Management
Lawmaker Wants to Force Testimony From Security Clearance Firm CEO
A USIS executive received more than $1 million in bonuses despite flawed work.
Pay & Benefits
Whistleblowing Can Also Put Pay and Benefits At Risk
VA nurse manager in New York was threatened with unpaid suspension after voicing concerns about patient care and retaliation.
Tech
Need to Know Memo: Three Keys to a Winning App
Agencies are learning that in the mobile world, it's all about engaging experiences.
Tech
Need to Know Memo: Finding Savings in the Cloud
Agencies see myriad benefits in shifting work to the Internet.
Management
Customer Satisfaction Is Hitting New Lows, But Government Can Help
Raising the procurement bar isn’t just good for business.
Management
Homeland Security Advised to Put Agency Border Assignments in Writing
Watchdog report on faulty resource allocation comes during child refugee crisis in Southwest.
Nextgov
We're Not Ready for a Federal Robotics Department
The U.S. government, an insider argues, is ill-equipped for a world of automated warfare.
Oversight
The Supreme Court Just Dealt a Devastating Blow to Public Unions
Mandatory public union dues violate some members' First Amendment rights, court rules.
Insights
Smart Command Town Hall Series
Booz Allen Hamilton and GBC partnered to conduct a series of town hall events exploring how defense leaders can rapidly and effectively supply warfighters with interoperable technologies.
Management
Supreme Court Sides With Hobby Lobby to Weaken Obamacare Mandate
The high court said companies don’t have to cover birth control if it violates their religious beliefs.
Defense
Obama to Name a New Veterans Affairs Head That Republicans Can't Refuse
The president will reportedly pick Bob McDonald, the former head of Procter & Gamble.
Oversight
Play of the Day: America Is Winning at Marriage Equality
John Oliver looks at the discrepancy in gay rights in different states.
Defense
If Obama Wants to Save Iraq, He'll Have to Get His Hands Dirty
The president likes things clean and surgical, he likes exit strategies and limited commitments.
Employee Policy
White House to nominate top CEO as VA secretary
The White House indicated that President Obama plans to nominate the former chief executive of Proctor & Gamble to head the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Employee Policy
Firing for bad behavior should be easier, EPA head says
When pressed by one lawmaker to answer why an employee at her agency who watched pornography at work was not fired immediately, the head of the Environmental Protection Agency invited Congress to make that firing process easier.
Employee Policy
SEIU joins APWU's Staples boycott
The American Postal Workers Union is amassing labor support for a boycott of the Staples office supply chain as a way to push back against a U.S. Postal Service pilot program to place USPS counters manned by non-postal employees in the retail stores.
Defense One
Senate Politics Leave 28 Countries With No U.S. Ambassador
Nominations for U.S. ambassadors are gathering dust as partisan posturing holds up their Senate confirmation. Never mind that the world’s on fire. By Molly O’Toole
Pay & Benefits
Not Ready to Retire? Not a Problem at NIH.
A federal program lets NIH retain experienced scientists and administrators who reach retirement age.
Management