Oversight
Top Republican: Fire More Feds and Shrink the Workforce, But Pay Higher Salaries
Oversight chairman says panel should focus less on making headlines, more on reforming government.
Management
Why Steve Jobs’s Influence is Reverberating Through Government
We’re witnessing a second American Revolution, where government is being radically re-shaped by data-driven digital innovators.
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Suit Up! 50 Years of Spacewalks
NASA latest documentary looks back on astronauts stepping outside of their comfort zones -- literally.
Management
Three Ways to Stop Judging Yourself
You’ll get more done if you stop trying to be perfect all the time.
Oversight
House Republicans Want to Withhold State Department Money Over Clinton Emails
Republicans hope to use the appropriations process to ensure every State employee preserves records.
Management
Obama Awards Two WWI Vets with Medal of Honor
On Tuesday, President Obama bestowed the Medal of Honor on two men for their bravery in combat.
Oversight
What Transportation Officials Are Saying to Congress About Amtrak
At a House hearing Tuesday, railroad regulators described how a technology known as PTC would have prevented last month’s deadly train derailment.
Management
Obama Pushes Healthier Meat Options at Federal Cafeterias
Memo asks agencies to favor contractors that offer meat and poultry free of growth-promoting antibiotics.
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GSA to Agencies: Don’t Use FedRAMP to Screen Out Potential Bidders
Requiring companies to have FedRAMP authorizations up front before being allowed to bid on work will limit competition, official says.
Management
VA Suspends Two Managers Over Supernatural Shindig
Officials at Philadelphia facility were "temporarily relieved" of their duties Monday after critical watchdog report.
Defense
Acting TSA Chief Reassigned After IG Demonstrates Ease of Getting Weapons Past Screeners
Mock bombs and weapons made it past security checkpoints more than 95 percent of the time, according to leaked IG report.
Management
EPA Climate Plan Sent to White House for Review
Obama's controversial carbon-emission rules for power plants could be released by Labor Day.
Oversight
Play of the Day: John McCain Criticizes Rand Paul's NSA Moves
The Daily Show compares McCain/Palin '08 to the Kentuckian's vocal opposition to the Patriot Act.
Management
The New York Times, Vice Slam White House Over FOIA Delays
A top attorney for the newspaper will tell Congress there’s a "culture of unresponsiveness" when it comes to transparency.
Management
The Key to Employee Engagement? These Managers Had It Wrong
Many think recognition and incentives are the answer.
Pay
OPM proposes new, expanded locality pay areas
The Office of Personnel Management published a proposed rule that would establish 13 new locality pay areas, as well as expand a number of existing areas.
Employee Policy
TSA to revise procedures; acting chief reassigned
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson has reassigned the acting administrator of the Transportation Security Administration and ordered changes in airport screening procedures in the wake of an inspector general investigation that found significant shortcomings in TSA security screening.
Employee Policy
Postal unions win right to bargain over 2014 security breach
The National Labor Relations Board last month approved a settlement that gives four postal unions the right to bargain with the U.S. Postal Service over a 2014 data security breach that compromised the personal information of USPS employees.
Pay & Benefits
New Locality Pay Areas Will Give 102K Feds a Raise
Also, most existing locality regions would increase in size under new rule.
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