Management
President’s Visit to NIH Highlights Research on Ebola
How scientists are pulling together to tackle this urgent threat.
Management
White House Procurement Chief Issues Steps to Simplify Acquisition
Agencies encouraged to centralize routine purchasing, share talent.
Defense
House OKs Bill With Pay Raise for Troops, Pay Freeze for Some Officers
Troops are on track to receive a 1 percent pay increase in 2015; bill freezes pay for general and flag officers next year.
Route Fifty
Where to Move If You Want a Job, More Money, or Lots of Single People
Digging through the new Census tool on which large cities are the nation's leaders in singles, earnings, and unemployment for younger Americans.
Management
The Real Roots of Midlife Crisis
What a growing body of research reveals about the biology of human happiness.
Management
Federal Hourly-Rate Contract Workers Ask Obama for a Bigger Pay Raise
Two lawmakers endorse rally portraying government as largest poverty-wage employer.
Route Fifty
How Cities Can Make Money Off Discarded Cigarette Butts
Inspired by New Orleans, Salem, Massachusetts, is deploying an innovative program that cleans up the streets and steers money back into communities.
Management
Is the U.S. Focusing Too Much on STEM?
Many aspects of daily life require us to be more tech-savvy, no matter the career.
Oversight
Reid vs. White House Tensions Cloud Majority's Final Days
Divides over electoral strategy and a tax deal reflect stresses between the Senate's top Democrat and the Obama administration.
Management
Leaders, Use These Tips to Stay Relevant With Younger Workers
Don’t try to be hip if you’re not.
Management
Can Presidents Be Managers?
Presidents who bask in the policy limelight are surprised and puzzled when their support erodes.
Oversight
Play of the Day: What Congress Can Finally Agree On
Everyone can gree that Nazis shouldn't get Social Security benefits.
Pay & Benefits
House Approves Tax Deal That Would Retroactively Boost Mass Transit Benefits
Bill would allow feds to claim a $250 monthly benefit for 2014.
Route Fifty
17 States Challenge Obama's Immigration Directive
The coalition is being led by Texas governor-elect Greg Abbott.
Nextgov
Agencies Under the Gun to Meet Data Transparency Deadlines
The Obama administration has six months to prove its implementation of a sweeping new data transparency law is on track.
Oversight
Obama's Pick to Head Immigration Agency Caught in Executive-Order Crossfire
Nominee to run ICE has cleared two Senate committees, but it's unclear if Democrats will get her approved before they lose the majority.
Pay & Benefits
New Health Benefit Offering Could Drive Some Feds Out of the Program
OPM says self plus one, available in 2016, will likely decrease costs for some while raising them for others.
Management
Top-Performing Executives to Advise Policymakers on Improving Government Performance
Senior Executives Association and Volcker Alliance create network of Presidential Distinguished Rank Award winners.
News
A Beatle’s Role in Obama’s Immigration Order
Expanded deferred action has its roots in John Lennon's 1970s deportation battle, attorney says.
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