Oversight
Play of the Day: The Diabolical Plans of Hillary Clinton
Is the former State Department chief responsible for Monica Lewinsky's reemergence?
Retirement
Bill would give federal law officers, firefighters early access to TSP accounts
Two members of the House Ways and Means Committee have introduced a bill that would change tax laws to give federal law enforcement officers and firefighters who are eligible to retire penalty-free access to their Thrift Savings Plan accounts.
Pay
OPM issues call for Presidential Rank Award nominees
Office of Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta has put out the call for agency nominations of senior executives for Presidential Rank Awards for fiscal 2014.
Retirement
TSP annuity firm retains contract
The company that currently provides the option for Thrift Savings Plan participants to shift their investments into an annuity has received a contract to continue to administer the program.
Insights
A New Breed of Training for the Federal Workforce
How can agencies promote long-term learning throughout the changing demographics of the federal workforce?
Insights
How Can Agencies Better Conduct Workforce Planning?
9 out of 10 federal managers say competency data would help with workforce planning, yet fewer than half are collecting it.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Wants to Untie Agencies' HR Knots
The government’s human resources shop is trying to improve federal hiring and retention partly by catering to individual agencies’ needs.
Defense
Congress Plans Obamacare Exemption to Boost Veteran Employment
The Senate could hold a procedural vote this week on a House bill to change the employer mandate.
Defense One
Dempsey Wants to ‘Rebalance the Use of Military Power'
The U.S. military needs to do less foreign fighting and more foreign training, says Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey in an exclusive interview. By James Kitfield
Insights
Data-Driven Government: So Close, Yet So Far Away
If agencies are to marry performance with data, they’ll have to invest in their people as well as technology.
Oversight
What Benghazi Says About Today's Political Climate
Partisanship has entered the discussion of a tragedy.
Nextgov
Federal Managers Need Better Training in Data Analytics
Agencies aren't sufficiently preparing staff to make the most of the information at their fingertips.
Insights
A New Framework for a Troubled Civil Service
The civil service system for hiring and managing federal employees is quickly becoming obsolete. A new report presented at Excellence in Government 2014 explains why and offers a model for structural reform.
Management
Geithner Book: When Obama Blew a Dog Whistle and a Budget Deal
Former Treasury secretary adds context to behind-the-scenes White House budget machinations.
Management
4 Big Reasons Workplace Teams Struggle—And What to Do About It
It’s critical to define success before you start the work.
Management
Federal Leaders: Government Needs to Do a Better Job of Self-Promotion
Public engagement key to effective 21st century government, USDA secretary and management chief say.
Defense One
What the Most Secure Email in the Universe Would Look Like
Here’s how you will one day be able to send invisible messages on your future quantum cell-phone. By Patrick Tucker
Management
Being a Mother Cured Me From My Perfectionist and Workaholic Ways
My priorities haven’t necessarily shifted, but they have expanded, to include time to pause, to compliment, and to celebrate.
Nextgov