Management
Federal Student Aid: Pioneers Managing Risk
How the Education Department's loan office turned around a high risk program.
Nextgov
AT&T Worker Peered into Employer’s Cache of Customer Data
Employee was axed after improperly accessing SSNs and network account details.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The GOP Has a Strategy to Combat Ebola
The Colbert Report examines Todd Kincannon's plan to deal with the disease.
Employee Policy
Federal Coach: Celebrating what government gets right
The federal government is responsible for numerous important accomplishments due to the talented and dedicated people who have chosen to serve, but too few Americans outside or even inside government know about many of these achievements.
Employee Policy
OPM releases 'official time' report
The Office of Personnel Management has released its report on so-called "official time"—on-the-clock time used by federal employees performing representational work for an employee bargaining unit rather than doing regularly assigned work.
Employee Policy
VA recommends removal of procurement official
Deputy Veterans Affairs Secretary Sloan Gibson on Oct. 6 said he has recommended the removal of the Veterans Health Administration's deputy chief procurement officer, Susan Taylor.
Employee Policy
Government to seek death penalty in mail carrier's killing
The federal government has filed a motion of its intent to seek the death penalty if a man charged with the murder of a rural mail carrier is convicted of the crime, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas announced.
Route Fifty
Texas Governor Announces New Action on Infectious Disease Readiness and Response
Rick Perry: “[I]t's important that we continue to adapt our response to these realities.”
Nextgov
US Needs a New Robotics Agency or the Machine Overlords Will Win … Or Something
Much is lost in the current patchwork approach, Ryan Calo argues.
Management
VA One Step Closer to Removing Controversial Procurement Chief
Watchdog’s ethics takedown of Susan Taylor prompts deputy secretary to name replacement.
Oversight
Stacked Deck
Democrats have it tough in Senate races this year; the GOP is looking at an even worse scenario in 2016.
Management
Here's How Mitt Romney Could Become a Contender in 2016
After two failed presidential campaigns, could the third time be the charm?
Pay & Benefits
VA Employees Fight for More Pay
Lawsuit and union seek to boost employee compensation.
Nextgov
With Technology and Transparency on its Side, NGA Ready for Its Day in the Sun
The agency has taken a lead role in the intelligence community’s technology integration plan and spearheaded big data efforts.
Oversight
Bobby Jindal Joins the GOP Hawks
The Louisiana governor calls for higher defense spending as he eyes a Republican presidential bid in 2016.
Management
The Spiritual Routines of the Mindful Road Warrior
How to stay grounded when you have to take flight.
News
How to Stump the Smartest Man in Obama’s Cabinet
Energy Secretary and renowned physicist Ernest Moniz has a few gaps in his education.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Takes Baby Steps Toward Reducing the Retirement Backlog in Sept.
Agency isn't likely to clear up the decades-long backlog by the end of 2014.
Nextgov