Oversight
State Promises More Documents to Benghazi Committee
The panel's GOP chairman says he needs more information from the department before bringing Hillary Clinton in to testify.
Route Fifty
A Municipal Innovation Priority: People Want Information And ‘They Want It Now’
Rosetta Carrington Lue, Philadelphia’s chief customer experience strategy, innovation and technology officer, discusses principles of the customer service experience.
Management
Nearly One-Quarter of 2015 Presidential Management Finalists Are Vets
The competitive program has 600 finalists in the class of 2015, from a pool of 7,800 applicants.
Management
America's Aging Population Is Bad News for Women's Careers
Unless the U.S. can put policies in place to support family caretakers.
Nextgov
Teaching Federal Contracting Officers About Agile Could Net You $320,000
This comes as GSA pushes for an agile blanket purchasing agreement.
Oversight
The Gyrocopter Pilot Is Being Indicted
Doug Hughes could face more than nine years in prison for the stunt.
Management
Campaign Politics Made the Vice Presidency a Strange Job
It's a frustrating mix of bureaucratic nonsense and clownish ribbon-cutting, all within tantalizingly close reach of the most influential job on earth.
Oversight
Congress and the White House are Paying Attention to Opioid Abuse
As drug-related deaths continue to increase, government is looking to respond.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Ask Bernie Sanders Anything... About Hillary Clinton
The presidential hopeful hosted an AMA on Reddit this week.
Management
What Are Your Odds of Getting a Security Clearance?
Fewer workers are being granted access to intelligence.
Management
Rx for 21st-Century Government: Nimbler Hiring and Trained Managers
Millennials aren’t exactly flocking to “overly bureaucratic” agencies.
Benefits
Workers' comp again in the bull's eye
A House panel on May 20 held a hearing to examine possible reforms to the Federal Employees’ Compensation Act (FECA), which many in Congress and the administration alike believe is designed in a way that encourages beneficiaries to stay onboard even when their disability has passed.
Pay
USPS, unions hit stumbling blocks in negotiations
The U.S. Postal Service and two of its major unions have failed to reach agreement on new contacts by negotiation deadlines.
Pay
AFGE calls for minimum wage increase
A labor leader is calling on the federal government to raise the minimum wage for federal and D.C. government employees to $15 an hour.
Nextgov
3-year Prison Sentence for Hacker Who Fraudulently Ordered $1M Worth of Agency Office Supplies
The Nigerian had faced up to 20 years in prison for phishing feds at EPA, the Census and other agencies.
Defense
High-Ranking Feds Arrested for Allegedly Moonlighting as Strip Club Owners, Assaulting Juvenile
Two of the employees remain on the job, despite charges.
Oversight
Justice Department Memo: NSA Spying Will Begin Shutting Down This Week
Memo circulated on Wednesday says lawmakers only have until Friday—not June 1—to resolve their standoff over NSA surveillance without risking an interruption to the program.
Defense
The F-35 Won’t Be Going To Iraq Just Yet
The Marine Corps will declare its vertical-flight Joint Strike Fighter ready for war in July, but a top general says it’s unlikely the jets will head to fight ISIS any time soon
Management