Management
The New Key to Office Productivity? Walking
Going for a walk midday might be one of the best productivity boosters around.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Remember George W. Bush?
The jokes come easy as the former president's library is set to open.
Management
Survey: Feds Lose Faith in Leaders
Government employees rank leadership lower than pay and work-life balance.
Nextgov
This Defense Contractor Is Repeatedly Spear-Phishing 68,000 Innocent People
The exercise is meant to teach employees how to identify and report network intrusions.
Oversight
Sequestration Didn't Stop a 13-Day Overseas Congressional Trip
Aide says trip was important to prepare for debate over a free-trade agreement.
Management
Is Chained CPI the Wrong Solution to the Right Problem?
Change might not make benefit adjustments more accurate for everyone.
Defense
Hagel Vows to Trim Military Benefits and Modernize Strategy
In first speech, Pentagon chief stresses cooperation with other agencies.
Management
Making the Most of Furloughs: 6 Survival Tips
Facing furloughs? Six things you should (and shouldn't) do to get through.
Nextgov
Food and Drug Agency Triples Down on Data Mining
The FDA has begun solicitations for three services to analyze drug data in the past month.
Pay & Benefits
Obama Gives Up 5 Percent of Salary In Solidarity With Feds
Announcement follows similar gestures by Defense Secretary Hagel and other officials.
Defense
Concerned About Force Reductions? The Army Is Listening
Service hosts sessions to hear from affected communities.
Management
TARP Is Mostly Dead and Fannie Mae Is Alive
For the first time in four years Fannie Mae didn't require any funding from the Treasury Department.
Oversight
Analysis: Why the GOP Should Embrace Federally Funded Studies of Ducks
Republicans should focus on the long-term benefits of scientific discovery.
Nextgov
Report Paints Bleak Picture of Federal Employment In Wake of Sequester
Private sector appears to be doing better, based on a Gallup analysis.
Management
13 Percent of Americans Believe Obama Is the Antichrist (and Other Sad Facts)
New polling shows just how many conspiracy theorists lurk among us—and what they believe.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Nuke Kid on the Block
Kim Jong-Un’s threats toward the United States are scaring late-night hosts.
Oversight
House Small Business Chair Questions SBA Handling of Sequester
Graves demands plans for funding loan program, estimates of travel costs.
Management
How Do You Deal with an Abusive Leader?
If your boss talks about cutting people's private parts off...that's not a good sign.
Defense
Defense Secretary to Take Pay Cut in Solidarity With Furloughed Feds
Pentagon’s top two leaders stand with civilian employees facing unpaid leave.
Management