Pay & Benefits
TSP Board Needs to ‘Get A Lot Smarter’
Retirement plan’s officials want to improve participant experience.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker Seeks to End Pay Discrepancies Between Blue and White Collar Feds
Bill would stop inconsistent treatment based on locality areas.
Management
6 Ways to Get Important People to Email You Back
Ways you can perfect the art of email writing--and get a response when you need it.
Nextgov
Snowden Went to Booz Allen to Steal Files
His reported admission raises questions about where else he may have acquired data.
Oversight
Supreme Court's Recess Appointments Case Could Upend White House History
Case could jeopardize months of work at the National Labor Relations Board.
Management
Why Is It So Hard to Hire Great People?
Inside the messy art (and questionable science) of predicting stars at Google, the NFL, and the NBA
Management
Focus on What You Can Do Now
One of the biggest barriers to being present is worrying about what might happen in the future.
Management
Why Edward Snowden Is Looking to Ecuador for Asylum
President Rafael Correa welcomed Julian Assange into the "club of the persecuted." Will he do the same for Snowden?
Tech
What to Expect from the President's Big Climate Change Speech
The President is expected to use his executive powers to adopt a wide array of climate change measures, but no one is 100% sure what those measures are just yet.
Defense
Obama Nominates a Pentagon Inspector General
Current FDIC watchdog Jon Rymer would fill slot vacant for 18 months.
Management
White House Press Secretary Hasn't Known the Answer 1,905 Times
Nearly 10,000 times, Carney declined to answer, passed off the question or claimed ignorance.
Defense
State Dept. Disputes Need for Senate Approval of Further Nuke Cuts
Deal with Russia could be worded to avoid lawmakers, administration says.
Oversight
Play of the Day: An Adorable Metaphor for Border Control
Late-night hosts look at the compromise immigration plan proposed last week.
Nextgov
Facebook Failed to Notify Federal Social Media Community about Data Leak
A programming error allowed users to see other users’ confidential email addresses and phone numbers.
Management
The One Question The Best Federal Leaders Ask Themselves
Former OMB Performance Director Shelley Metzenbaum shares the secret of high performing agencies.
Management
How to Improve Employee Satisfaction by 50 Percent
When the mortgage industry bottomed out, Ginnie Mae doubled down on improving employee satisfaction.
Oversight
Happy Birthday Constitution! Americans Still Don't Get You
Only 38 percent of Americans can name all three branches of government.
Pay & Benefits
More Dental, Vision Insurance Choices for Feds
OPM will add four carriers to current portfolio.
Management
Analysis: Obama Gives Nod to Transparency ... in Private
The president tries to assure Americans he's not trampling the Bill of Rights.
Tech