Defense One
Future Planes Could Run on Fuel Made from Sunlight
Researchers concentrate sunlight to make solar kerosene. By Patrick Tucker
Pay & Benefits
Federal Workforce Survey on Pay, Job Satisfaction Will Hit Employee Inboxes
OPM is sending out the 2014 survey over the next two weeks; workers have until early June to complete it.
Defense One
Kerry: NATO Members Must Increase Military Spending
Secretary Kerry, claiming Russia has ‘escalated the crisis even further’ in Ukraine, tells under-spending NATO member states it’s time to pay up. By Ben Watson
Pay & Benefits
More Buyouts and Possible Reform at Broadcasting Board of Governors
BBG announces another round of incentives for employees to leave, as a House panel considers legislation to significantly restructure the agency.
Management
Half of USPS Executives Will be Retirement Eligible in Three Years
Postal Service is looking to improve its leadership succession program.
Nextgov
There May Not Be Another Defense CIO Until 2017
Insiders are saying there isn’t enough time left in Obama’s second term to warrant a replacement for Teri Takai.
Nextgov
Four Things You Should Do To Get the Most Out of Teleworkers
Even CIOs struggle to manage remote workers.
Pay & Benefits
New Feds Will Owe the Government Retroactive Pension Contribution Payments …
Once agencies figure out how to charge them for the debt.
Defense One
Better Buying Power 4 Years On: Is It Making a Difference?
The plan to replace the V-XX, the president’s Marine One helicopter, is an example of the success of Better Buying Power. By Frank Kendall
Management
Why Leader-Managers Are the Key to Thriving Organizations
The whole package includes not only the vision, but also the follow-through.
Management
House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Ax Agency Reports No One Reads
Oversight panel’s bill would cancel 79 publications; Senate version would kill 300.
Nextgov
Congress to Feds: You're On the Hook for Spending Transparency
The DATA Act won’t live up to its potential if the executive branch doesn't live up to its responsibilities, lawmakers say.
Management
OSC Hits Feds on Both Sides of the Aisle With Hatch Act Violations
FEC attorney resigns after partisan Tweets, and Air Force civilian is suspended for mass emails.
Management
Why Men Don’t Stand Up for Their Female Colleagues
The traditional explanation is sexism, but even those who genuinely want to see more equality sometimes fail to speak out.
Oversight
Pork Is Back On the Table In Mississippi
Republican primary battles have Cochran and Taylor touting their support for now-banned earmarks.
Management
Ted Cruz: John Kerry Should Resign Over Israel 'Apartheid' Comment
The Texas Republican is upset with comments the secretary of State made at a closed-door meeting.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Another Page in America's Book of Racism
Donald Sterling and Cliven Bundy offer some history of racism in the US.
Defense One
Why Ukraine Has Already Lost The Cyberwar, Too
Why was there no cyberwar in Ukraine? Because Russia has no need to attack that which it already owns. By Patrick Tucker
Nextgov
The Data Act Is About to Shake Up Federal Operations
Following House passage late Monday, the bill that will require uniform spending data across the government heads to Obama for signature.
Management