Management
What Do We Really Know About Building Cross-Agency Networks?
There’s a lot of literature out there, but no roadmap.
Management
Agencies Lose Ground in Performance Management, GAO Finds
OPM and Labor are the only ones to improve in GPRA-compliance survey score.
Oversight
Obama and Boehner Duke It Out in Dueling Network Interviews
The Democratic president and the Republican speaker offered their perspectives on ISIS, the 2014 election campaign, and their respective economic records.
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Which State Has the Highest Percentage of Elderly Prison Inmates?
On average, state prisons have a 15 percent share of elderly inmates.
Management
IRS May be Giving Up Too Easily on Collecting Some Tax Debt
Procedures not always followed in pursuit of delinquent taxpayers, watchdog finds.
Oversight
Ruling on IG Investigations Is a Victory for Good Government
Court decision preserves the independence agency watchdogs need.
Nextgov
Hush-hush Data Firm Palantir Snags ICE Case-Tracking Deal
The deal is part of an $818 million program to replace a 1980s-era watch-list system.
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California Governor Vetoes Drone Warrant Legislation; Boulder’s Bear-Proofing Move
Also in our State & Local roundup: Stories from Kentucky, North Carolina and Ohio.
Management
How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Everyone Else At Work
Celebrate your own accomplishments and practice mindfulness about your own strengths.
Management
VA's Phoenix Whistleblowers Win Undisclosed Settlement
Special counsel obtains relief for three who were retaliated against for reporting corrupt patient scheduling, financial misconduct.
Management
Ted Cruz Banks on Foreign Policy as His 2016 Differentiator
The junior senator from Texas thinks he has found a policy "sweet spot" to anchor a presidential campaign.
Management
Does Your Culture Engine Need a Tuneup?
If you want results for the long run, the 'how' matters a lot.
Management
There’s a Huge Hidden Downside to Standing Desks That No One Told Me About
Workplace barriers and transition time make the idea difficult to enact.
Management
Meet the Controversial Muslim Leader Who Has Advised the White House
Sheikh Abdullah bin Bayyah issued a fatwa condemning ISIS violence last week.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Problem with Drone Strikes
Last Week Tonight examines American use of unmanned aerial vehicles.
Employee Policy
Federal Coach: How to keep your federal workers from looking elsewhere
The federal workforce is shrinking, as more and more employees leave government and the rate of hiring declines. Unfortunately, this also comes at a time when the demands upon government are growing.
Employee Policy
Smaller proportion of new federal hires are women
The Merit Systems Protection Board said that its review of data for an upcoming report examining fair and open competition for federal jobs has revealed a declining share of new hires are women—and veterans' hiring authorities appear to be driving the trend.
Employee Policy
Website helps service members with absentee voting
The Defense Department is working to raise awareness of the Federal Voting Assistance Program, which provides online absentee voting information and assistance for service members, their families and overseas citizens.
Employee Policy
OSC announces settlements in VA whistleblower retaliation cases
The Office of Special Counsel announced it had obtained settlements in retaliation complaints lodged by three Department of Veterans Affairs whistleblowers who worked at the Phoenix VA Medical Center.
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