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.

News

Furloughed Feds: Don't Fall for this Scam

FTC warns government workers to be wary of offers for 'free' grants.

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.

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

Finally, Prisoners and Their Families Won't Have to Pay Crazy Phone Rates

It hasn't been easy and it hasn't been quick, but for the friends and families of those behind bars, "change has finally come," says the FCC's acting chairwoman.