Oversight
Play of the Day: The State of the Union's Mixed, Awkward Messages
Tuesday brings more from TV hosts on the president's big speech.
Pay
AFGE offers Obama suggestions for executive action
In the wake of President Obama’s pledge in his state of the union address to use executive power wherever possible to "expand opportunity for American families," one union has issued a "top 10 list" of suggestions of ways the president can exercise that power to help federal employees.
Pay
DHS suspends commonly abused type of overtime
The Department of Homeland Security has suspended the use of administratively uncontrollable overtime (AUO) for many of the estimated 28,000 DHS employees currently eligible for it.
Employee Policy
Survey shows diminishing satisfaction with federal government
A research organization that measures national customer satisfaction recorded a decline in citizen satisfaction with the services provided by the federal government in 2013.
Management
Obama’s State of the Union Reasserts Executive Authority
The president focuses on reducing economic inequality and creating jobs, in part through executive orders.
Defense One
Obama: Afghan War Will End With or Without Troop Deal
President Obama says the war in Afghanistan will be over at the end of the year, with or without a troop deal from Afghan President Hamid Karzai. By Stephanie Gaskell
Defense One
Obama’s Vision: No More War but Plenty More Fighting
President Obama’s speech illustrates America’s global security dilemma: stay out of wars, but don’t let up the fight. By Kevin Baron
News
Storify: GovExec Live-tweets the State of the Union
Obama focuses on jobs, public-private partnerships in his fifth SOTU.
News
State of the Union: A Call to (Limited) Action
A look at what the president had to say about government and its workforce.
Management
Full Text: President Obama's 2014 State of the Union Address
Obama delivered his fifth SOTU in the House chamber on Tuesday.
Pay & Benefits
Postal Reform Bill Would Create New Health Care Plan for Agency
Updated version of legislation also would establish a new prefunding requirement for workers’ compensation payments.
Management
Which Comes First, Resources or Results?
How executives can solve their agency’s chicken-or-egg dilemma.
Nextgov
Billionaire Veteran Blasts For-Profit Schools as GI Bill Predators
Jerome Kohlberg calls the institutions ‘domestic enemies.’
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Vow Repeal of Military Retiree Pension Cut
Pentagon also calls for COLA restoration, but does not rule out future compensation reform.
Management
Spotlighting Government Writing at Its Best—and Worst
The Center for Plain Language seeks nominations for the ClearMark and WonderMark Awards.
Oversight
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Chief: Yes, We Have Data. No, We're Not the NSA
"You are giving me quotes about the NSA, which is not us and not what we are doing," Richard Cordray tells a House committee.
Nextgov
White House Pushes Weaker Version of Spending Transparency Bill
The revised DATA Act could make it more difficult to track spending across agencies.
Defense One
Dempsey’s Message on Women in Combat: Trust Transcends Gender
One year ago this month, the military repealed the combat exclusion for women. Here’s my message. By Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey
Tech