Management

Agencies Get Tougher on Misbehaving Contractors

Changes in staffing, resources and case referral processes have resulted in more suspensions and debarments.

Pay & Benefits

Retirement Readiness: How Do You Stack Up?

The early results of our federal employee Retirement Readiness Assessment are in.

Management

Time Management: Taming Your Inner Rebel

How to recognize the roadblocks to powerful work routines.

Management

Senate Panel Advances More Legislation Targeting VA Executives

Spending bill includes provisions banning bonuses and making it easier to fire managers.

Management

The Myth That Americans Are Busier Than Ever

"How did we get so busy?" the New Yorker asks. Let's define busy. And, while we're at it, let's define we, too.

Management

Boehner Says He Has No Confidence in Veterans Affairs Investigation

The House speaker says he's 'getting a little closer' to calling for VA chief's resignation.

Management

What Managers Do When Technology Does Their Work

Roles change when coordination and communication functions are automated.

Management

House OKs 1.8 Percent Pay Raise for Troops, Officer Pay Freeze

Defense authorization bill also includes provisions making it easier to re-employ retirees, and limiting furloughs of working capital fund employees.

Management

The House Just Passed a Bill to End Mass NSA Spying. But Will It Really Change Anything?

Tech companies and privacy groups say the measure leaves loopholes for intelligence agencies to exploit.

Nextgov

NASA Has a New Plan to Save Its Zombie Spaceship

A long-lost spaceship may still have some life left in it—if a California company can figure out how to talk to it.

Management

U.S. Air Force Failed Another Nuclear Security Test

Insufficient training contributed to the poor performance.

Nextgov

Is Your Manager Becoming Less Committed to Telework?

Some 45 percent surveyed perceive a waning commitment to flexibility from their employers.

Oversight

Play of the Day: The Death Knell of the Tea Party

Is Mitch McConnell's win in Kentucky the sound of the movement's death rattle?

Management

Is Government Ready for Millennials?

Agencies should be building a culture that attracts young workers.

Nextgov

USPS Employees Get Fake USPS Phishing Emails, Too

Here's an inside peak at what happens next.

Management

Obama Leaves Door Open for Shinseki Departure

The president wasn't exactly glowing in his praise for the embattled VA secretary on Wednesday.

Management

80 U.S. Troops Are Headed to Chad to Search for the Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolgirls

Troops will operate and protect a Predator drone involved in the search.

Nextgov

Marine Corps Bypasses Defense Mobile Phone Plan; Wants Commercial Options

While department officials say their program will cut costs, they haven’t provided pricing information.