Management
Why It's Increasingly Difficult for Anyone to Be President of the Entire United States
Structural forces are making it hard for any leader to function as more than 'the president of half of America.'
Route Fifty
D.C. Residents: Don't Even Try to Buy Booze in New Hampshire
Residents of nation’s capital are technically out of luck with Granite State alcohol laws.
Management
How LinkedIn Taught Itself to Hire the Best People
"We made hiring the number one objective for everyone in the company in 2009, ahead of operations.”
Management
Spending Bills, VA Health Care on This Week's Congressional Agenda
Oversight committee will also hold a hearing on border problems.
Oversight
Will Boehner's Obamacare Lawsuit Work?
Legal experts question whether the House has standing to sue the president.
Oversight
Play of the Day: American Optimism Feeds Our Income Inequality
America might just be a national of gamblers.
Nextgov
Chinese Citizen Allegedly Nicked Data on Boeing Military Cargo Plane
The owner of an aviation technology company also apparently plotted to burglarize other U.S. defense contractor networks.
Management
5 Tips for Hiring the Next Generation of Feds
Attracting millennial job seekers requires a different approach.
Employee Policy
Trying to improve morale in government
Reginald Wells, the deputy commissioner of the Social Security Administration’s (SSA) Office of Human Resources who also serves as the agency’s chief human capital officer, spoke with Fox about managing Social Security’s nationwide workforce.
Employee Policy
Senior Exec leader defends SES
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 11 raised questions about the future viability of the Senior Executive Service.
Benefits
Postal unions blast closures plan
Postal unions continue to react in protest against the Postal Service’s announcement that it would resume closing “up to 82” network and mail processing facilities—beginning early in 2015.
Benefits
LGBT advocates: Feds' access to sex changes will be slow
Even though the Office of Personnel Management recently issued guidance to Federal Employees Health Benefits insurers on how to extend health coverage for sex-change surgeries, advocates do not expect feds to have immediate access to the surgeries, Politico reports.
Defense One
Why the Next 'Great War' Won't Happen on China's Doorstep
Today’s rising China is nothing like the threat that rising Germany posed to Europe in 1914. Here's why. By Michael Hunzeker and Mark Christopher
Route Fifty
Teacher Pay Battle Snags North Carolina Budget Negotiations
Lawmakers struggle to reach deal as teachers leave Tar Heel State over low salaries.
Route Fifty
Miami Mayor Faces Heat Over Library Cuts
New poll shows opposition to Gimenez plan for steep budget, staff reductions.
News
For Some Feds, Shutdown Was Baby-Making Time
Finding a (re)productive way to address a bad situation.
Defense
Brain-Damaged Veterans Kicked Out of Group Homes Thanks to Congressional Inaction
Ten brain-damaged veterans have been discharged from their special therapeutic group homes because Congress has failed to renew their rehabilitation program.
Nextgov
Hackers Piggyback Off US Marshals Leak, Unnerve Wilmer Valderrama and Contaminate Videos
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Management
Scheduling Business Calls Days in Advance Should Be Banned
Obsessing over scheduling serves to postpone calls that should only take minutes for days, wasting both people’s time.
Management