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The Complete Guide to Not Being The Weak Link Who Got the Organization Hacked
Nine steps everyone should take.
Oversight
Why Working Monday Through Friday Is a Tall Order in the Senate
Reid has a tough time getting colleagues on a busier schedule.
Defense
TSA Found 29 Firearms at Airports This Week, Before the LAX Shooting
Loaded weapons get stopped at security checkpoints all the time.
Pay & Benefits
Children of Feds in Same-Sex Domestic Partnerships Can Now Enroll in FEHBP
Same-sex domestic partners are still prohibited from coverage, OPM said.
Management
Tight Funding Is Starving Financial Regulatory Agency, Outgoing Official Says
Free to speak on final day, CFTC enforcement director calls agency 'absolutely undersized.'
Defense
TSA Employee Killed in Shooting at Los Angeles International Airport
At least two were injured.
Management
How to Get a Micromanager Off Your Back
(Re)building trust and gaining autonomy in the workplace.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Has Another Strong Month in October
Federal employees’ retirement investment plan has second straight month of growth.
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Unemployment Remains Low for Tech Pros
At 3.9 percent, it's just under half the national rate, but still higher than it's been in nearly two years.
Tech
Sandy Aid Website Doesn’t Live Up to Stimulus-Tracking Standards
HUD-run database lacks the detail and timeliness of website on economic recovery spending.
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Cyberattack Closes Major Israeli Highway; Hackers Bug Finnish Ministry
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Management
6 Trends Driving Change in Government
Exploring how federal managers will respond to a changing environment.
Defense One
How Obama Can Help Iraq
The Iraq war President Obama never wanted is back. Here’s what he can do to help stop Iraq’s spiral into chaos. By Stephanie Gaskell
Management
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Accidentally Covers Dead People
Agency mistakenly paid $23 million on behalf of deceased beneficiaries in 2011.
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Administration Memo Shows Six Enrollments Through HealthCare.gov on Day One
The documents were produced by the contractors involved in HealthCare.gov to comply with the House Oversight Committee's subpoena.
Pay & Benefits
Report: DHS Employees Claim Unworked Overtime
Whistleblowers allege abuse of administratively uncontrollable overtime.
Defense One
Crocker: Send More U.S. Counterterrorism Troops to Iraq
Ryan Crocker, the former U.S. ambassador to Iraq, knows what it takes to save Iraq: political will and military muscle that President Obama has been unwilling to use. By James Kitfield
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