Management
2016 Senate Republicans Face Decision on Lynch Nomination
The Attorney General nomination process has gone on far longer than anticipated in debate over immigration.
Route Fifty
Local Officials Struggle Over Regulations for Bikini Baristas
City councils can't decide: Are they sex workers?
Management
Your Next Best Hire Might Be a Competitive Eater
Succeeding at competitive eating is something more akin to solving multiple puzzles at once.
Management
CMS Reverses Medicare Advantage Cuts
For the third year in a row, Medicare Advantage will receive a payment increase in 2016 instead of proposed cuts.
Tech
How Reality-Altering Glasses Could Save the Postal Service Millions
IG says the emerging technology could help the agency improve business operations.
Route Fifty
Parched Nevada Sees Opportunities in Cloud Seeding
Drone-assisted drought relief might be option but you “could imagine the reaction that FAA and the public might have to having a unmanned vehicle that is on fire flying through the air.”
Nextgov
Booker, McCaskill Beg Higher-Ups for Updated Senate Tech
A letter from the two senators says the Senate has failed to adopt even basic private sector best practices when it comes to technology and is even pacing behind other federal agencies.
Tech
Union: IRS Budget Cuts Hurt Workforce, Customer Service
Starving the agency that collects the funds that keep the rest of the government running is bad strategy, NTEU president says.
Management
Five Simple Ways to Feel Better and Perform Better
How to kick-start your physical and emotional well-being.
Management
Welcome Spring With This Forest Service Map of the U.S. Blooming
Maps from the agency show signs of the season across America's forests, fields, and urban areas.
Defense
What Are the Alternatives to Obama's Iran Deal?
Israel’s prime minister says more sanctions will produce a better nuclear agreement. But the evidence suggests otherwise.
Route Fifty
Drone Aircraft Help Save Taxpayer Dollars in Hawaii
They also make certain dangerous jobs safer.
Nextgov
Exclusive: FAA Computer Systems Hit by Cyberattack Earlier this Year
Hackers earlier this year attacked a Federal Aviation Administration network with malicious software, an assault that has gone undisclosed until now.
News
DHS Chief Promises Improvements After Show Blasts ‘Dysfunctional’ Department
60 Minutes says Homeland Security is an overgrown “management nightmare.”
Pay & Benefits
Congress Doesn’t Have Appetite For Messing with the G Fund, Senator Says
A proposal to limit the return rate on the TSP’s most stable offering is unlikely, according to Maryland Democrat.
Nextgov
Snowden: NSA Not (Specifically) Looking for Your Nude Photos
Americans are largely bored with conversations about surveillance reform. What about when it touches on their most intimate communications?
Tech
Chelsea Manning is Tweeting From Military Prison
She tweets by calling her PR firm and dictating over the telephone.
Management
How the 2016 Republicans Will Debate NSA Reform
Rand Paul and Ted Cruz are likely going to hit their opponents—and each other—early and often for backing mass surveillance.
Management