Nextgov
OPM Gives Agencies Permission to Fast-Track Hiring of Digital Teams
Agencies will now have greater latitude to hire digital services experts on a temporary basis.
Oversight
Hillary Clinton Just Told Immigration Activists What They Wanted to Hear
Immigration groups want Clinton to preserve her predecessor's executive actions if she's elected president. On Tuesday, she said she'd go further.
Management
How a Quick Glimpse of Nature Can Make You More Productive
Green roofs are great for the environment. Turns out they're great for tired workers, too.
Tech
Washington's Interest in Precision Drugs is Innovation, Not Cost
As House, Senate, and White House attention shifts toward biomedical innovation, the high cost of specialty drugs remains unaddressed.
Defense
The Pentagon Gets Two New Top Generals
Marine General Joseph Dunford and Air Force General Paul Selva have been tapped to serve as chairman and vice-chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Oversight
Republicans May Offer Short-Term Extension of Patriot Act
A standoff over overhauling the NSA’s surveillance authorities is getting wrapped up in a broader Senate fight about Iran, highway funding, and an international trade deal.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Casting the 2016 Movie
Conan O'Brien has some clever ideas on actors playing presidential contenders.
Management
5 Productivity Secrets Your Boss Won't Tell You
Talent you're born with, but being a great employee is a learned skill.
Features
Making Room for a Modern Workforce
The U.S. Forest Service streamlines office space to accommodate more employees and more collaboration.
Employee Policy
Federal Coach: What makes some federal agencies better than others at innovation
Given the complexity and difficulty of the challenges that government leaders face, encouraging innovation among their workers can pay dividends. Government-wide employee survey data, however, suggest that much more needs to be done to foster this type of culture at many federal organizations.
Employee Policy
Duck and cover
In recent years, more than a few federal employees must roll their eyes when Public Service Recognition Week rolls around.
Employee Policy
Woman snaps at CBP officer ... really
Customs and Border Protection officers who work at the nation's busiest land port of entry at San Ysidro, Calif., go to work every day expecting to run into a lot of unexpected things, ranging from unusual smuggling methods to wanted criminals to unruly citizens from both sides of the border.
Benefits
Free smoking cessation program open to Tricare beneficiaries
Tricare beneficiaries looking for an opportunity to quit smoking may be eligible to participate in a new research study that could help them do just that.
Route Fifty
Oregon Ruling Throws State and Local Pensions for a Loop
The state Supreme Court’s legal reasoning could foretell possible impacts pension reform suits might have in Illinois and New Jersey.
Management
Poll Says Obama is More Popular Than Any of the 2016 Candidates
The president is the only politician who was viewed more positively than negatively in a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll.
Defense
Is the Defense Department Actually Messing with Texas?
The U.S. military may not be using a summer exercise to institute martial law in Texas, but Governor Greg Abbott isn't taking chances.
Management
Mike Huckabee Enters Presidential Race Wielding a Different Kind of 'Hope'
The former Arkansas governor begins his presidential race with long odds, but with a strategy for broader appeal.
Oversight
Congress Once Again Tries to Save the Postal Service
The Senate’s postal warrior gears up for yet another battle.
Management
How to Rebalance When You Get Off Track
Time management is about reducing unnecessary tension, fear and anxiety.
Management