Employee Policy
Postal customer satisfaction declines
A U.S. Postal Service inspector general audit reported a 9 percent increase in negative postal customer feedback between fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2013.
Employee Policy
Reports of sexual assault decline at service academies
The Defense Department reported a decline in estimates of unwanted sexual contact at the military service academies during the 2013-2014 academic program year.
Employee Policy
VA health care, IT investments join GAO 'high-risk list'
The Government Accountability Office on Feb. 11 released its biennial "high-risk list" with the addition of two new areas:—IT acquisitions and operations and Veterans Affairs health care.
Route Fifty
California Leaders Unveil a Major New Climate Technology Initiative
State legislators have set some ambitious energy usage reduction goals and want to create jobs at the same time.
Oversight
House Votes to Bolster Airport Security, Reduce Pay for Many TSA Agents
It's unclear whether the measures – now headed to the Senate -- would save money.
Management
White House: Climate Change Threatens More Americans Than Terrorism
The administration is doubling down on decisions to prioritize climate action.
Nextgov
Obama’s New Cyber Agency Puts Spies in Charge of Sharing Threat Tips with Agencies
The new Cyber Threat Intelligence Integration Center will be patterned after the intelligence fusion center stood up in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Management
'Rude' Postal Employees Could Cost USPS $300 Million This Year
USPS management calls IG's findings "irrelevant."
Route Fifty
Texas and Its Cities Get More Unwelcome News in New Moody's Fiscal Report
It might not be the “fiscal apocalypse” Alaska is facing but the drop in global oil prices presents big challenges for the Lone Star State to tackle.
Defense
A Brief, Turbulent History of the U.S. Embassy in Yemen
The compound, which has seen several terrorist threats in the recent past, will shut down this week for security reasons.
Defense
GOP Awaits Obama's ISIS Battle Plan
Corker praises the White House handling of an authorization for military force. But other Republicans remain concerned.
Pay & Benefits
What Would a Proposal to Auto-Enroll Troops Mean for the TSP?
Change would not affect the “investment side” of the retirement plan, but might potentially require more staff or other resources.
Defense One
How Reforming Benefits Could Undermine the Pentagon's Future
The Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission's recommendations are appealing to reformers. But here's how they could actually end up doing irreversible harm to the all-volunteer force.
Defense
Ashton Carter Breezes Through Senate Armed Services Committee
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted unanimously to send on Ash Carter’s nomination for a full vote. Lawmakers want him in the Pentagon by week’s end.
Tech
Uncle Sam Agrees to Publish 'Largest Index of Government Data in the World'
Transparency advocates win FOIA case.
Nextgov
19 Dot-Gov Domains to Use HTTPS Encryption By Default -- But Not WhiteHouse.gov
HTTPS ensure sensitive data aren’t encoded in plain text format and makes it more difficult for interlopers to redirect visitors to a different site.
Management
From Bad To Worse at Scandal-Ridden Safety Agency
White House is reviewing EPA IG report on Chemical Safety Board.
Oversight