Management
How Not to Be a Rotten Co-Worker
Self-serving colleagues can spoil work on many levels. Don't be one of them.
Pay & Benefits
An 8.7 Percent Pay Cut for Six-Figure Earners, Subjective Measures of Financial Well-Being and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Mailing Groups Cautiously Optimistic New Postal Leadership Will Stop All the Fighting
New postmaster general promises new era of cooperation.
Nextgov
Pentagon on Path to Launch Hacker-Proof Boeing Drone by 2018
Defense industry programmers are rewriting software on the helicopter drone to prevent outsiders from digitally infiltrating the aerial vehicle.
Route Fifty
Florida, Texas Residents Have the Most to Lose If Obamacare Hits Legal Setback
A pending Supreme Court case could drastically impact nearly 8 million people around the nation.
Management
When Government Competes Against the Private Sector, Everybody Wins
If civil servants are pitted against businesses they become more innovative, and secure most of the contracts put out for bid.
Management
IRS Reaches Out to Taxpayers Who Left $1 Billion on the Table
The window for 1.1 million individuals eligible for 2011 refunds closes April 15.
Nextgov
GSA Announces IT Leadership Shuffle
The agency is losing both its CIO and the executive director of its digital office.
Management
What Do Data Analytics Have to Do With the Way You Play the Game?
The answer might surprise federal program managers.
Management
VA Review Finds Culture of Fear Among Staff in ‘Candy Land’
Initial findings of investigation show Wisconsin facility overprescribed pain pills to vets.
Management
Justice Department Isn't Tracking All Sex Offenders in Witness Protection
Inspector general raises ‘significant concerns’ about public safety risks.
Nextgov
WhiteHouse.gov Finally Gets Boosted Encryption
The announcement comes about a month after several government groups said they were transitioning to HTTPS-only public-facing websites.
Oversight
If Congress Doesn’t Act Soon, Doctors Will See a Huge Cut in Medicare Payments
Most signs point to another temporary patch in doctors' pay.
Management
Clinton’s Email Upstaged Her Big Speech on Women’s Rights
In the speech, Clinton described women’s equality as “the great unfinished business of the 21st century.”
Oversight
Play of the Day: You Must Send This Letter To Five Other Rogue States in the Next 24 Hours
Maybe the GOP open letter to Iran was just a chain letter prank.
Management
The Best or Worst: Government Has a Choice
Managing people, not systems, makes the difference.
Management
The Power of 'Good Enough'
How settling can make people happier and more satisfied than gunning for "the best"
Nextgov
State Says it Needs to Rebuild Classified Computer Networks after Hack
State has asked Congress for $10 million to support "the necessary re-architecting of the classified and unclassified networks” at the department
Pay & Benefits
More Feds Are ‘Thriving’ Financially Than Average Workers, Survey Finds
Even low earning feds have higher financial well-being scores than their non-federal counterparts.
Management