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Tech Pros Demand Higher Starting Salaries
Specialized skill sets allow candidates to be choosy when presented with a job offer.
Benefits
Tricare to expand test coverage
Tricare announced that it will expand coverage of laboratory-developed tests (LDTs) under a new demonstration program.
Employee Policy
CDC says staff possibly exposed to anthrax
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced June 19 that about 75 staff members based in Atlanta may have been unintentionally exposed to live anthrax bacteria.
Pay
House OKs military pay raise
The House has approved a 1.8 percent military pay increase. The pay boost is part of the fiscal 2015 defense appropriations bill, which the House passed June 20 by a vote of 340-73.
Defense One
The Government Probably Has More Photos of You Than of ISIL's Leader
The U.S. government probably has more biometric information on you than one of the most infamous terrorist masterminds alive. By Patrick Tucker
Defense One
Obama Outlines Limited Military Help for Iraq
President Obama is sending more U.S. troops to Iraq to fight back ISIL – but that’s just a Band-Aid to the country’s larger problems. By Molly O’Toole and Stephanie Gaskell
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U.S. Marshals Accidentally Reveal Email Addresses of Potential Bitcoin Buyers
Recipients were supposed to see an FAQ, not a list of possible competitors in the public sale.
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Government Emails Have Been Disappearing for as Long as…
Every administration that’s used email has lost emails requested by investigators.
Oversight
Must-Pass Budget Bill Stalls Over Global-Warming Fight
Republicans are trying to attach language blocking Obama's plan to use the EPA to address power plants' contributions to global warming.
Defense
Obama on Iraq: We Will Be Prepared to Take Targeted Military Action
"American forces will not be returning to combat in Iraq," Obama said, "but we will help Iraqis as they take the fight to terrorists who threaten the Iraqi people."
Defense One
What Bosnia Can Tell Us About Iraq
Like in the Balkans, the U.S. should get Iraq’s warring sides to the table at all costs. By Nick Dowling
Oversight
Chemical Safety Board Chairman Asked to Resign Over 'Toxic' Work Environment
Trouble at the board sparks fireworks at congressional hearing.
Oversight
Senators: Social Security Isn't Going About Closing Field Offices the Right Way
The agency hasn't sufficiently justified its decisions, which are hurting seniors, report finds.
Management
What Tests Today’s Contractors: 5 Charts Illustrating the Acquisition Landscape
Contract solicitations are up, spending is down.
Management
Is This Office the Future of Government Work?
Seoul's "smart work centers" give overworked public-sector employees an alternative to long commutes.
Pay & Benefits
More Best Dates to Retire: Middle of the Month
Sometimes, the optimal time to move on isn’t one of the traditional days.
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Nation State-sponsored Attackers Hacked Two Airports, Report Says
The victims were among 75 airports targeted by a prolonged cyberspy operation.
Defense One
Why the Persian Gulf Isn’t Ready for Joint Security
Stop pretending, U.S. partners in the Persian Gulf don’t trust each other or agree on Iran. By Bilal Y. Saab
Management
House Lawmakers Again Target IRS Funding, Adding Pay Restrictions
Appropriations subcommittee would ban bonuses for tax-delinquent feds.
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