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The Public Participation Playbook Goes Live
After months of work by both the government and public, the new handbook is ready to help foster engagement.
Pay & Benefits
Five Charts That Show the Pentagon's Shrinking Civilian Workforce
The percentage of Uncle Sam's civilians employed at the Defense Department is decreasing.
Management
Obama Administration Frustrates Inspectors General on Records Access
House hearing on agency 'stonewalling' reveals split over which laws take precedence.
Oversight
Republicans: Obama's Budget Is Providing 'a Good Laugh'
Federal employee groups like the White House's blueprint, but the plan is unlikely to get very far on Capitol Hill.
Route Fifty
A 30-Year Plan for U.S. Transportation Summed Up by One Word: Choice
With "Beyond Traffic," Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx pivots U.S. policy away from cars and toward multimodal options.
Management
Work From Home, Just Not Alone and Not in Your Own Home
The Scandinavian startup Hoffice aims to bring rigor and productivity to the concept of home-based co-working spaces.
Management
The Federal Government is Getting Ready For the Commercialization of the Moon
How will the government regulate lunar development?
Management
Obama Administration Announces New Rules on NSA Spying
A new report from the intelligence community outlines post-Snowden changes to how the government spies on Americans and foreigners.
Pay & Benefits
Senior Executive Service Is Meant to Be Mobile, Lawmaker Says
Republican defends bill to reassign top career VA employees to new posts every five years.
Pay & Benefits
NTEU Troops Blitz Congress Seeking 3.8 Percent Pay Raise, End to Sequestration
Sen. Hirono tells legislative conference she backs the union’s agenda on pay and agency funding.
Management
DHS Spending Bill Stalls in the Senate As Deadline for a Partial Shutdown Draws Closer
Mitch McConnell now faces the same problem with his party’s right flank as Boehner does in the House.
Management
Exactly How Much Sleep Is 'Enough'?
New recommendations from the National Sleep Foundation
Route Fifty
Pittsburgh’s Innovation Profile Boosted by Uber’s CMU Robotics Partnership
Move comes just as Google looks to develop a competing service.
News
The Government Will See You Now
The Obama administration wants agencies to deliver world class customer service.
Management
As New Postal Leader Takes Charge, Obama Calls for Major USPS Reforms
Swearing in of postmaster general coincides with Obama's latest plan for an overhaul.
Management
Is Strategic Foresight an Ethical Imperative?
Leaders should consider the implications current decisions will have tomorrow.
Defense
A Look Inside the Pentagon's $585 Billion Budget Request
While the Pentagon will enjoy a peace dividend of sorts, the latest proposal still keeps the military on a war footing.
Oversight
Obama's Budget Is Done. Now It's the GOP's Turn.
Republicans must overcome internal divides to craft the blueprint that will guide vital decisions for the rest of the year.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Old Testament Law with Mike Huckabee
The former Arkansas governor is against gay marriage, but where does he stand on mixing fabrics?
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