Management

Nationwide Protests Call for End to Postal Service Partnership With Staples

Union, USPS employees say the deal is an affront to federal workers.

Management

Why You Can't Compare Hillary Clinton's Age to Ronald Reagan's

Yes, she'd be the age he was upon taking office. But no, that's not relevant.

Management

Pentagon Deputy: Defense Contracting Choices Will Only Get Tougher

Sequester will crimp competition and innovation, official says.

Management

Agencies Turn Government Speak Into Plain Language

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau wins top honors for providing clear information to citizens.

Pay & Benefits

You May Be Better Off Than You Think

Some employees are unaware of just how much retirement income they will have.

Management

The Most and Least Innovative Federal Agencies

Federal employees rank NASA at the top of the list, and Homeland Security at the bottom.

Management

Feds Don't Feel the Government Is Rewarding Innovation

Employees still haven’t given up on finding better ways to do their jobs, according to analysis.

Nextgov

GSA's Bev Godwin to Retire

The director of GSA’s Federal Citizen Information Center has been a champion of technology innovation.

Oversight

Farming at the White House

When the Crawford family was recruited to help Michelle Obama grow her vegetable garden, they got a close look at the frustrations and thrills of politics.

Management

The Origins of Office Speak

What corporate buzzwords reveal about the history of work.

Defense

A Pass-Fail Exam Is All That Stands Between Air Force Officers and Nuclear Missile Codes

Change comes in the wake of a high-profile cheating scandal that revealed a de facto expectation that perfect test scores were needed for advancement.

Defense

Former Blue Angels Commander Allegedly Condoned Lewd Speech, Pornography

Captain said to have tolerated and even encouraged inappropriate behavior.

Oversight

Play of the Day: The Fox News Crusade for Cliven Bundy

The Daily Show looks at the news network's support for the rancher.

Employee Policy

Agencies win clear language awards

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention were honored this week for producing concise and easy-to-understand documents.

Employee Policy

Analysis shows declining innovation across federal government

Innovation across the federal government has continued a multi-year slide, according to one group's analysis.

Employee Policy

Military spouse employment program exceeds goal

A Defense Department program that matches up unemployed military spouses with employers has connected more than 60,000 military spouses with 220 private- and public-sector employers since the program began three years ago.

Defense One

The Next Step Toward Autopilot in Combat

The military is looking to roboticize the most exhausting aspects of flying jets. By Patrick Tucker

Pay & Benefits

Feds Won’t be Able To Escape Their TSP Debt, Even By Leaving Government

The agency that runs the retirement plan will be able to garnish up to 15 percent of former feds’ private sector wages to collect debt.

Defense One

Air Force Chief Explains Why He’s Retiring the A-10s

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh, a former A-10 pilot, says after much debate, sequestration forced him to only one conclusion: Cut the A-10 fleet. By Stephanie Gaskell