Oversight
West Va. Senator: My Residents Are Losing Faith in Government
Sen. Jay Rockefeller said the political fallout from the Elk River chemical spill is perpetuating the state's sense of fatalism.
Management
The Mommy-Track Myth
Workers with kids are just as productive as those without, according to a new study.
Pay & Benefits
More Agencies Offer Buyouts and Early Retirement
Employees at EPA and BBG can apply to receive up to $25,000 to leave service.
Management
Senate Democrats Warn Republicans Against Debt-Ceiling Wish List
Republicans, however, have not committed to making demands in exchange for increasing the $17 trillion debt limit.
Pay & Benefits
Was the Creation of the 401(k) a Mistake?
More than half of American retirees haven’t saved enough to continue their normal lifestyle when they’re done working, even when with Social Security’s public pension payments.
Defense One
Military Focuses on Ethics Training Amid Scandals
Military schools will now have 'ethics units' as the services grapple with a string of high-profile scandals. By Sara Sorcher and Jordain Carney
Oversight
Play of the Day: Chris Christie's Guide to Navigating Scandals
The New Jersey governor still says he knew nothing about the traffic closings.
Management
The Seventh Circle of Conference Call Hell
No one likes them, but they are a fact of professional life.
Industry Insights
Managing the Cloud: Aligning Priorities in Federal Agencies
Federal leaders are being instructed to move operations to the cloud, but some agencies continue to face obstacles to deployment--both within the C-suite and among the management community
Pay
Bill would impose five-year ban on VA executive bonuses
The House unanimously approved a bill that would ban performance bonuses for five years for Senior Executive Service employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Pay
Groups fire back in DHS suspension of overtime
Federal employee groups are pushing back against a Department of Homeland Security decision to suspend the use of administratively uncontrollable overtime (AUO) for some employees.
Oversight
Congress Took More Free Trips in 2013 Than in Any Year Since Lobbying Reforms
The tally: 1,887 trips at a cost of $6 million, new data from LegiStorm shows
Pay & Benefits
IRS Agrees to Pay Employees Bonuses
Workers will receive smaller awards than originally expected.
Nextgov
Internet Giants, Amid Grumbling, Release New Data on Government Spying
Google, Microsoft and others want to tell their customers even more about the government's surveillance orders.
Oversight
Why We're Already Talking About the 2016 Race
There's not a lot happening in Washington, and what little is possible is already being done. No wonder people are looking ahead.
Management
11 Tips for Scaling Up Excellence in Your Organization
How to make best practices go viral.
Oversight
Justice Will Not Allow Investigator of IRS Scandal To Testify
House panel will hold oversight hearing on Thursday.
Nextgov
‘Kill Me. I Can’t Live Like This' -- A Long Wars PTSD Love Story
An Army veteran recounts life with her husband and his struggles with PTSD and TBI.
Management