Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker: Let Feds Invest TSP Savings in Companies With Female Leadership
Others in Congress want feds to put retirement funds in companies that don't pollute.
Management
How to Protect Yourself From Unethical Persuasion
Did you ever wonder, ‘Why did I say yes?’
Defense
House Backs Bill Ensuring Reprimands Remain on VA Employees’ Records
Admonishments and reprimands currently disappear after a few years.
Nextgov
VA Wants Your Help Building Better Prosthetics
The aim of the project is to build a suite of special prosthetics and other state-of-the-art technologies to support wounded veterans in their day-to-day lives.
Oversight
A Tough Question for 2016 Candidates
They'll get criticized if they avoid the press. But they'll also take flak if they answer questions the wrong way, as Bush and Rubio have on Iraq.
Nextgov
Single Sign-On For Government Applications Coming in Weeks
Citizens could soon manage most of their government accounts on one website.
Management
Report: Merge the ATF with the FBI
Agency is an “accident of history” and lacks a coherent mission, think tank says.
Management
Here’s How Quickly Interviewers Decide Whether or Not to Hire Someone
It's way quicker than you imagine.
Nextgov
Navy Needs Help Making Sure Its Drones are Hack-Proof
Aerial weapons systems were not expected to become part of the so-called Internet of Things.
Oversight
The House Benghazi Committee Has Some Questions for Clinton Ally Sidney Blumenthal
The longtime family confidante's messages to Hillary Clinton on Libya are drawing fresh attention.
Management
The White House Has A Plan to Save America's Dying Honeybees
Strategy will change the way government gardens and grounds are landscaped.
Management
Obama's Police-Reform Proposal is Missing Key Points
Eric Holder wanted to make it easier to prosecute civil-rights abuses in federal court, but that push has gone nowhere.
Management
Amid All the Pomp, Where Are the Public Management Degrees?
Government needs the academic community’s help to improve performance.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Obama Joins Twitter
The president's social media presence expands, but he's still just a dad.
Pay
Court rules for nurses in overtime appeal
A federal appeals court recently ruled in favor of two Department of Veterans Affairs nurses in a case that could have broader implications for overtime pay.
Benefits
Bill would reform pricing methods for FEHBP drug benefits
Employee groups are throwing their support behind a bill that aims to impose better cost controls on Federal Employees Health Benefits Program prescription drug benefits.
Employee Policy
VA to establish 'economic communities'
The Department of Veterans Affairs this week launched a new community-centered initiative aimed at promoting economic success for veterans.
Route Fifty
Water Demand Outpaces Supply in Colorado River Basin Communities
A new Bureau of Reclamation report offers municipalities a number of innovative ways to conserve and reuse the strained natural resource.
Pay & Benefits
Legal Cases Could Give Feds More Overtime Compensation, Appeal Rights
Court strikes down multiple anti-fed arguments made by government.
Management