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Homeland Security to Fast Track Hiring of up to 1,000 New Cyber Personnel
Legislation approved by Congress last year allows DHS to speed the hiring of cyber experts, to set rates of basic pay, and to provide additional compensation, benefits, incentives and allowances.
Oversight
Lawmakers Want to Know Which Agencies Use a Controversial Cell-Phone Surveillance Tech
A bipartisan group of representatives asked 24 agencies if and how they use “Stingray” technology.
Pay & Benefits
Feds Earn 35 Percent Less Than Private Sector Workers, Group Says
Federal Salary Council also recommends two new locality pay areas.
Pay & Benefits
Disabled Vets Hired as Feds Get Advance Sick Leave
President Obama signed into law legislation that gives wounded warriors hired by the government 104 hours of sick leave up front.
Route Fifty
Bad News for Detroit Homeowners; Georgia’s Colorado Marijuana Field Trip
Also: Oklahoma’s Capitol building management challenges and a framework for the big Hudson River tunnel project?
Tech
Feds to Undergo Privacy Training Under OMB’s New IT Guidance
Everyone who touches data must execute best practices to curb risk, advocate says.
Tech
NASA Has a Prototype of the Spacesuit Astronauts Will Wear on Mars
The crowdsourced Z-2 is for planetary exploration only, and won't be used in space or on spacecrafts.
Management
EPA's Gina McCarthy’s Harsh Words for Keystone XL
Comments made public Friday reveal her to be more critical than other Cabinet-level officials.
Management
Merging Common Purchases Makes Dollars and Sense
Taking a page from industry’s book on smarter spending.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Ben Carson's Stabbing History
The neurosurgeon-turned-candidate's backstory is being questioned again.
Route Fifty
Center for Public Integrity's New 50 State Scorecards Show 'Deeply Troubling' Results
Examining indicators like open records and financial disclosure laws, CPI’s 2015 report shows 11 states with “F” grades. And the highest score was only a “C.”
Management
New Pew Research Center Study Finds Most Satisfaction Among Moms Who Work Part-Time
Some people can have it all.
Defense
Defense Employees Favored Carson, at Least Until West Point Flap
Recent GBC poll found Carson was the most favorably viewed presidential candidate by Defense workers.
Management
VA Has Already Fired 400 More Employees This Year Than Last
Bob McDonald said VA has fired 1,500 employees this calendar year compared to 1,100 people in 2014.
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IRS Not Keeping Track of Whom It Shares Data With
Many "interconnections" used at the tax agency lack proper authorization or security agreements, according to an audit.
Defense
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter: Gulf Arabs Need to Get in the Fight
In an interview, Carter says America’s Arab allies need fewer expensive weapons systems—and more will to battle ISIS and Iran on the ground.
Management
A White House PSA Using Bears to Make a Point About Sexual Assault
The Obama administration teamed up with College Humor to spread awareness of the issue.
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