Management
The American Dream: Personal Optimists, National Pessimists
A survey reveals a huge gap between Americans’ pessimism about the nation and their optimism about their own lives.
Pay & Benefits
Identity Protection, Excessive Military ER Visits, Wellness Review and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Nextgov
DHS Alerts Public to OPM-Related Phishing Scams
Emails claiming to come from the agency and contractor CSID might be after money, U.S. secrets or both, say experts.
Oversight
Retirement of Acting VA Inspector General Doesn’t Halt Criticisms
Senate chairman, whistleblower advocate demand permanent appointment.
Oversight
Border Agency Needs More Investigators to Tackle Corruption, Report Says
Panel finds CBP employee arrests and misuse of firearms are already prevalent.
Management
Overtime Will Get a Break
Obama announced a regulation to more than double the threshold for overtime pay. Will this help the American middle class?
Nextgov
Is the White House Skirting Governmentwide Cybersecurity Rules?
The White House’s unclassified networks were breached by hackers last fall.
Management
Obama on Reopening U.S. Embassy in Havana: 'This Is What Change Looks Like'
But the White House's efforts to re-establish diplomatic relations with Cuba face opposition from Republicans in Congress.
Management
White House Now Allows Photos -- Including Selfies -- on Tours
No need to worry, selfie-sticks are still banned.
Oversight
An Agency Left in Limbo as Authority Expires
The Export-Import Bank is at least temporarily out of the business of authorizing new transactions.
Oversight
USAID Updates Error-Riddled Map of Afghan Health Clinics
Watchdog found locations of 80 percent of health facilities were incorrectly documented.
Route Fifty
Mississippi Happy to Take Louisiana’s Movie Business; California Farmers Happy to Take Modesto’s Sewer Water
Also: The Internet makes public sector conservation a success, Florida’s Rick Scott making the public pay to be shunned and a Miami neighborhood halts spillover gentrification, for now.
Route Fifty
Massachusetts Uses Job Training as a Path to Sobriety
Eleven states are using federal grant money to help people with addictions find a road to sobriety. In Massachusetts, one pathway is through job training.
Nextgov
Data-Driven Government? Not Yet. Feds Still Manage by Hunch
In a true data-driven culture, leaders need to be willing to rethink their plans and perhaps even change course based on what the data says, according to EPA CTO Greg Godbout.
Oversight
How Will Recent Supreme Court Decisions Affect Boehner's Obamacare Lawsuit?
Lawyers in the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act say the high court's redistricting opinion helped them clear their biggest hurdle.
Management
Here Are the 3,000 Pages of Clinton Emails Released by State
The candidate's emails from 2009 are part of a wider release that will unfold throughout her campaign.
Management
Hillary Clinton's Email Address at State Was in High Demand
A new batch of State Department emails shows that some powerful Washingtonians quickly got Clinton's private email address—and others were eager to get it.
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