Features
Making Room for a Modern Workforce
The U.S. Forest Service streamlines office space to accommodate more employees and more collaboration.
Route Fifty
Oregon Ruling Throws State and Local Pensions for a Loop
The state Supreme Court’s legal reasoning could foretell possible impacts pension reform suits might have in Illinois and New Jersey.
Management
Poll Says Obama is More Popular Than Any of the 2016 Candidates
The president is the only politician who was viewed more positively than negatively in a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
Defense
Is the Defense Department Actually Messing with Texas?
The U.S. military may not be using a summer exercise to institute martial law in Texas, but Governor Greg Abbott isn't taking chances.
Management
Mike Huckabee Enters Presidential Race Wielding a Different Kind of 'Hope'
The former Arkansas governor begins his presidential race with long odds, but with a strategy for broader appeal.
Oversight
Congress Once Again Tries to Save the Postal Service
The Senate’s postal warrior gears up for yet another battle.
Management
How to Rebalance When You Get Off Track
Time management is about reducing unnecessary tension, fear and anxiety.
Management
FOIA Requests Hit Record High in 2014
Governmentwide cost of responding rises to $462 million, Justice Department reports.
Management
IRS Approves Billions in Iffy Education Tax Credit Claims, Watchdog Says
Tax agency disagrees with audit’s methodology and some recommended remedies.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Backlog Decreases, But It's Still Higher Than OPM Wants
The percentage of claims processed in 60 days or less has dropped.
Management
OPM to Agencies: You Decide Whether Or Not a Conference is Legit
Personnel agency is scrapping long-time practice of reviewing whether conferences qualify as training.
Nextgov
Lawmaker Wants to Connect More Federal Buildings to the Internet of Things
Under the bill, the energy secretary would learn from smart buildings in the private sector, and apply those practices to federal buildings.
Management
Lawmakers Aim to Streamline Homeland Security Purchasing
Bipartisan bill was prompted by cost estimates for buys that rose by $10 billion.
Management
Obama to Letterman: Let's Get More Veterans Jobs
The president visited The Late Show for the eighth and final time Monday.
Management
It’s Not Too Late to Strengthen the Workforce
Barring sweeping reforms, there are changes that can be made at minimal cost.
Oversight
Obama Announces New Initiative to Help Young Minorities, As Police Deploy in Baltimore
The president unveiled My Brother’s Keeper Alliance from New York on Monday.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Texas is Not Under Martial Law
Jon Stewart clarifies the reality of the federal republic system.
Route Fifty
A North Carolina City’s Big Aspiration: Attracting Millennials
“We recognized that we have some really cool things in this city, but we need to enhance them,” says Hickory’s city manager.
Management
Throwing Out the First Pitch to Salute Public Service
HonorTheOath campaign highlights why feds choose to serve.
News