Management
Where Will the Next U.S. Earthquake Hit?
USGS maps offer cross-agency team new insights into the nation's seismic risks.
Oversight
Why Obama and Boehner are So Cautious About the Malaysian Jetliner
Almost always in such incidents, the immediate certainties prove wrong.
Oversight
Congress Fiddles While Border Crisis Grows
Chances of a swift solution to the flood of unaccompanied children across the border seem remote.
Benefits
OPM makes changes to FEDVIP
Enrollment in dental and vision coverage—under the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program, or FEDVIP—will be opened up in future to some federal employees outside of the normal open period.
Employee Policy
VA Office of Inspector General witness cites high error rate
Linda Halliday, a witness from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs Office of Inspector General, outlined several patterns of problems at a House Committee on Veterans Affairs hearing this week.
Employee Policy
Arbitrator upholds union grievance in bonus pay case
A federal arbitrator ruled this week in favor of employees represented in a union grievance regarding cash awards withheld during last year’s budget troubles.
Defense
Army to Begin Chelsea Manning's Gender Treatment
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has approved the Army's recommendation to keep Manning in military custody.
Management
Obama Unveils New Initiative to Encourage Private Funding of Public Infrastructure
New center at the Transportation Department will be in charge.
Defense
Here Are the House's Recommendations for the Border Crisis
The House and Senate are now on a collision course.
Management
House Tries to Bait OMB Into Submitting Annual Budget Proposal Faster
Lawmakers vote to withhold most of OMB’s funding until it submits fiscal 2016 plan.
Defense One
Dunford Didn’t Endorse Plan to Pull Troops from Afghanistan by 2017
The president’s plan for withdrawing from Afghanistan can’t escape comparisons to Iraq – even from his top commander. By Molly O’Toole
Defense
FAA Has Issued Advisories Against Region Where Plane Crashed in Ukraine
The Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 could have been shot down by a surface-to-air Buk missile system.
Route Fifty
Michigan Suburb Blocks Street on Detroit Border
Grosse Pointe Park’s traffic-calming blockade raises boundary questions and stirs cross-border tensions.
Pay & Benefits
Senator Wants to Ensure People Who Retaliate Against VA Whistleblowers Get Fired
Employees who punish whistleblowers can currently get away with just a reprimand, senator says.
Tech
Snowden: NSA Employees Are Passing Around Nude Photos
“Regardless of what happens, if I end up in chains in Guantanamo, I can live with that,” the 31-year-old former NSA contractor said.
Oversight
House Passes Bipartisan Bill Extending Whistleblower Protection
Legislation extends for three more years a provision that gives whistleblowers additional appeal rights.
Oversight
Nancy Pelosi and Congressional Hispanics Oppose Faster Child Deportations in Border Crisis
The Hispanic Caucus met with Obama on Wednesday.
Management