Oversight
New Bill Puts Focus on Improving Postal Workforce Morale
Legislation is part of effort to provide better service to rural customers.
Oversight
Republican Defenders of the Confederate Flag Derail a Spending Bill
As South Carolina voted to haul down the banner, supporters in the Capitol took up its cause.
Nextgov
Pentagon Not Ready for Bring-Your-Own-Device Just Yet
DOD Chief Information Officer Terry Halvorsen said the initiative has been delayed as other business got in the way.
Nextgov
What the Federal Government Can Learn from Disney World: Q&A with Greg Godbout
EPA’s Chief Technology Officer Greg Godbout has big plans for the federal government, and a lot of it seems to follow in the digital footsteps of Disney World.
Management
Fraud and Gravestone Stealing at the VA
One former VA supervisor is sentenced for accepting $1 million in kickbacks, while another employee pilfered stone from a cemetery to install flooring at his property.
Management
Men Are Both More and Less Intelligent Than Women
Surveys and reports are trying to settle an age-old debate.
Nextgov
High-Tech Transportation: Can Congress Regulate Technology that Doesn’t Exist Yet?
Companies say federal regulations are needed before technology can evolve.
Management
OMB Pushes Interagency Collaboration to Modernize Statistics
Regulatory chief seeks to eliminate 'stovepiped' information releases.
Oversight
Washington Can't Fix Computer Glitches
Wednesday’s NYSE and United Airlines problems wouldn't have been avoided if there had been a cybersecurity-information-sharing law in place.
Management
Here's Our Chance to Fix Government Once and for All
Landmark legislation would provide the real power needed to cut waste.
Management
Housing Choices for Poor Families Have Not Improved Since Katrina
A new study shows that vouchers for low-income families in post-Katrina New Orleans haven’t helped integrate or improve neighborhoods.
Management
Cornyn: Deal to Bring Snowden Home Would Be 'Insulting and Inappropriate'
The fugitive leaker should serve at least 12 to 20 years, the Majority Whip said this week.
Management
Most Agencies Embrace Data-Driven Performance Reviews, Watchdog Finds
Homeland Security among those not meeting regularly on progress toward goals.
Oversight
The House Wants a New Vote on the Confederate Flag Issue
The chamber will vote Thursday to undo previously passed amendments that would remove the flag from federal land.
Nextgov
5th OPM Hack Hearing Presents Yet Another Unanswered Question
No "credit check" can offset the risks to national security of compromised security clearance records.
Route Fifty
Stats Shot: Michigan’s Uneven Dental Care Access Is Nothing to Smile At
Despite the Great Lakes State's adequate supply of dental professionals on a per population basis, seniors, pregnant women and low-income adults and children face significant gaps in oral health access.
Pay & Benefits
Big Changes in Overtime Pay, Maternity Leave and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Ban on Contractor Campaign Gifts Is Constitutional, Says Circuit Court Panel
D.C. judges back FEC's rule aimed at preventing corruption.
Management
The 4 Keys to Building Rapport With Your Team
How to tear down the wall between you and your employees.
Oversight