Management
Wait, Why Another 'Czar'?
To fight Ebola, President Obama has appointed the U.S.'s latest ... Russian emperor? Here's a brief history of a strange title.
Oversight
The Trench Warfare Begins
Democrats' chance to maintain their hold on the Senate now boils down to the ground game.
Management
Overall Morale at VA Dips, Along With Faith in Leaders
Agency employees report a strong sense of mission and enthusiasm for their work despite challenges.
Oversight
Congress Prepares to Offer More Money for Ebola Fight
As they await a White House request, appropriators are beginning to get their ducks in a row.
Nextgov
Mobile Devices Will Transform How Government Fieldwork Gets Done
IPads and iPhones can do more than make field workers more efficient in creating reports and reducing paperwork.
Route Fifty
Predictive Modeling vs. Lead Hot Spots; California’s DMV Hiring Spree
Also in our State & Local news roundup: A local chicken scandal has forced the resignation of a mayor and city manager.
Defense
Leon Panetta and Hillary Clinton: It's Complicated
Reporters have focused on how the former defense secretary's memoir praises her and criticizes the president. The book itself tells a different story.
Management
NSA's Moonlighting Problem
A former NSA head has recruited one of his underlings for his lucrative cybersecurity firm—but that underling still works for the agency.
Management
Facebook to Feds: Stop Impersonating Our Users
The social network accused the DEA of threatening "the integrity of our community" by pretending to be a New York woman on the site.
Oversight
Play of the Day: How Television Could Save the Supreme Court
Last Week Tonight takes on the camera ban at the court.
Management
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Management
Amid Ebola Scare, CDC Falls in Public’s Esteem
Poll shows FBI as only civilian agency respected by majority of Americans.
Pay
Pay council's conclusion unchanged: Feds earn less
A new study says federal employees still earn about 35 percent less than comparable private-sector workers.
Employee Policy
Hiring is on for new postal jobs
One union is urging its members to encourage any jobseekers they know to apply for new job openings that resulted from recent arbitration decision.
Employee Policy
DOD to create Ebola support team for use within U.S.
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered the creation and training of a 30-person expeditionary medical support team that would be available to provide short-notice assistance to civilian medical professionals in the event of an Ebola incident in the United States.
Oversight
One Way to Avoid Flight Delays: Help Air-Traffic Controllers Do a Better Job
Hamsa Balakrishnan develops algorithms that help controllers and pilots better manage who's taking off and when.
Pay & Benefits
Public-Private Sector Pay Gap Remains at 35 Percent
Federal Salary Council report says feds now earn on average 35.2 percent less than their peers, a disparity that’s down 0.2 percent from 2013.
Nextgov
Hackers ‘Sandworm’ NATO, Incite Pakistan-India Cyber-rattling and Save Nude Snapchats
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Pay & Benefits