Pay & Benefits

Phased Retirement: Case Studies

Running the numbers on a couple of hypothetical examples of employees considering the new option.

Nextgov

It's Official: White House CTO Todd Park Leaves Post to Recruit Tech Talent from Silicon Valley

Todd Park stepping down from chief technology officer job.

Pay & Benefits

Temp Feds Are One Step Closer to Health Insurance

As comment period on draft rules ends, union urges OPM to provide access to FEHBP to newly-eligible employees ASAP.

Oversight

Is the Government Taking Feds’ Tax Debt Seriously Enough?

Security clearance reform should address financial troubles, senator says.

Nextgov

Is Your Agency Ready to Start ‘Storyboarding?’

It's the latest buzzword humming through agencies.

Insights

Bringing Your Agency's IT Out of the Shadows

Four in five federal end users are going outside their IT department for cloud services that can risk their security and skew their budgets. Why are they doing it, and what can your agency do to bring them back from the dark side?

Management

In Performance Reviews, Women are Criticized for Personality Rather Than Performance

The gender of the manager giving the review didn’t make a difference.

Management

Hollywood, the Circus, and Congress Are Fighting Over 'Tiger Selfies'

Activists want Congress to stop the mega-feline selfie craze, and some members are signing on to help.

Management

The Head-On Politics of Going Around Congress on Climate Change

White House faces collision with GOP over global pact that wouldn't go through Senate.

Nextgov

Russian Government Might Be Behind New JPMorgan Hack

Infiltration might be a response to U.S. sanctions against Russian banks.

Oversight

Play of the Day: ISIL Wants To Be Just Like The United States

Will the Islamic State just end up with a VA waiting list?

Insights

Information Collection Challenges Could Exacerbate Budget Tensions

As the 2016 budget begins to loom, agencies have the opportunity to adopt information collection technologies to make better decisions for their finances and their mission.

Management

How Promises Work

Living up to a social contract is inordinately valuable, and there's no pressure to exceed it.

Financial Planning

VA announces improved online GI Bill tool

The Department of Veterans Affairs this week rolled out an improved version of the GI Bill Comparison Tool that debuted in February.

Employee Policy

Senator says tax-delinquent DOD contractors jeopardize security

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) this week asked the director of national intelligence to take action regarding tax-delinquent Defense Department contractors who hold security clearances.

Employee Policy

Lawmaker investigates alleged waste at DOL

The chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee this week asked the Department of Labor to furnish documents and information related to activities which he said indicated wasteful spending and mismanagement at the department.

Management

The Extreme Partisanship of John Roberts's Supreme Court

Like Barack Obama, the chief justice came into office promising an age of apolitical comity. And like the president, he has seen his dream die.

Pay & Benefits

Military Families Are More Worried Than Ever About the Effects of Budget Cuts

Downsizing within Defense and sequestration’s long-term impact are creating anxiety over job security, survey finds.

Pay & Benefits

Military Bonuses Affected Despite Sequestration’s Hiatus

Defense hopes to save money by changing compensation structure associated with Marine Corps' special duty assignment pay.

Nextgov

Patent Office Telework Scandal Not Really About Telework

Mobile work advocates say the controversy is evidence of a management breakdown.