Pay & Benefits
Retirement Savings Funds Hit a September Slump
All but one of the TSP’s offerings lose ground.
Route Fifty
Knight Cities Challenge Seeks Innovative Ideas
Ideas for the first-ever competition must be submitted by November 14.
Oversight
Trust Is Not Enough to Break Through Washington Gridlock
Reality check: The bigger problems aren't because individuals don't get along; they're because of larger factors in the political culture.
Route Fifty
Oregon City’s Pre-Emptive Marijuana Action; Civil Rights Fears in Rhode Island
Also in our State & Local news roundup: Stories from the District of Columbia, San Francisco and Nashville.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Why Congress Isn't Passing Any Bills
The legislative process reminds Jon Stewart of a really terrible dinner date.
Management
What Quarantine In the U.S. Looks Like
American doctors may not be used to dealing with Ebola, but they are highly trained by the CDC to stop the spread of infectious disease.
Oversight
The Secret Service Let an Armed Man into an Elevator With the President
A security contractor with a gun made it onto an elevator with the president in Atlanta, without permission from the Secret Service.
Management
Pump Up the Jams and Feel Powerful
The right background music can affect how you take initiative.
Employee Policy
GSA to launch second phase of DHS HQ consolidation
The General Services Administration announced it will move ahead with the next phase of the Department of Homeland Security headquarters consolidation project.
Employee Policy
Secret Service director steps down
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said he has accepted the resignation of Secret Service Director Julia Pierson. The announcement came one day after a House panel took Pierson to task for a recent security lapse that allowed an intruder to scale a fence and enter the White House.
Employee Policy
Number of fatal work injuries rises in federal workplace
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a sharp rise in fatal work injuries among federal employees in 2013.
Management
How Congress Could Help Agencies Resist Hasty End-of-the-Year Spending
Agencies move money at five times the normal rate in the final week of the fiscal year, study shows.
Nextgov
Tangled Up in FOIA Requests, Agencies Turn to Technology
Think user experience to simplify back-end processes.
Management
First Case of Ebola Has Been Diagnosed in the United States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed a case in Dallas on Tuesday.
Oversight
FCC Mulls Banning Redskins Name
A petition claims the use of the team name on TV violates indecency regulations.
Management
Secret Service Head Faces Steep Climb to Regain Trust
Julia Pierson is at the low ebb of her tenure as the first woman to head the agency.
Nextgov
VA CIO: Scheduling System Software Will Be Fielded by 2017, Not 2020
The department says a chart depicting a full rollout not until 2020 was outdated and it's committed to a two-year rollout.
Pay & Benefits
Some TRICARE Enrollees Won’t Have to Pay Annual Fee Increases
The Pentagon is making an exception for two groups of Prime beneficiaries.
Nextgov
Government, the Last Great Technology Skeptic
Aversion to technology remains an issue in all branches of government.
Management