Management
Air Traffic Control Upgrades Face Turbulence
Heading into a record travel season, FAA's traffic upgrades are in the political spotlight.
Management
5 Simple Ways to Make Creative Thinking a Daily Habit
Let your innovative ideas simmer and percolate with these five daily rituals.
Nextgov
DARPA Wants Technology That Could Help Troops See Through Walls
Light particles used to create photographs carry lots of information about their surroundings, but traditional imaging systems only gather a fraction of it, according to DARPA.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The FIFA Investigation Has Layers
The soccer ruling body's corruption is so bad, even the famously neutral Swiss are getting involved.
Employee Policy
OPM: Feds still banned from marijuana use
The Office of Personnel Management reacted this week to the decriminalization of marijuana use in several states by issuing a memorandum that reiterates federal policy forbidding federal employees from using the drug in any location, whether on or off duty.
Benefits
Extended APWU-USPS labor talks fall through
The American Postal Workers Union and the U.S. Postal Service ended contract negotiations on May 27 without coming to an agreement, the parties announced.
Employee Policy
DLA tests remote interpreting service for deaf employees
The Defense Logistics Agency is working to implement a tablet- and desktop-based remote interpretive service for deaf employees.
Route Fifty
Stuck in a Growing Pension Hole, Maryland Keeps on Digging
The state legislature has only made a fourth of the agreed-upon contributions to shore up the public employee plan.
Nextgov
Other Agencies Use Same Log-on Procedures as Exploited IRS Site
The IRS hack is raising questions about once tried-and-true identity-protection measures.
Pay & Benefits
Tens of Thousands of Feds to Receive Significant Pay Raise Next Year
Thirteen cities will soon receive their own locality pay designations.
Pay & Benefits
Phased Retirement’s Slow Rollout, Medical Pot for Vets and More
A weekly roundup of federal pay and benefits news.
Management
The Best Pages on Some Campaign Websites are the Ones That Are Not There
Presidential candidates obsess over every aspect of their public images—even things like 404 pages.
Management
Rick Santorum Is Running for President Again
The former senator from Pennsylvania is trying to win the presidency.
Management
Have You Stopped Bringing Your ‘A Game’ to Work?
You might be pushing yourself and your employees to exhaustion.
Route Fifty
Colorado Governor Urges Feds to Help Save State’s Embattled Coal Mines
A recent court ruling is putting 220 mining jobs at risk.
Management
The Obama EPA Has No Intention of Slowing Down
Republicans have launched several attempts to stop the new rules to regulate water pollution in streams, lakes, and rivers.
Pay & Benefits
Uncle Sam to Feds: No, You Still Can’t Smoke Pot
Federal employees still have to abide by federal law when it comes to weed, despite relaxed restrictions in several states and localities.
Nextgov
DHS Seeks Input on Public-Private Cyber Sharing Groups
Information Sharing Analysis Organizations are to be formed based on sector, sub-sector or region, and overseen by a standards board.
Oversight
Obama Administration Proposes June Release for New Clinton Emails
The proposal to a federal judge would mean a steady stream of closely watched messages during Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign.
Oversight