Benefits
VA seeks wants to improve health toolkit
The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking help from the medical industry in bettering its current online health “toolkit."
Employee Policy
Federal hiring on steep decline
Hiring by federal agencies has dropped sharply in recent years, and the pace of departing employees has increased, a new report finds.
Defense One
John Allen: Destroy the Islamic State Now
What we’re facing in northern Iraq is only partly a crisis about Iraq. It is about the region and potentially the world as we know it.
Defense
Obama: ISIL 'Has No Place in the 21st Century'
President condemns militant group responsible for the murder of journalist James Foley.
Nextgov
Pro-Palestinian Hackers Deface Delaware State Treasury Site
Hactivists defaced the site with messages including: ‘Hacking sites will not STOP!!! Unless Gaza is Free.'
Insights
5 Factors That Reduce Cloud Complexity (While Increasing Security)
So your agency has already migrated email and some back office functions to the cloud. Great. But is it ready for the hard stuff?
Pay & Benefits
How Veterans’ Preference Laws Are Dragging Down Federal Hiring
‘Unwieldy’ and ‘convoluted’ laws are confusing vets and feds alike, report finds.
Nextgov
Is There Ebola on That Smartphone?
Swabbing an iPad with alcohol could erase data as well as germs.
Route Fifty
Drilling Industry Influence Looms Large In Energy-Rich Colorado County
Did local commissioners and drillers push to get a local reporter fired?
Pay & Benefits
Three Charts Showing How White Males Hold the Highest-Paid Federal Jobs
The average male fed is a full grade level above the typical woman.
Tech
McConnell Promises Spending Standoff Over Obama’s Green Agenda
The GOP leader stopped short of an explicit shutdown threat, but he did say a Republican majority would use the budget to go after EPA’s environmental rules.
Defense
John Kerry: ISIL 'Must Be Destroyed'
Secretary of State has strong words about the U.S. mission against the militant group.
Management
It’s Time to Focus on Empowerment and Recognition
What it will take to pull up from dead last in the Best Places to Work rankings.
Oversight
Darrell Issa to Investigate 'Do-Nothing' Patent Office Employees
Move over, IRS. Oversight committee chairman has a new enemy.
Management
Which Mode of Travel Provides the Happiest Commute?
Walkers, cyclists, and commuter-rail riders are much more satisfied than drivers and transit users.
Management
Pentagon Financial Managers Embrace Data Tools Amid Austerity
Survey finds pessimism on information technology acquisition and workforce training.
Oversight
Having a Daughter Won't Make You Vote Democratic (or Republican)
A new study challenges previous conclusions about how parenthood changes politics.
Insights
Reducing Complexity, Ensuring Security: Toward Better Information Management
Your agency is literally (maybe not literally) drowning in data and it's only going to get worse without serious consideration for its information management strategy.
Management
Yoga Makes Brains Nimble, Too
Practicing hatha yoga three times a week improved older Americans’ information recall, mental flexibility and task-switching.
Tech