Pay & Benefits
Will Feds Be Asked to Sacrifice More in 2014?
President Obama promises to leave feds' pensions alone in his next budget proposal.
Management
Sesame Street Is Using Cookie Monster to Teach Kids to Become Executives
The children's program hopes to teach important skills such as the ability to make decisions and regulate behavior.
Management
Americans See Big Government as a Threat in Record Numbers
It's viewed as three-and-a-half times as big a threat as 'big business' and 14 times the threat of 'big labor.'
Defense
Marines Crack Down on Fashionable Hairstyles
New regulations ban several different hairdos and make achieving the perfect braid pretty difficult.
Oversight
Senate Passes Budget Bill Cutting Pension Benefits for New Feds
Legislation rolls back some of the sequester by asking new federal hires and military retirees to contribute to savings.
Nextgov
Management Failures Threaten New Air Traffic Control Navigation System
FAA plans were unrealistic and the project has lacked leadership, report says.
Management
3 Tips for Pain Free Performance Reviews
How to give your employees feedback that will actually make a difference.
Nextgov
Battle Over HealthCare.gov Paper Trail Reaches House Leadership
Pelosi is seeking a classified briefing to discuss the cybersecurity risks of releasing some contractor documents.
Pay & Benefits
Beale Sentenced in EPA Pay and Benefits Fraud
Former senior policy adviser gets 32 months in prison for taking almost $1 million in unearned salary and benefits.
News
The War Between the States Over FBI Headquarters
Virginia and Maryland congressional delegations battle over the best spot for the bureau’s new campus.
Oversight
Postal Reform Isn’t Happening in 2013
For the third time in two months, Senate committee cancels plans to move forward with USPS overhaul.
Management
Vendors Doing Business with IRS Owe Nearly $600M in Back Taxes
Auditors find more than 1,100 delinquent businesses escaped agency’s controls.
Nextgov
Insurance Companies Are Making a $500 Million Bet on Obamacare
With HealthCare.gov basically fixed, insurers prepare a half-a-billion-dollar battle for new customers.
Oversight
Senators Eye Changes to Military Pension Provision in Budget Deal
The measure could be amended next year, before the pension cuts take effect.
Management
Leaders Do Matter -- But When Does Their Gender Matter Too?
Countries with ethnic diversity often have slow economic growth -- unless there is a woman in charge.
Pay & Benefits
NASA Stays at Top of Annual Best Agencies to Work List
Most federal employees are increasingly unhappy with their agencies.
Oversight
Rest Up From the Budget Fight, Because There's a Debt Ceiling One Around the Corner
Republicans are trying to figure out what they can get using the debt limit as leverage.
Pay & Benefits