Pay & Benefits

The Incredible Shrinking Pay Raise in One Chart

Federal employees haven’t seen a pay boost above 2 percent since 2009.

Pay & Benefits

Senator To Focus on Federal Employee Pay, Morale

Montana Democrat Jon Tester calls Obama’s 1 percent pay raise proposal insufficient.

Management

The Pentagon Has to Learn a New Language: English

To communicate the effects of budget cuts, officials will now try to avoid both "Pentagon-speak" and hyperbole.

Defense One

Gillibrand Links Military Sexual Assaults to PTSD and Suicide

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand opened a new dimension in the debate over military sexual assaults while continuing to apply pressure for her legislation. By Stacy Kaper

Nextgov

NSA Wants to Expand Phone Database—Because of Privacy Suits

The government says it needs to keep the phone data as evidence.

Nextgov

Workers Exposed to Radiation at Nuclear Weapons Waste Dump

Thirteen employees tested positive after Feb. 14 leak at the New Mexico site.

Oversight

New Nutrition Labels Will Make You Feel Guilty

The FDA wants to make sure you can't miss calorie amounts on food labels. But will that change your eating habits?

Management

Obama's Former Budget Ace Fights to Hide His Finances

Peter Orszag, slammed when he took a top job on Wall Street, is working furiously to keep his finances from the public eye.

Defense

How Should the U.S. Deal With Vladimir Putin?

Russia's wily president has outmaneuvered Western leaders for years. Is Barack Obama next?

Management

Is It Wrong to Plagiarize From an Email?

You might want to think about it before you cut and paste.

Nextgov

Boeing Enters the Super-Secure Smartphone Market With a Focus on Hardware

The Black looks and functions like a generic Android device but doubles as a classified information system capable of scanning for intrusions.

Defense One

How the Army Plans to Fight a War Across the Electromagnetic Spectrum

The Army’s first-ever electromagnetic warfare field manual shows that, for the military, IEDs and spam have a lot in common. By Patrick Tucker

Oversight

FDA on Defensive for Snooping on Employees’ Computers

Two reports detail efforts to monitor communications of scientists suspected of press leaks.

Nextgov

U.S. Border Drones Need 'Further Refined' Privacy Policies, DHS Chief Says

But security is still Jeh Johnson's priority, the department's new secretary tells Congress.

Pay & Benefits

Locality Pay Still in a Deep Freeze

While federal employees’ base pay appears to be headed for its second consecutive increase, locality rates have stayed the same for four years.