Look at Low Morale and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Oversight
House Panel Approves Bill to Ease Firing of 300K Feds
Opponents say legislation would "abolish the civil service" at VA.
Management
Video: Obama Spoke Wednesday About Bill Cosby
At a press conference, the president was asked if he was going to revoke the comedian's Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Oversight
Benghazi Panel Democrats Want to Know: Where Are the Hearings?
The committee minority says the majority was planning at least 11 hearings this year. One has happened.
Management
New OPM Director Promises to Improve Response to Data Breach
White House CIO says long term solution will require investing in new technology.
Defense
Obama: Argument for Rejecting Iran Deal 'Defies Logic'
The Iran deal debate is hardly over. And the president knows it.
Management
Why Getting a Referral Is So Powerful In a Job Search
It's always important to tap into your employees' professional networks.
Nextgov
Yes, There Will Be a Federal Spending Spree This Fall
Expect another end-of-fiscal-year surge, especially in IT contracting.
Nextgov
Pentagon’s Bring-Your-Own-Device Project on Hold Until Fall
The pilot project will include some 10,000 users.
Management
How Do You Measure the Effectiveness of Government?
Understanding the citizen’s perspective can drive quality data and decisions.
Oversight
Congressional Democrats Don't Trust Iran, But Do They Trust Obama?
The president needs his own party to believe he got the best possible deal.
Pay & Benefits
Your Data Is Compromised. (Yes, Yours.) What Now?
"Everybody's data is at risk and vulnerable, and has probably been compromised multiple times, if they're an adult," says data breach expert.
Management
Obama's Foreign Policy Is Hurting Hillary Clinton's 2016 Chances
The president’s unorthodox foreign policy, conducted after his reelection in 2012, will receive a clear up-or-down vote in Florida next year—but with Hillary Clinton on the ballot.
Management
Obama Lays Out Plan to Overhaul The American Criminal Justice System
"Any system that allows us to turn a blind eye to hopelessness and despair—that is not a justice system, that is an injustice system," the president said Tuesday.
Oversight
Play of the Day: El Chapo Threatens The Donald
Trump and the Mexican drug kingpin are feuding on social media.
Route Fifty
How a ‘Vampire Hunter’s Set’ May Be Connected to Harrisburg’s Fiscal Crisis
A lengthy criminal complaint filed against former Mayor Stephen Reed includes 499 counts involving bribery, theft and the misuse of bond funds.
Oversight
New OPM Chief Calls Anxious Lawmakers to Share Her ‘Enthusiasm’ for Fixing Agency
Members of Congress press new OPM leadership for appropriate protections for hack victims.
Nextgov
House Panel Dents Budget for Cyber Tool That Scoped out OPM Breaches
Citing proposed pay raise costs and concerns about contracts for the EINSTEIN tool, lawmakers pass $5 million reduction.
Defense