Management
The First Step on Mars Won’t Be Made By Humans, But By Robots
The space agency wants to use its R5 Valkyrie robot.
Management
Recruiters Read a Tiny Part of Your Résumé, If They Read It At All
Obsessing over a perfect résumé is often a waste of time — time better spent making connections.
Management
The Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Obamacare Insurance Subsidies
The court says a challenge based on an ambiguous word was "unpersuasive."
Management
Environmentalists Fear the FDA’s Trans Fats Rule
It's good for your arteries, but replacing trans fats with ingredients like palm oil could have an environmental dark side.
Oversight
The Government Tells You How to Eat Healthy, But Should It Tell You How to Eat Green?
House Republicans are looking to limit federal food advice to "diet and nutrient intake," and keep their sustainability thoughts to themselves.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Even More on the Confederate Battle Flag
Alabama and Mississippi examine their use of the symbol.
Management
The GS System Cannot Be Fixed
But there is a better way to ensure federal pay is fair and competitive.
Nextgov
Committee Grills DHS Official over EINSTEIN's Failure to Prevent OPM Attack
Representatives asked about EINSTEIN, an intrusion detection system, and why the hack occurred with this system in place.
Oversight
Amid Calls for Firing, OPM Director 'More Committed Than Ever'
Archuleta defends data breach contracts, disagrees with watchdog critique of agency response.
Management
These Politicians Want Archuleta Fired
There’s frustration on both sides of the aisle over the OPM director’s handling of recent data breaches.
Management
Why Some People Can Get Away With So Little Sleep and Others Can't
If your parents or grandparents got away with very little sleep, then you likely could too.
Nextgov
Pentagon Moves Ahead with Plan Allowing Personnel to Access Classified Info from Mobile Devices
The new mobile classified capability is one piece of the Pentagon’s Joint Information Environment plan.
Pay & Benefits
Two Locality Pay Proposals, Life After the Data Breach, D.C.-Area Salaries and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Oversight
Benghazi Panel Erupts In Partisan War Over Transparency
Democrats want a vote on releasing the transcript of Sidney Blumenthal's deposition, and Republicans say the State Department is dragging its feet on a committee request.
Defense
Obama Says U.S. 'Will Stand By' Families of American Hostages
The president announced Wednesday that the government will no longer threaten prosecution for families who try to pay ransom to hostage-takers.
Management
What the Private Sector Can Teach Us About Open Government
How data sharing can improve citizen services.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Approve Bonus Ban For Bad Feds
Bill targets employees who could be fired or suspended for violating agency policy, or for committing a serious crime.
Management
The Fantasy of a Four-Day Workweek
Will Americans ever let out a deep breath, crack open a beer, and say, “Thank God it’s Thursday”?
Oversight