Defense
White House: France Must Remain Vigilant Against Terrorism
The president addressed two terrorist attacks near Paris on Friday that left several people dead, including the perpetrators.
Pay & Benefits
Senior Exec Bonuses: Top Five Most Generous Agencies
Some of these agencies gave out more in individual SES performance award money on average in fiscal 2012.
Management
How HR Departments Can Assert Their Value
Human resources has an emerging role in building healthy organizations with engaged workforces.
Management
Federal Agencies Shed Nearly 20,000 Jobs in 2014
Job loss is actually an improvement on the previous year.
Management
Republicans to Battle Obama on Immigration
Republicans are gearing up to use the Homeland Security funding bill to attack the president's executive order.
Management
Keystone XL Supporters Score Victory in Nebraska Court Decision
Court ruling clears the way for Obama to approve or reject the controversial oil sands project.
Management
Consider How You Want Them to Feel
Focus on the other person in the conversation in your meetings.
Pay
Fewer SES got performance awards
Fewer—and smaller—performance awards were handed out to federal senior executives in fiscal 2013 than in the prior year, according to the latest numbers from the Office of Personnel Management.
Employee Policy
GSA posts new mileage reimbursement rates
New mileage reimbursement rates for personally owned vehicles went into effect Jan. 1. The new rates, set by the General Services Administration, were published in the Federal Register on Dec. 30.
Employee Policy
TSA studies tighter controls in wake of gun smuggling scheme
It appears that the Transportation Security Administration will have more work to do after investigators discovered that five airport workers used their access to secure areas to traffic firearms via air from Atlanta to New York.
Route Fifty
An Odd Municipal Legal Battle in South Florida: Who Is the Mayor of Miami Lakes?
Despite having his name cleared of past criminal charges for more than a year, Michael Pizzi is suing for the second time to reclaim the job—plus benefits and back pay—he says he is legally entitled to.
Nextgov
Federal Cybersecurity Spending is Big Bucks. Why Doesn't It Stop Hackers?
Despite paying $59 billion for data protections since fiscal 2010, the federal government couldn’t stave off hacks against the White House, State Department, Army and dozens of other agencies.
Management
Congress Just Found a Way to Make Deficits Disappear
This bit of accounting trickery could have dire consequences for the budget.
Nextgov
GSA Wants to Make It Easier for Agencies to Buy Agile
The plan is to come up with a new contracting vehicle that will eventually allow agencies to purchase software and services from agile-certified vendors.
Route Fifty
How Much Money Is NYC Losing in Its Policing Slowdown?
Those parking ticket fines add up.
Tech
Edward Snowden is Happy With Life in Russia
The fugitive leaker warns that the U.S. is ill-equipped to stop foreign cyberattacks—and opens up about how much he likes living under asylum in Russia.
Pay & Benefits
Fewer Senior Execs Got Bonuses in Fiscal 2013
The amount of money top performers received on average also fell slightly between fiscal years 2012 and 2013, according to latest data.
Defense One
5 Months of Air Strikes in Iraq and Syria in 4 Charts
Five months, 1,689 strikes, and more than 3,200 targets, the campaign against the Islamic State rumbles on. By Kedar Pavgi
Oversight
Democrats Tip Their Hand on Climate-Change Fight as Senate Keystone Bill Advances
Failed amendment from Bernie Sanders sets up floor debate on climate science.
Management