Pay & Benefits
TSP Participants Get Busy Signal on Help Line
Snowstorm, high call volumes cause technical difficulties.
Route Fifty
To Improve Gender Equity, Local Governments May Want to Look at Non-Profits
To tackle the “13 percent” quandary, it’s time to create positive feedback loops for women in local administration.
Management
National Archives Chief Outlines 80-Year Cleanup Job
Emails from the Obama administration have topped 1 billion.
Nextgov
Megan Smith Wants to ‘Debug’ Tech’s Diversity Problem
The U.S. chief technology officer said she remains hopeful about the prospects for change -- especially in Silicon Valley.
Management
5 Ways to Make Your Management Consultants More Effective
When you seek outside advice, the worst thing you can do is not listen.
News
VA Employees Get Some Recognition at the Oscars
Film on the department’s suicide prevention hotline wins Best Documentary Short.
Nextgov
Multiple Companies Protest $1.6 Billion Pentagon Contract
The bid protestors contend the contract re-up is an improper sole-source request for cloud services that would give VMware an unfair advantage competing for DOD’s growing cloud demand.
Oversight
Play of the Day: How to Campaign For the Bench
Last Week Tonight takes a look at American judicial elections.
Management
Love Coffee? You Should Probably Be Drinking Even More
Self-proclaimed caffeine addicts will be glad to hear the results of this new study.
Oversight
Congress Returns With No Plan to Avoid Shutdown
Both chambers likely will spend the week refusing to budge on DHS funding.
Management
Beware of the Unpaid TSA Agent
The Obama administration's latest DHS shutdown warning focuses on the federal workers who won't get their paychecks.
Oversight
What Does It Mean for Obama to Love or Hate America?
Rudy Giuliani is only the latest conservative to claim that the president isn't fond of his country, despite all evidence to the contrary.
Nextgov
Hackers Threaten Military Families, Penetrate Gas Pump and Expose Porn Site Visitors to Viruses
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Benefits
Innovations in Government Awards announced
The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University's Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation has announced 124 awards for innovative government programs.
Employee Policy
Postal workers negotiate contract
Top officials from the American Postal Workers Union, the National Association of Letter Carriers and other employee organizations are negotiating their contracts with the U.S. Postal Service, hoping to improve the situation both of employees and their beleaguered employers.
Retirement
Union presses to end TSP penalty
The American Federation of Government Employees is urging Congress to pass a bill that would end a financial penalty that currently weighs on federal correctional officers that retire before age 55.
Route Fifty
For Public Employees, Your First Amendment Rights as an American Are 'Curtailed’
Seattle puts its police officers on notice when it comes to their personal social media conduct.
Nextgov
EXCLUSIVE: State Department Trashed 30,000 Log-in Key Fobs After Hack
The decision to replace tens of thousands of passcodes and two-step authentication credentials "was based on sound cybersecurity best practices,” a State official said.
Defense