Employee Policy
NTEU's Kelley to retire
The National Treasury Employees Union announced this week that the union's long-time national president, Colleen M. Kelley, will be retiring following the union’s 2015 National Convention in August. The union will elect a new leader at the convention.
Management
FDA Report Shows The Most Common Sources of Food Poisoning
Around 48 million people who get foodborne illnesses in the United States each year.
Nextgov
Rollout of New CIO Powers Could be 'Uneven,' DOJ CIO Says
At a recent conference, Justice Department Chief Information Officer Joe Klimavicz said some agencies will be quicker to enact the federal IT reform.
Route Fifty
Think Tanks’ New Data Tool Details U.S. State Population Trends
The new “States of Change” report documents dramatic shifts in America’s demographic future.
Management
IQs Are Higher Because We’re Better at Taking Tests
IQ scores are increasing, but that doesn't mean people are becoming more intelligent.
Management
New Broadcast Board CEO Bails After Just Six Weeks
Andy Lack says he’ll take a job at NBC, blogger reports.
Oversight
No Shutdown: DHS Stalemate Finally Ends
In "unmitigated loss for conservatives," House approves bill to fund the department for the fiscal year.
Tech
White House: Don’t Ask Us About Hillary Clinton’s Email Use
Josh Earnest said Tuesday that it’s up to the State Department to handle how its employees use email correspondence to conduct official work.
Management
Study: Three to Five Cups of Coffee a Day is Good For the Arteries
Coffee lovers had the clearest arteries.
Management
Lawmakers Look to Give More Postal Employees Appeal Rights
Postal group says bill would fix misunderstanding from 1987.
Route Fifty
El Paso Makes Filling Potholes Look So Easy
Winter-weary drivers may not want to watch this.
Nextgov
Feds Say They Finally Have a Database of Every Cyber Job in Government
Federal cyberwarriors hail from more than 100 different job categories scattered across agencies.
Tech
Hillary Clinton Not Alone in Using Private Emails to Govern
Government Executive survey shows a third of high-level executives see it done.
Oversight
House Passes Bill Allowing VA Secretary to Claw Back Bonuses
Legislation allows employees to ask for a third-party review of secretary’s decision.
Oversight
GOP Leaders Will Allow Clean DHS Vote, Possibly Ending Impasse
Over conservatives' objections, Republicans will let a measure come to the floor that doesn't block Obama's immigration actions.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Jim Inhofe Has a Secret Weapon to Disprove Global Warming
The Oklahoman brought a snowball to the Capitol and waved it around.
Management
Hillary Clinton Used Private Email While at State
Former Secretary of State didn't use state.gov account to conduct official business during her tenure at Foggy Bottom.
Employee Policy
Federal Coach: How to diplomatically get out of horrible meetings
Meetings! Ah, that stark fact of life in the workplace. Personally, I have come to a basic conclusion: They take up too much time, produce too few results and need to be made shorter and more focused, if not curbed altogether.
Employee Policy
NFFE blasts DOD shifting travel burden on employees
The National Federation of Federal Employees on March 2 sharply criticized the Department of Defense for pushing millions of dollars of travel costs onto some employees--and the union praised a new bill that that will ban the practice.
Employee Policy