Employee Policy

FEMA bargaining units consolidate

The American Federation of Government Employees announced it will represent a new consolidated group of about 2,500 bargaining unit employees at the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Employee Policy

APWU calls for Staples boycott

The American Postal Workers Union's executive board voted to call for a boycott of products sold by the Staples office supply chain as a way of ramping up opposition to the firm's retail partnership with the U.S. Postal Service.

Oversight

'House of Cards' Is Looking for its NSA Director

The show is looking for a male or female aged 45-55 years old of any ethnicity.

Oversight

Should the Government Slap Tobacco-Style Regulations on Fatty Foods?

Two international organizations say that heavier regulations on the food industry are needed to stop the obesity epidemic.

Oversight

Our Fragile Economy Still Needs Time to Gather Its Strength

We feel better, but nowhere near good.

Pay & Benefits

Would a TSP-for-All Constitute Government Overreach?

Policy experts have mixed views on a proposal to offer feds’ retirement savings plan to the masses.

Management

If You Do This, Your Emails Might Be Rude

It’s all to easy to invade someone's personal space online.

Management

GSA Acquisition Officer Bound for White House Role

Anne Rung to serve as senior adviser, possibly as procurement chief.

Defense

House Will Vote This Week on 1.8 Percent Military Pay Raise

The fiscal 2015 Defense authorization bill gives tacit approval to the raise that will automatically take place under the law; President Obama has recommended a 1 percent boost.

Defense

The VA Health Care Scandal Grows

Albuquerque VA hospital is the latest to be accused of maintaining a secret waiting list.

Nextgov

Wanted: Bold Leaders Who’ve Taken Risks to Make Government Work Better

We know they’re out there; help us find them.

Management

Your City Might Start Paying You to Be Late for Work

Urban Engines is a new start-up making the case for skipping rush hour all together.

Nextgov

Former NSA Director: Big Data Is the Future

NSA’s only failure was letting Snowden breach its data, Keith Alexander says.

Oversight

Voters Hate Obamacare More Than They Want Immigration Reform

The Affordable Care Act remains the deciding issue in voters' minds

Oversight

Play of the Day: The Medical Conditions of Karl Rove

Letterman doesn't think Hillary Clinton is going to take Karl Rove's comments lying down.

Management

6 Communication Tips From Emergency Managers

How to get your message across, even if it isn’t a matter of life and death.

News

Shutdowns, Base Closings and Other True Stories of Suburban Federal Life

A new book chronicles life in Arlington, Va.

Employee Policy

OPM Director Katherine Archuleta on strengthening the federal workforce

Fox speaks with Katherine Archuleta, the director of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, about her efforts to strengthen the federal workforce. Archuleta has had a long career in government, holding key staff positions in the Departments of Transportation and Energy during the Clinton administration and in the Department of Labor during the Obama administration.

Pay

Mass transit subsidy measure fails in Senate

Republicans in the Senate last week prevented a vote on a bill that included a measure that would have raised mass transit benefits to 2013 levels.

Pay

DFAS announces new myPay features

The Defense Finance and Accounting Service's myPay system now will feature easier access and new financial reports.