Defense
Six Guantanamo Detainees Are Released to Uruguay
There are still 67 men at the facility who have been approved for resettlement.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Odds of Indicting a Police Officer
The Garner and Brown cases show just how difficult it really is.
Nextgov
Blogger Leaks ‘Evidence’ of China’s Propaganda Machine
Email archive reveals the IDs and online activities of paid, pro-government digital commentators.
Employee Policy
Federal Coach: Great leadership books for your holiday shopping list
As the holiday shopping spree begins, consider picking up a gift that's professionally useful—a good book to help you or someone on your list gain insight on leadership and work-related issues.
Employee Policy
Postal OIG releases research on contracting out 'middle mile'
While the U.S. Postal Service may be subject to a lot of financial pressures, turning a big share of what it does over to the private delivery industry is not the way to address those problems, according to a new white paper commissioned by the USPS Office of Inspector General.
Employee Policy
An extra day to be jolly
Federal employees probably didn't need a petition to get the day after Christmas off as much as an obliging calendar.
Retirement
New retirement claims drop in November
The Office of Personnel Management in November received almost 2,000 fewer retirement claims than it had forecast for the month, and the lowest number in a month in about a year.
Nextgov
No More FOUO: Government Plans to Simplify Labeling of Sensitive Information
There are around 120 different designations for unclassified information that requires some sort of safeguarding.
Defense
Obama Officially Selects Ash Carter to Lead Pentagon
Carter’s nomination now in the hands of Republicans on Capitol Hill.
Route Fifty
Fort Lauderdale Mayor Defends Homeless Feeding Restrictions: ‘It’s the Right Thing to Do’
But a 90-year-old World War II vet who recently attracted major media attention vows to continue to fight the city’s ordinance in court.
Management
Treasury Watchdog Asserts Authority Over FOIA’d Tax Documents
Conservative legal group claims White House reviewed confidential returns.
Management
If DHS Shutdown Comes, Most Employees Would Still Report to Work
Republicans continue the push to ‘defund’ Obama’s immigration action, but their options are limited.
Nextgov
Pentagon Watchdog: DOD Stumbles in Cloud Computing Plan
An inspector general found Pentagon policymakers did not fully execute numerous elements of the strategy.
Management
For Better or for Work: Can Marriage Teach Us About Job Satisfaction?
Unraveling the chemistry of commitment.
Pay & Benefits
Government Doled Out Less Money in 2013 to Help Feds Repay Student Loans
Tight budgets forced agencies to cut back on the popular recruiting and retention tool, report shows.
Management
How Companies Hide the Spoils of Winning Government Contracts
What about the deals that result from a corporation's heavy political spending?
Management
Telework Isn’t the Only Thing PTO Needs to Do a Better Job of Monitoring
IG faults patent office for lax supervision of risky contracts.
Management
The Incredible Shrinking Incomes of Young Americans
You can't explain millennial economic behavior without explaining that wages have collapsed.
Route Fifty