Employee Policy
Postal regulator OKs USPS grocery delivery test
The Postal Regulatory Commission has approved the market test of a U.S. Postal Service grocery delivery program.
Employee Policy
Newest survey shows employee dedication, but signals sagging morale
Office of Personnel Management released the findings of the 2014 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey, which OPM conducts to identify government-wide employee trends for use by agency management.
Defense
Doctor in New York City Diagnosed With Ebola
CDC has dispatched a rapid response team to New York.
Nextgov
10 Crazy Devices the Secret Service Could Use to Put the Kibosh on Fence Jumping
Terminator-like "RoBo," modeled after first dog Bo, should replace human agents.
Defense
Where Is the Investigation Into Financial Corruption at the NSA?
Suspicious business dealings by several high-ranking officials easily warrant an inquiry. Does anyone in Congress care enough to make it happen?
Management
Burden of Proof: The New Reality for Senior Execs at VA
Fired executives have few options under final reform rules.
Defense
This Is What the 'Largest Ever U.S. Response to a Global Health Crisis' Looks Like
A guide to the who, what and how many of the federal government's fight against Ebola.
Defense
Let Slip the Secret Service Dogs
A pair of canines play hero in the latest fence-jumping incident at the White House.
Insights
DoD’s JIE Obstructed by Service Incompatibilities
The Department of Defense’s effort to transform its service-centric IT systems into an integrated enterprise network may struggle to take form until underlying challenges are addressed.
Defense
IG: Secret Service Showed ‘Serious Lapse in Judgment’ in Operation Moonshine
Watchdog criticizes agency for diverting agents in 2011 from protecting White House to monitoring an employee’s neighborhood fight.
Defense
Army Mistreated Transgender Employee, Probe Shows
Office of Special Counsel restores employee’s job and launches re-training of supervisors.
Management
USAID Watchdog Softened Audits, Whistleblowers Tell Post
Acting IG withdraws nomination in advance of report.
Insights
The True Cost of Legacy Network Ownership
Federal IT spending has stagnated in recent years, but agencies are spending more and more on maintaining legacy systems. Maybe it's time to look beyond the traditional ownership model.
Management
Everything You Need to Know About Introverted Leaders
Great introverted leaders build a structure that works for them.
News
Do Stoners Come Up With Government-Funded Research Programs?
Late-night hosts asks his audience to separate real from fake projects.
Route Fifty
Judge Blocks L.A.’s Billboard Rules; Uber’s Next Big Target
Also in our State & Local roundup: Annapolis will be used as a climate adaptation case study and innovation takes root in Springfield, Mass.
Management
Let the Body Rest, for the Sake of the Brain
Sleep deprivation can take a heavy mental toll.
Management
Blackwater Security Guards Found Guilty in 2007 Killings
A federal jury convicted one security guard of murder and three others of manslaughter in the 2007 killings in Iraq.
Management