Management
The Complete Guide to Writing Office Memos
Internal memos can matter as much as any marketing brochure or press release.
Management
8 Ways to Keep Work From Spilling Into Your Season of Joy
How to keep your email and other distractions from hijacking your holiday.
Nextgov
Hackers Accidentally Auction Secrets, Ruin Relationships and Game Investors
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Nextgov
OPM to Agencies: Don't Forget to Expand Telework This Winter
Agencies must increase the number of telework-ready employees as part of continuity of operations plans.
Management
How Many Supervisors Does Government Need?
Managers continue to be a target for cost-cutting, but the workload is still there.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The GOP's Lady Problem
Republicans start mending a relationship with a key voting group.
Oversight
Everyone Hates the Emerging Budget Deal
One major sticking point for Democrats is a proposed increase in civilian feds' pension contributions.
Defense One
Spared from Hagel’s Cuts: Cyber, Asia-Pacific, Homeland Policy Jobs
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is cutting 200 jobs from his front office – but he made sure to protect several key policy positions in homeland, cyber and the Asia-Pacific. By Stephanie Gaskell
Management
Decision-Making: Just Get It Over With
The psychology of doing unpleasant tasks sooner, which really is better
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Claims Processed Nosedives in November
OPM barely makes a dent in the backlog, though progress remains ahead of schedule.
Oversight
House GOP Poised to Push Straight Funding Bill to Avoid Shutdown
If budget talks fail, Republicans will approve a stopgap spending measure before recess that includes the sequester cuts.
Management
Ex-HR Chiefs: Some Federal Managers Just Can’t Manage
A trio of former OPM directors advocates for more accurate employee evaluations and a reassessment of federal compensation.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Will Be Better Informed About Storms This Winter
NWS seeks to improve predictions, expects ‘normal’ amount of snow.
Nextgov
For Some of Us, Recovery From War Is Its Own Hell
There’s an interesting debate going on in the comments on my Tuesday article.
Management
When Leadership Skills Trump Technical Skills
Subject matter experts promoted to executive posts have to tap a different skill set.
Management
IRS Reaches Electronic Filing Milestone
83 percent of individual tax returns were filed electronically in 2013.
Nextgov
Obamacare’s Next Step: Fixing Medicare and Medicaid Data Sharing
Medicare wants to standardize state Medicaid data.
Management
Nine-to-Fiver or Workaholic? Either Way, It’s Your Parents’ Fault
Researchers have found the how adolescents perceive their parent's work ethic is central to the development of their own work attitude.
Defense One