Pay & Benefits
Phased Retirement: Case Studies
Running the numbers on a couple of hypothetical examples of employees considering the new option.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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