Pay & Benefits
Postal Service Offers Early Retirement to More Than 15,000 Supervisors
Eligible employees must accept offer by Nov. 29.
Defense
Conspiracy Theorists Already Suspect Navy Yard Shooting Is a 'False Flag'
Anti-government broadcaster says the shooting may be an attempt to distract from Benghazi.
Management
Lamenting a "Senseless Act of Terror" While Praising the Response
President pledges to honor service of victims.
Management
Social Security May Have Overpaid Disability Claims by $1.29 Billion
GAO auditors found 36,000 possibly ineligible recipients, though SSA disputes methodology.
Pay & Benefits
Thousands of Federal Paychecks Are Delayed Three Days
Data entry error affects 40,000 employees in 23 agencies.
Oversight
IRS’ Former Tax Exempt Organizations Leader Re-Enters Spotlight
Republicans release new emails on targeting, but Democrats deny political motivation.
Management
White House Has a Roach Problem
Pests are nothing new in a building that is 213 years old--and roaches aren't the worst of it.
Oversight
Analysis: Government Shutdown? Not This Time
Despite the posturing, Republicans are not motivated to hold the government hostage just yet.
Defense One
Joint Chief Adm. Greenert Evacuated From Navy Yard During Shooting
CNO Greenert was at the Navy Yard during Monday’s shooting, Defense One learned. The Joint Chief of Staff member was evacuated, briefed, and later visited with Navy families. By Kevin Baron
Nextgov
Health Agency Watchdog Doesn’t Have Time to Vet Obamacare Cyber Designs
'We are still trying to figure out what's the best use of our resources,' IG official says.
Nextgov
Analysis: The Internet of Things Will Save the U.S. From the Great Stagnation
It takes the Internet out of the world of abstraction and into industries—manufacturing, energy, transportation.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Putin's Sunday Funnies
The Russian leader appears in more than just the New York Times Op-Ed page.
Defense One
America Needs a Robust Crisis Response Force
With a sequestered budget, a force design of 174,000 is right sized to allow the Marine Corps to remain America’s crisis response force.
Nextgov
How to Keep NSA From Getting Between You and Your Googling
There are ways around the man in the middle.
Management
State Department Management Chief Under Fire for Statements on Kabul Security
Sen. McCaskill and nonprofit watchdog challenge assertion of effective protection.
Nextgov
Attendance Triples at Archives Event That Was Forced Online by Sequestration
Virtual genealogy fair proves far more popular -- and cheaper -- than Washington-based onsite version.
Oversight
Less Than 50 Percent of Americans Trust the Government to Do its Job
49 percent trust it on international issues, and 42 percent on domestic.
Management