Management
Moving from Process to Practice in Performance Management
Agencies are showing they get how to leverage performance data.
Nextgov
Hackers Don Tin Foil Caps, Loot Barclays, and Hack Their Own Clients
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Nextgov
GAO: Fifty Percent of Feds Aren’t Informed of Cyber Risks
Agencies for 15 years have been unable to move information security off a list of the government’s most imperiled programs.
Oversight
Senate GOP Divide on Display in Shutdown Fight
Rift opens over when to vote on stopgap spending measure.
Nextgov
Long Before Navy Shooting, Military First Responders Complained of Bum Radios
Communications failures hampered emergency response.
Defense One
How a 2009 Law Is Protecting Veterans from the Government Shutdown
Veterans advocates fought hard to pass a 2009 law that helps protect their benefits from congressional gridlock. Now it’s paying off. By Tom Tarantino
Oversight
With Shutdown Looming, House GOP Split over Obamacare Strategy
Leadership team has difficulty deciding how to proceed.
Nextgov
Meet the Newest Big Solar Developers: Native Americans
More dependable solar thermal systems are losing out to solar panels except, perhaps, on tribal lands.
Nextgov
Dear Ted Cruz, Please Join Me on the Bataan Memorial Death March
The Senator from Texas compared his filibuster to the 1942 tragedy.
Pay & Benefits
Future of Postal Employees’ Health Care Uncertain as Senate Moves Forward With Reform
Removing postal workers from FEHBP could lead to a 2 percent increase in health care costs for other federal employees.
Management
Want to Innovate? 4 Ways to Stimulate Creativity
Break your non-starter routine with these techniques.
Management
Consumer Bureau Earns Mixed Reviews on Oversight
Fledgling agency should boost transparency, report says.
Pay & Benefits
Employees Will Find Out Their Shutdown Furlough Fate By the End of Friday
Agencies also are expected to post their contingency plans for a government shutdown before the weekend.
Defense
Navy Chief: Sequester Threatens to Undo Four Years of Progress
Mabus warns industry group that ships are sailing less, pilots flying less.
Oversight
Republicans Not Sold on Boehner's Debt-Ceiling Plan
Package could include cuts to federal pensions.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Pensions Could Be At Risk -- Again
House lawmakers might require federal employees to contribute more to their retirement benefits to help pay for a debt limit increase.
Nextgov
Feds Already Knew It's Too Soon for Cyber Workforce Standards
Recent report confirms what federal managers already knew, NIST official says.
Nextgov
Commentary: Looking Ahead to Obamacare's Day 2
With so much emphasis on the Oct. 1 deadline, it’s important to remember this is merely the beginning.
Oversight
Poll: Majority Sides With GOP on Debt-Ceiling Hike
Sixty-one percent say the debt ceiling should be leveraged in exchange for spending cuts.
Oversight