Oversight
Play of the Day: Hillary Clinton Needs to Think About Her Number of Devices
The Daily Show takes the former State Department chief to task over her email scandal.
Management
Secret Service Officers Crashed Into a White House Barricade Last Week
The agents were reportedly driving drunk from a retirement party for an outgoing agency spokesman.
Management
How Not to Be a Rotten Co-Worker
Self-serving colleagues can spoil work on many levels. Don't be one of them.
Insights
Collaboration Can Boost Creativity, But Agencies Aren't Built For It Yet
Creativity is important for organizations trying to stay agile as they solve problems new and old. So how are agencies encouraging their employees to devise new solutions? Here’s the third post in our Innovation Series, where we’ll walk you through what we found.
Benefits
Tricare announces compound screen drug screening
Tricare said that its pharmacy contractor, Express Scripts, on May 1 will begin to screen all ingredients in compound drug claims to make sure they are safe and effective, and covered by Tricare.
Pay
Bill would cut back top federal salaries
A South Carolina lawmaker has introduced a bill in the House that would trim salaries of top-earning federal employees.
Benefits
DOD personnel agency warns of alleged scam
Personnel officials warned Defense Department civilian workers about a company that allegedly is using misleading ads related to the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program as part of a sales scam.
Pay & Benefits
An 8.7 Percent Pay Cut for Six-Figure Earners, Subjective Measures of Financial Well-Being and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Mailing Groups Cautiously Optimistic New Postal Leadership Will Stop All the Fighting
New postmaster general promises new era of cooperation.
Nextgov
Pentagon on Path to Launch Hacker-Proof Boeing Drone by 2018
Defense industry programmers are rewriting software on the helicopter drone to prevent outsiders from digitally infiltrating the aerial vehicle.
Route Fifty
Florida, Texas Residents Have the Most to Lose If Obamacare Hits Legal Setback
A pending Supreme Court case could drastically impact nearly 8 million people around the nation.
Management
When Government Competes Against the Private Sector, Everybody Wins
If civil servants are pitted against businesses they become more innovative, and secure most of the contracts put out for bid.
Management
IRS Reaches Out to Taxpayers Who Left $1 Billion on the Table
The window for 1.1 million individuals eligible for 2011 refunds closes April 15.
Nextgov
GSA Announces IT Leadership Shuffle
The agency is losing both its CIO and the executive director of its digital office.
Management
What Do Data Analytics Have to Do With the Way You Play the Game?
The answer might surprise federal program managers.
Management
VA Review Finds Culture of Fear Among Staff in ‘Candy Land’
Initial findings of investigation show Wisconsin facility overprescribed pain pills to vets.
Management
Justice Department Isn't Tracking All Sex Offenders in Witness Protection
Inspector general raises ‘significant concerns’ about public safety risks.
Nextgov
WhiteHouse.gov Finally Gets Boosted Encryption
The announcement comes about a month after several government groups said they were transitioning to HTTPS-only public-facing websites.
Oversight
If Congress Doesn’t Act Soon, Doctors Will See a Huge Cut in Medicare Payments
Most signs point to another temporary patch in doctors' pay.
Management