Pay & Benefits

A New Tool from the TSP

Estimating your retirement income just got a lot easier.

Management

Why Fewer Students in College Is Good for the Economy

There were nearly half a million fewer people enrolled in higher education in 2012, and that's a good sign.

Pay & Benefits

Army Allows Back Pay for Civilians Who Took Extra Furlough Days

Employees who took more than six furlough days can substitute paid annual leave for the excess furlough days.

Nextgov

How the NSA Made Sure It Can Decrypt Your Online Communication

Agency, companies add vulnerabilities to secure traffic, Snowden docs show.

Nextgov

Government Job Training: From the Mundane to 'The Matrix'

Virtual reality is making training more interactive and easier to do from a distance.

Management

What Edward Snowden Has Taught Us About Hiring

How to avoid catastrophic mistakes in the battle for scarce skills.

Pay & Benefits

Ex-EPA Employee Allegedly Made Up CIA Employment to Get Out of Work

Over 12 years, John Beale is said to have scammed the government out of $880,000.

Oversight

Lawmakers Highlight Poor-Performing VA Execs Awarded Bonuses

House Veterans' Affairs Committee launches website to hold managers accountable.

Defense

The Democratic Congressman Who Thinks He Can Stop the Syria War

"You're going to see Democrats and Republicans lining up against this," Alan Grayson says.

Oversight

How Syria Will Affect the Sequester Fight

Republicans say we're starving the military of necessary funds; others are less convinced.

Nextgov

Teens Are Losing Interest in Science, Survey Finds

Public service is the second most popular adolescent career choice.

Nextgov

Industry Backlash Against Surveillance Jeopardizes Cybersecurity

NSA admissions of mass data collection could harm relations with private sector.

Defense

Why the U.S. Didn't Anticipate Syria's Chemical Attack

U.S. intelligence officials had obtained, but not 'processed' intercepted communications between Syrian officials.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Hold On, Secretary Kerry. John McCain Has Two Pair

The Arizona Senator is caught playing poker during a Senate Foreign Relations hearing.

Pay & Benefits

Texas Won't Grant Some Gay Troops Benefits for Their Spouses

Troops must enroll on federal property rather than at state facilities.