Defense
Beware the Salesmen of Simple Solutions on Iraq
If history is any guide, humility is the best policy
Insights
Has Federal Mobility Been Derailed? Not So Fast
A new GBC study on mobile technology shows that feds want flexibility and that agencies are taking notice.
Management
Coming Out on Your Resume? Great Idea, Especially if You’re Black
New data suggest that the hurdles facing LGBT workers have been shrinking.
News
EPA Employees Told to Stop Pooping in the Hallway
Agency hires consultant to tell it to watch out for misplaced bowel movements.
Oversight
Promises of Federal Spending Help Thad Cochran's Surprise Rebound Against Tea Party
Some voters appeared swayed by Cochran's pledges to continue delivering federal money to the mostly poor, rural state of Mississippi.
Oversight
Play of the Day: A Poor-Off Will Decide 2016
Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden fight to claim the title of "least rich."
Oversight
Misdemeanor Guilty Plea Rejected in Capitol Police Manager's Embezzlement Case
Case involves Deborah K. Lewis' previous employment at Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Defense
Obama Has the Speech, ISIL Has the Territory
Obama saw the larger problem coming, though the particulars eluded him (and almost everyone else in Washington).
Management
Why It’s Important to Communicate Bad News
If your employees are in for a rough ride, tell them.
Employee Policy
House committee OKs six-day mail amendment
An attempt last week by members of a House subcommittee to move the U.S. Postal Service closer to five-day delivery by omitting the six-day requirement from appropriations legislation was turned back June 25 when the full House Appropriations Committee adopted an amendment to restore the requirement.
Pay
Rule will implement contractor pay cap
The administration has published an interim rule to implement a law imposing a new employee compensation cap on federal contractors.
Employee Policy
VA clerk alleges records of deceased vets altered
A Department of Veterans Affairs whistleblower alleges that that records of deceased veterans were changed to cover up the actual number of vets who died while waiting for care at the scandal-ridden VA Medical Center in Phoenix.
Employee Policy
Navy employee pleads guilty to theft of funds
A Navy Department employee in Tennessee pleaded guilty this month to theft of government funds, the Justice Department said.
Oversight
VA Conferees Agree on One Thing: Fire More Bureaucrats
Lawmakers still must bridge major divides before they’ll be able to agree on reform bill.
Management
VA 'Brought Patients Back to Life' to Disguise Wait List Deaths
Phoenix records were altered at least seven times since last October, clerk tells CNN.
Tech
CIA Sued for Failing to Disclose Senate Torture-Probe Records
Lawsuit comes as the administration is close to declassifying a Senate report on the agency’s one-time interrogation techniques.
Management
Pentagon Financing Body Neglecting Key Improvements, Watchdog Finds
Testing of controls deemed insufficient for disbursal of $200 billion in annual contract payments.
Defense One
Stop Arming the Police Like a Military
Protect and serve? The post-war message to American communities is being received loud and clear: 'You are the enemy.' By Tom Nolan
Pay & Benefits
Abortion Funding for Peace Corps' Volunteers Advances With Republican Support
Bills eliminating the restriction passed in both House and Senate appropriations committees for the first time.
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