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.

Oversight

GOP Threatens to Subpoena State Department for Keystone Docs

The move comes amid a larger battle over transparency between Republicans and the State Department, including over key moves made during Hillary Clinton's tenure.

Pay & Benefits

Bill Would Protect Federal Retirees From Fraud

Bipartisan legislation would give U.S. attorneys authority to prosecute financial reps who misuse FERS and CSRS benefits.

Management

Employee Views on Pay and Morale Are In

Early results from the annual survey on feds’ job satisfaction will be available in late August.

Management

IRS Chief Reiterates That the White House Had No Role in Lois Lerner Document Review

House Republicans' query about "special project team" shows confusion, Koskinen says.

Route Fifty

How States Lure Tourists And Then Tax Them

Despite anti-tax sentiment in many states, traveler taxes are regularly increased.

News

Obama: I’ll ‘Yank Government’ Into Changing Its Ways

In an interview with Fast Company, the president talks about upgrading IT and procurement systems to ultimately change the way people think about government.