Pay & Benefits
Retirement Wait Times Drop, But OPM Still Falls Short of Goals
Major IT overhaul of claims processing to begin in 2015.
Management
Psychologists' $81M Torture Contract Exposes CIA's 'Remarkably Broad' Acquisition Authorities
Expensive award to potentially underqualified firm raises eyebrows.
Management
Leading America's Workforce
Three initiatives created to spark innovation among senior executives.
Nextgov
6 Tech Takeaways in the New Spending Bill
From the Pentagon’s cloud efforts to a new $35 million cybersecurity center, read some of key tech takeaways of the bill.
Oversight
Winners and Losers From the Deal to Avoid a Shutdown
Things look good for feds, but several agencies continue to bear the brunt of cuts.
Pay & Benefits
Overtime Pay Cuts, Pay Raises, Suicide Prevention and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Oversight
Udall Calls for CIA Director's Resignation
“The CIA is lying,” the Colorado Democrat said on the Senate floor Wednesday.
Oversight
Hill Democrats' Opposition to Omnibus Is Building
Provisions on Dodd-Frank, campaign finance alienate Pelosi and other top Democrats.
Management
How Sexism Stifles Creativity
When people in mixed-sex groups are told to be "politically correct," their ideas are more numerous and more original.
Defense
Watchdog Creates High-Risk List for Afghanistan Reconstruction
Special IG Sopko warns that corruption could derail U.S. effort to build Afghan self-sufficiency.
Insights
Lessons Learned in Federal Cloud Adoption
It's been four years since Cloud First, yet federal cloud progress isn't as far as expected. GBC asked early adopters what they think about their agency's adoption efforts in the past, present, and future, and what other agencies can do to overcome obstacles along the way.
Insights
Applying Lessons Learned to Federal Cloud Computing
Recent survey findings show that several obstacles are impeding federal agencies' adoption of cloud technology. This issue brief will explore these issues and provide targeted best practice recommendations based on feedback from current federal employees.
Pay & Benefits
Feds, Troops Still On Track for a 1 Percent Pay Raise in 2015
CRomnibus package allows for increase, freezes congressional salaries.
Management
The Torture Report Isn't Going to Stand Between the President and the CIA
The report details horrendous acts, but Americans still expect to be protected.
Oversight
Lawmakers Unveil Details of Plan to Keep Government Open
$1 trillion spending bill would fund most agencies through September, with the exception of DHS.
Route Fifty
On Immigration, Gaining the Support of Mayors Is as Much Practical as It Is Political
Cities with large foreign-born populations are likely to process the bulk of applicants following Obama's executive order.
Insights
Multilateral or Unilateral Intervention? National Security Workers Have No Preference
Should the U.S. take a multilateral or unilateral approach to the use of force? National security professionals in government suggest it doesn't matter one way or the other.
Defense
Senators to Kerry: Tell Us What You Want to Fight ISIS
The administration criticizes Senate proposals to authorize force, but won't offer a plan of its own.
Defense