Management
Grumpy and Frustrated? You Should Shave Some Time From Your Daily Commute
You can blame traffic for your lousy mood.
Route Fifty
Courts Plunge Into the Digital Age
Courthouse digitization efforts are "affecting every single person who works in the courthouse and everyone in the legal profession," and are saving money in the process.
Nextgov
DHS Cyber Program Repels Threats in Real Time
CenturyLink becomes the first company to go live with intrusion prevention -- the third phase of the "Einstein" scanning program.
Employee Policy
Veteran Employment Post-Service
Nearly one-quarter of male veterans ages 18 to 24 are jobless, according to a 2014 government report. In preparing hundreds of young vets for a corporate job search, The Resume Place has demonstrated that these accomplished women and men must translate their military skills and experience into the language of business.
Employee Policy
Fewer feds getting student loan repayment benefits
Federal agencies appear to be getting stingier in offering the student loan repayment program benefit coveted by younger workers entering the federal workforce.
Benefits
Number of disabled federal employees on the rise
The federal government recorded an increase in employment of people with disabilities in fiscal 2013, according to a new report from the Office of Personnel Management.
Employee Policy
Employee satisfaction continues downward trajectory
The ninth Best Places to Work in the Federal Government rankings released this week reflect yet another year of sinking federal employee satisfaction and commitment.
Management
Federal Job Satisfaction Sinks in Latest Survey
NASA, Commerce and State top nonprofit Partnership’s annual list.
Defense
Federal Law Enforcement Officers Now on Tighter Leash When Profiling Suspects
Federal employee group calls guidance 'unwarranted reprimand.'
Management
Why You Need to Breathe
A simple act like taking three deep breaths can put busy leaders back in the zone.
Route Fifty
Vermont’s E911 System Outage Exposes Big Operational Flaws
A technical problem caused a major six-hour outage last week. But a lack of response protocols could have made the failure even worse.
Management
GSA Launches New Shared Office Supplies Purchasing
GAO’s dismissal of bid protests paves way for further savings through the contract vehicle.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Claims Backlog Progress Plateaus
The agency is preparing for an influx of 19,000 new applications in January, adding considerably to its inventory.
Nextgov
Will Government Regulation Kill the Internet of Things?
The government needs to update regulations to accommodate the Internet of Things. But those rules shouldn’t be written in stone.
Management
The Many Trials Ahead for Ashton Carter at the Pentagon
The next defense secretary will inherit "no shortage of challenges to our national security," President Obama said in his nomination.
Management
Treasury Watchdog Rewrites Letter on FOIA’d Tax Documents
IG attorney backs off statement suggesting unauthorized White House access.
Management
Will Immigration Launch Repeat HealthCare.gov's Mistakes?
The rollout of the Obamacare site was a disaster. The White House wants to make sure that doesn't happen again.
Oversight
John Kerry Is Trying to Stall the Release of the CIA Torture Report
The secretary of State is reportedly asking the Senate to wait to release its report on the Bush-era use of “enhanced interrogation” techniques.
Management
Who Will Be the Next 'Mayor of the Pentagon'?
Under Beth McGrath, business transformation moved from oversight to transparency.
Management