Oversight
Senate Republicans Prepare for Coming Fiscal Showdown
Mitch McConnell's team is selling his role as GOP dealmaker.
Management
Embassy Closures Extended in Wake of Al-Qaeda Threat
Move comes 'out of an abundance of caution,' officials say.
Oversight
Play of the Day: How Not to Deal With Obamacare
Congress is all over the place on the Affordable Care Act.
Benefits
Informed Investor: Time to consider health insurance for college-bound children
Employees who have children attending colleges or universities this fall will have to decide on health insurance coverage for their children. This week’s column discusses health insurance choices for college students, including college-sponsored student health plans, individual health plans and FEHB coverage. It also examines the effect of the Affordable Care Act on student health plans.
Oversight
The NSA's Future: A Tale of Two Committees
In both the House and Senate, the Judiciary and Intelligence committees will fight over the survival of surveillance.
Pay & Benefits
Proposal to Reduce Fed Workers’ Comp Benefits Attached to Postal Bill
Measure would lower the compensation for retirement-eligible employees.
News
Should Federal Employees Be Forced to Switch Health Plans?
Feds get dragged into debate over implementation of Obamacare.
Management
47 Ways to Boost Your Brainpower This Summer
Summer is in full swing, but that's no reason to let your brain go to waste.
Oversight
Senators Introduce Postal Reform Bill With Bipartisan Support
Legislation would allow for end of Saturday and to-the-door delivery.
Pay & Benefits
Congressional Staff Will Get Help Paying for Obamacare
Government will continue to contribute to congressional health care costs under proposed rule.
Nextgov
This Week in ThreatWatch
A compilation of noteworthy headlines from the weird and wily world of cyber assaults.
Defense One
DC's Political Paralysis 'Means More Casualties' for Untrained Soldiers
The best place to learn how Washington’s budget impasse is putting troops at risk is the Army’s National Training Center, which has cancelled rotations for the first time since 1981. By James Kitfield
Oversight
House Backs Bill to Rein in Regulations
Legislation requiring congressional review of expensive rules is unlikely to clear Senate.
Defense
King George's Revenge: Is Britain Using Our Tax Money to Spy on Us?
Compelling reasons to worry that the NSA is outsourcing Big Brother to the Mother Country -- or will one day
Oversight
Issa Subpoenas IRS Documents, Castigates Agency's Chief
Politics of scandal probe disrupts hearing on fraud and identity theft.
Defense One
Worldwide Travel Alert Issued for Al Qaeda Threat
State Department issues advisories, plans to close embassies on Sunday in response to unspecified threat. By Sara Sorcher
Nextgov
Study Shows Widening Gap in Supply, Demand of IT Grads
IT degrees are falling as job vacancies are rising.
Management
What If John Kerry Outperforms Hillary Clinton as America’s Top Diplomat?
Kerry has already brought Israeli and Palestinian negotiators together for the first time in years.
Nextgov