Pay & Benefits
Postal Employees’ Health Care Costs Will Rise Far Less Than Originally Estimated
OPM vastly overstated increase in employees’ share of premiums, USPS says.
Management
IG: Energy Lab Lobbied Officials for $2.4 Billion No-Bid Contract
Sandia National Laboratories used government funds in efforts to extend Lockheed Martin’s management deal without competition.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Moves Closer to Offering Mutual Fund Option
Board still has more homework to do on costs and implementation, but so far supports the additional investment flexibility for feds.
Defense
One in Six Iraq, Afghanistan Veterans Might Have PTSD
It could be decades before we know the depth of veterans' health problems.
Management
How Future Thinkers Can Revolutionize Strategic Planning
Some countries are institutionalizing anticipatory government; so can the U.S.
Defense One
Bob Work's Quest To Fix The Pentagon's Budget
The Pentagon’s budget process has been turned on its head after 5 years of congressional gridlock, but that’s not stopping Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Work from trying to fix it. By Marcus Weisgerber
Pay & Benefits
Health Care Choices, Retirement Savings Safeguards, Faster Holiday Travel and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Small Businesses Might Not be Getting a Say in Rules That Affect Them
Study by nonprofit suggests big-business interests are co-opting OSHA, EPA, CFPB review panels.
Nextgov
Of Asteroids and ETs: How Cloud Innovation is Driving Space Exploration
In just a few years, cloud computing could help aid the search for extraterrestrial life.
Management
Can Obama Split the Difference on Immigration?
Obama promised reform by the end of the year. Now he has to choose whom to offend. It's not a yes-or-no choice, but neither his critics nor his supporters will be happy with anything in between.
Oversight
SBA Takes Flak Over Revising Company Size Standards
Committee chairman calls proposed rule a “capricious” threat to IT industry.
Defense
The Quiet End to the U.S. Ebola Panic
Calm could work against Obama's request for an additional $6.2 billion to fight the disease both domestically and abroad.
Insights
Realizing DoD's Enterprise Mobility Vision
The Department of Defense faces a pivotal period for the Joint information Environment and its mobility strategy as it scales its mobility programs to the enterprise and works to define technical standards. So what do DoD managers think about the benefits of and challenges to mobility?
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Gum Chewing Heard Around the World
Barack Obama visits China and commits a faux pas.
Management
The Four Types of Sleep Schedules
A new study suggests that some people are neither "owls" nor "larks"
Employee Policy
House committees to probe telework abuses
Two House committees are planning to take a close look at telework abuses at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which is often touted as a case study for a successful agency telework program.
Employee Policy
VA announces massive restructuring
The top man at the Department of Veterans Affairs on Nov. 10 announced a major restructuring of the sprawling organization, and encouraged employees to contribute their own ideas to the effort.
Benefits
Open Season: Premium cost should not be a main consideration in choosing an FEHB Plan: Part II
This second of two Federal Soup Open Season columns explaining medical, dental and vision insurance choices for employees examines point-of-service (POS) plans, consumer driven health plans (CDHP) and high deductible health plans (HDHP).
Employee Policy
Postal union criticizes USPS delay in revealing security breach
The president of the American Postal Workers Union said the organization is "outraged" over the security breach that exposed the personal information of U.S. Postal Service employees -- and demanded to know why USPS delayed notifying workers of the incident.
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