Nextgov

Four Things You Should Do To Get the Most Out of Teleworkers

Even CIOs struggle to manage remote workers.

Pay & Benefits

New Feds Will Owe the Government Retroactive Pension Contribution Payments …

Once agencies figure out how to charge them for the debt.

Defense One

Better Buying Power 4 Years On: Is It Making a Difference?

The plan to replace the V-XX, the president’s Marine One helicopter, is an example of the success of Better Buying Power. By Frank Kendall

Management

Why Leader-Managers Are the Key to Thriving Organizations

The whole package includes not only the vision, but also the follow-through.

Management

House Passes Bipartisan Bill to Ax Agency Reports No One Reads

Oversight panel’s bill would cancel 79 publications; Senate version would kill 300.

Nextgov

Congress to Feds: You're On the Hook for Spending Transparency

The DATA Act won’t live up to its potential if the executive branch doesn't live up to its responsibilities, lawmakers say.

Management

OSC Hits Feds on Both Sides of the Aisle With Hatch Act Violations

FEC attorney resigns after partisan Tweets, and Air Force civilian is suspended for mass emails.

Management

Why Men Don’t Stand Up for Their Female Colleagues

The traditional explanation is sexism, but even those who genuinely want to see more equality sometimes fail to speak out.

Oversight

Pork Is Back On the Table In Mississippi

Republican primary battles have Cochran and Taylor touting their support for now-banned earmarks.

Management

Ted Cruz: John Kerry Should Resign Over Israel 'Apartheid' Comment

The Texas Republican is upset with comments the secretary of State made at a closed-door meeting.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Another Page in America's Book of Racism

Donald Sterling and Cliven Bundy offer some history of racism in the US.

Employee Policy

OPM partners with GSA to acquire HR services

The Office of Personnel Management will enlist the General Services Administration to help it manage the solicitation and award of a new multiple-award contract for human resources services and training.

Retirement

Union wants OMB to waive back payments to FERS

The American Federation of Government Employees is urging the Office of Management and Budget not to compel new federal employees hired since the beginning of the year to make retroactive payments into the Federal Employees Retirement System this summer.

Employee Policy

Love in the corner office

What’s the harm in mixing business with pleasure or cultivating a budding office romance? A recent study explores the effect of workplace romances on coworkers.

Retirement

Auditors find gaps in TSP security

The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board is clamping down on security at its data centers.

Defense One

Why Ukraine Has Already Lost The Cyberwar, Too

Why was there no cyberwar in Ukraine? Because Russia has no need to attack that which it already owns. By Patrick Tucker

Nextgov

The Data Act Is About to Shake Up Federal Operations

Following House passage late Monday, the bill that will require uniform spending data across the government heads to Obama for signature.

Management

Improving Training at Your Agency Just Got A Lot Easier

OPM and GSA team up to consolidate acquisition burden for agencies seeking human capital services.

Oversight

Party Paranoia Could Destroy Hopes of Immigration Reform

But Republicans need to find a way to win over Hispanic voters before it's too late.

Pay & Benefits

TSP Told to Tighten Security at Data Centers

Board overseeing federal retirement assets says it has bolstered safeguards.