Management

Fewer Jobs, Longer Wait Times: The New Postal Service Slogan?

Study anticipates postal workforce will shrink faster than any other employee group during the next eight years.

Nextgov

Network Security Drill Could Probe HealthCare.gov

A simulated cyberattack will pit insurers, hospitals, HHS and others against a virtual intruder, officials say.

Nextgov

About 30 Percent of ObamaCare Enrollees Are Younger Than 34

December enrollment on HealthCare.gov was 7 times October and November enrollment combined.

Pay & Benefits

Senior Execs Press Obama on Alternative to Presidential Rank Awards

Administration canceled honors last year, promising to devise a less expensive way to recognize top federal employees.

Management

Study: Caffeine Can Improve Memory

New research from Johns Hopkins shows caffeine's enhancement of long-term memory.

Pay & Benefits

Congress Cut Its Own Budget. What Happened Next Will Not Restore Your Faith in Government.

When you cut their budgets and take away their health insurance, many Capitol Hill employees will look to the exits, and that's bad news for anyone who wants to fix Congress.

Defense

Analysis: A Free Society Cannot Escape All Terrorism

An NSA official illustrates the totalitarian temptation in bureaucracies charged with stopping 100 percent of attacks.

Management

Gates Goes All In on Biden Criticisms: ‘Frankly, I Believe It’

In a new interview with NPR, the former Defense secretary hedges his admonitions of President Obama and Hillary Clinton, and attacks the media for getting it all wrong.

Oversight

Federal Probe of Chris Christie's Tourism Ads Could Make Bridgegate Look Like an Afterthought

In case you thought it couldn't get worse for the New Jersey governor.

Management

Get Enough Sleep. Your Brain Will Thank You.

Averaging less than 7 to 9 hours of shut-eye affects your work, and can lead to disease.

Oversight

Play of the Day: No Quick Exit for Christie

Letterman looks at the New Jersey bridge scandal.

Nextgov

Health Care Sector to Test Reflexes for Cyber Attack

HHS and industry will simulate assaults on networks underpinning the medical sector and test their ability to fight back.

Management

Obama to Unveil NSA Changes Next Week

The Jan. 17 speech will come in the wake of a December report calling for sweeping changes to the government's surveillance practices.

Management

Congress to Pass Three-Day Spending Bill To Avoid Shutdown

Short-term stopgap measure will give lawmakers time to hammer out larger deal, chief negotiators say.

Nextgov

BYOD News: The Scramble to Get All the New Devices Online After the Holidays

“Every year, everyone gets a brand new bunch of toys and wants to come in and use them.”

Management

Chris Christie: 'I Am Not a Bully.' Not His Call to Make

If you have to declare you're not, you probably are.

Nextgov

White House to Part Ways With the Contractor Behind HealthCare.gov

CGI Federal's contract expires at the end of February.