Management
Homeland Security Moves Closer to Getting Off GAO's High-Risk List
Continuing problems include poor morale.
Nextgov
Not Everyone Loves the DATA Act
Some agency employees fear an added workload for the transparency cause.
Defense
Office of the Director of National Intelligence Now Requires Employees To Pretend Leaks Never Happened
All ODNI employees (both current and former) may not use any information from "known leaks, or unauthorized disclosures of sensitive information" in anything they release to the public.
Oversight
Play of the Day: How a State Defines Snacking
New York debates yogurt as its official state snack.
Defense
Republicans Have Created Their Benghazi Select Committee. Now What?
The House approved the special panel, with little Democratic support.
Oversight
Obama Wants $2B in Energy-Efficiency Upgrades to Federal Buildings Over the Next 3 Years
President is announcing the goal along with other executive actions to improve the environment.
Benefits
More USPS losses; CFO says prefunding fix is no cure
The U.S. Postal Service recorded yet another quarter of net losses in spite of cost-cutting measures, and warned that without reform legislation it would miss yet another payment to prefund retiree health benefits.
Employee Policy
Thousands apply for CBP officer slots
Customs and Border Protection announced that it has closed the window to apply for 2,000 new CBP officer positions—only one week after opening it.
Pay
House bill lets higher military pay raise go forward
The House Armed Services Committee May 8 approved defense funding authorization legislation that would allow a 1.8 percent military pay increase to go through for next year.
Defense One
Shinseki Under Fire Over Claims VA Kept Secret Waiting List
Criticism is mounting over recent allegations that several Veterans Affairs clinics hid their real waiting lists to hide the backlog of vets awaiting care. By Stephanie Gaskell
Pay & Benefits
Why Congress Might Want to Enact Legislation to Protect LGBT Federal Employees
Gay and lesbian feds are much better off than they were, but still do not have some protections under current laws.
Defense
Panel Approves 1.8 Percent Pay Raise for Troops
The Armed Services Committee reported out the fiscal 2015 Defense authorization bill; pay boost is slightly more than the president’s 1 percent proposal.
Management
Leadership Lessons from Children’s Books
These nine books should be in every leadership library.
Nextgov
Pentagon App Store Is Open, but the Shelves Are Pretty Bare
The Defense Information Systems Agency so far has approved only one software application designed specifically for troops—to report sexual assault.
Management
Obama Cabinet Secretaries Shower Feds With Love
Town hall underscores employees’ dedication and creativity during chaotic times, urges better marketing and PR to highlight government services.
Pay & Benefits
Take Charge of Your Retirement
A look at your responsibilities in the retirement process, along with those of your agency and the Office of Personnel Management.
Management
Regulatory Review May Have Just Made Life Easier for Medicare Providers
Newly streamlined safety standards are an example of how ‘lookback’ effort is easing regulatory burdens, head of OIRA says.
Management
Lawmakers Wonder 'How Much Porn' It Takes to Fire an EPA Employee
Hearing on IG independence delves into porn watching, alleged assault and other extreme cases of potential misconduct.
Oversight
The Perfect Obamacare Horror Story Remains Elusive
Republicans still struggle to find people who have actually been inconvenienced.
Industry Insights