Management
Your Guide to Being Funny at the Office
Your guide to being a successful office jokester.
Management
Postal Service Aims to Bring In $500M a Year With New Package Serivces
Offerings level playing field with private sector, officials say.
Pay & Benefits
Military Same-Sex Spouses Will Get Benefits by Sept. 3
Defense civilians in same-sex marriages also will qualify for health care and other benefits, under OPM rules.
Management
Why More Vacation Doesn't Always Mean Happier Workers
The Netherlands mandates little PTO but its workers are some of the most satisfied in the world. Here's why.
Nextgov
DHS Buys a $95 Million IT System to Improve Employee Skills
The talent management platform will analyze and develop skills for 250,000 feds.
Management
An Antitrust Lawsuit Against US Airways and American Airlines Shows the US DoJ Means Business
The move is another sign of the department's recent aggression on antitrust.
Management
Appeals Court Shoots Down Obama Administration's Yucca Delays
Nuclear Regulatory Commission must issue a ruling on the site's permit application.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The TSA is Going to be Everywhere
The Colbert Report examines the new VIPR program.
News
Furloughed Feds: Don't Fall for this Scam
FTC warns government workers to be wary of offers for 'free' grants.
Management
How Much Will It Cost to Dispose of 30 Million Defective $100 Bills?
Production of the upgraded bills has been plagued by errors.
Pay & Benefits
Nearly Every Major Agency Has Reduced Furloughs
Most federal employees have not experienced as many days of unpaid leave as originally forecast.
Nextgov
White House Responds to Another Round of Gun Petitions
The appeals followed the shooting of 20 children at a Connecticut elementary school in December.
Nextgov
Sequester Shutters System for Tracking Threats from Outer Space
Air Force eyes a $2 billion replacement fence, subject to Pentagon review.
Pay & Benefits
Pentagon Cracks Down on Performance Awards
New guidance restricts incentive pay for civilians during sequestration.
Oversight
Analysis: The Choreographed Fight Over a Government Shutdown
Obama won't sign a bill to defund health care reform, and Republicans know it.
Defense One
Forget the Second Carrier, It's Time to Rethink the Fifth Fleet in the Persian Gulf
It’s not the size of the fleet, it’s how you use it, and PC ships are smaller, more agile and better for Mideast allies. By Bilal Y. Saab and Joseph Singh
Defense One
This is How Benjamin Franklin Made America a Superpower
Founding father's grand strategy was predicated on economic growth driven by population expansion and immigration. By Miles Kimball
Management
Small Businesses Scrambling More for Federal Contracts
Survey shows firms are spending more time and money on bids, and are submitting fewer.
Management
Here's How Much It Costs the Feds to Lock Up 219,000 People
And why saving even a little bit of money on jailing criminals could go a long way.
Oversight