Management

Obama Administration to Ban Artificial Trans Fats

The FDA announced Tuesday that certain oils are no longer recognized as safe.

Pay & Benefits

OPM Will Soon Notify New Wave of Workers Their Data Was Hacked

'You failed, utterly and completely,' lawmaker tells OPM director.

Management

Will Donald Trump Actually Matter in the 2016 Race?

The real-estate tycoon just announced he's running for president. He's not going to win the nomination, but he's going to be tough to ignore.

Management

FBI Spends Up to One-Third of Its Aviation Budget on Executive Travel, Documents Show

Bureau says spending on travel for top officials including former Attorney General Eric Holder did not cut into operational work.

Pay & Benefits

Border Patrol Agents Can Now Check Out New Overtime Details

Proposed rule outlines the specifics of a new, less generous compensation system to replace administratively uncontrollable overtime.

Defense

TSA Nomination Advances to Senate Floor

Coast Guard Vice Adm. Neffenger would arrive on heels of reports faulting airport screening and worker vetting practices.

Oversight

Bernie Sanders and the Age Question

He would be the oldest newly-elected president by a wide margin. Will voters care?

Management

Groups Boycott Administration's Facial Recognition Talk

The Commerce Department will forge ahead, but privacy advocates have lost faith in negotiations over software that can identify faces.

Oversight

Republicans Put Obamacare on Firing Line Ahead of Supreme Court Decision

House GOP sets votes on a series of anti-ACA bills, while everyone waits for the decision that could change everything.

Management

The Complexity of Being Richard Nixon

Often remembered as a brooding, vengeful, and almost cartoonish figure, his life was far more complicated than its caricature.

Nextgov

OPM Announces -- Then Pulls Back -- Contract Award for Social Media Job Screening (UPDATED)

Social Intelligence's technology provides reports on employees' — and potential hires' — social media use, among other services.

Nextgov

Here’s What OPM Told Congress the Last Time Hackers Breached its Networks

OPM CIO Donna Seymour told Congress in April that "culture and leadership" allowed the agency to thwart a 2014 cyberattack.

Management

Why a Jeb Bush Presidency Could Mean Far Less Job Security for Feds

The shrinking government workforce is a "tribute to our maturity as a society," the former governor has said.

Management

Disputed Power Maneuver Divides Chemical Safety Board

Move marks a new detour in effort to reform vacancy-plagued investigative body.