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Good News: Army Chiefs Plan ‘Smart’ Civilian Workforce Reduction

The Bad News: Possible RIFs.

Management

Should Edward Snowden Get His Passport Back?

Activists have gathered 100,000 signatures on a petition pleading with the State and Justice departments to do exactly that.

Management

House Republicans Prod OMB on Federal Property Data

List of underutilized buildings was promised two years ago.

Nextgov

Rand Paul Touts Role in NSA Phone Spying Reforms

"I think our lawsuit had something to do with bringing the president to the table," the senator says.

Pay & Benefits

OPM Sets Date for Self Plus One Health Coverage

Feds will have to wait until 2016 to exercise the option.

Oversight

Watch: GOP Senate Candidate Compares Cutting Spending to Hog Castration

"I grew up castrating hogs on an Iowa farm, so when I come to Washington, I'll know how to cut pork," state Sen. Joni Ernst says in the ad.

Management

Recruiting in the Social Age

The 5 C’s of building an engaged, productive and happy staff.

Management

EPA Stakes Out Authority Over Waterways

New rules clarify streams and wetlands under the agency's jurisdiction.

Defense

The FBI Has Built a Better Terrorist Watchlist

But inspector general’s review recommends clarifying interagency information sharing.

Defense

Convicted General Could Still Get Big Pension

Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair, who was reprimanded and fined for adultery and improper relationships, is seeking to be allowed to retire as a general.

Management

America's Workers: Stressed Out, Overwhelmed, Totally Exhausted

Why do so many people—particularly women—seem to have so much on their plates?

Nextgov

Computer Security Problems at VA More Than Doubled in the Past Six Years

Department still lags in network security after 16 years of warnings.

Management

Uninsured People Don't Like or Understand Obamacare

The people the law was designed to help are far more confused about it than those who are already insured, a new study finds.

Nextgov

Security-Cleared IT, Cyber Pros See Fatter Paychecks in 2013

This despite a declining job market for security-cleared professionals overall.

Nextgov

Obama and Lawmakers Plan to End Mass Surveillance

The White House and the House Intelligence Committee plan to soon unveil their proposals to reform NSA spying.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Obama's a Target for Lunchroom Bullying

Things are getting tense in the Netherlands.

Management

4 Tips for Crowdsourcing Federal Projects

How to set up a public forum for innovative ideas and technology.

Employee Policy

DFAS pilot program under scrutiny

A group of Indiana lawmakers have asked the Defense Department's comptroller to provide them with details on an Army proposal to restructure the Defense Finance and Accounting Service.

Oversight

Six Ways Washington Will Stay the Same

What will happen after the midterm elections in November?

Management

Former U.S. Controller, Champion of Feds Goes to Private Practice

Danny Werfel, who last led the troubled IRS, joins Boston Consulting Group.