Management
The Gender-Wage Gap Is Shrinking—or Is It?
Why Millennial women will make more than their mothers, but less than their brothers.
Management
Former Federal Leaders Seek Legislation to Save the SES
Group says action needed to preserve and protect the federal senior executive corps.
Management
Zen and the Art of Cubicle Living
I worked out of what might be the best-designed office space in America. Here's what it taught me about productivity, concentration, and happiness at work.
Management
Obama Almost Never Vetoes Bills. That's About to Change.
The president has issued only two vetoes in six years, but he's likely to issue a lot more in his final two years.
Oversight
Republicans See an Upside to a Government Shutdown Over Immigration
Shutdowns are a showcase for intransigence, but they haven’t yet spelled electoral doom for the GOP.
Route Fifty
For Impactful Urban Bicycling Expansion, It Takes Public Officials With a Big Vision
Watch out Portland! Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto says ‘we’re going to beat every other city’ on being bike friendly.
Management
Walz Abandons Bid for Top Veterans' Affairs Panel Slot
The Army National Guard major faced pushback over seniority concerns and the waiver that's allowed him to stay on the committee.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Pigs Behind Chris Christie's Big Dilemma
Porcine confinement is the latest issue for New Jersey's governor.
Employee Policy
USPS: No malicious activity after cyber attack
Although “sophisticated,” the cyber attack that accessed the personal information of 800,000 Postal Service employees has not yet resulted in any malicious activity.
Employee Policy
Four-day petition is history, but hope remains
A petition asking President Obama to give federal employees the day after Christmas off to create a four-day weekend failed to get enough signatures to merit a response from the White House.
Benefits
Postal worker enters guilty plea in workers' comp scam
A U.S. Postal Service employee in Baltimore pleaded guilty this month to making false statements to obtain nearly a quarter million dollars in federal workers' compensation and food stamp benefits, the Justice Department said.
Defense
Veteran Suicides Highlight Tragic Consequences of Bureaucracy
Senate hearing on improving mental health care access for vets poignantly underscores the new secretary’s management challenges.
Management
President Obama's Long-Awaited Immigration Decree
Republicans are crying overreach, but how will the public react to a plan to shield millions from deportation?
Pay & Benefits
Expanding Death Benefits, Cutting Pensions, Extra Holiday Time and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
The Murky Boundaries of the Modern Work Day
Americans don't seem to mind long hours that blur the lines between professional and personal life, but they do mind the inability to control their schedules.
Management
Obama to Host His First Meeting With Federal Senior Executives
President will address career SES employees in December.
Nextgov
Hackers Possibly Copied Postal Employee Pay Records
About 100 servers and computer workstations were breached in the September intrusion.
Management
OMB to Alter Guidance for Reducing Improper Payments
Deputy controller asks IGs, program managers to reinforce that "it's not sexy" to steal from government.
Management
Reagan and Bush Offer No Precedent for Obama's Amnesty Order
Not only were past executive actions smaller, they didn't work.
Management