Management
Acquisition workforce losing talent while hobbled by oversight, survey finds
Budget austerity and retirements demand new strategy, says contractors group.
Pay & Benefits
TSP Roth continues to grow in popularity
The retirement option’s assets near $100 million at the end of November.
Oversight
Boehner back at the White House talking fiscal cliff
Both sides say an agreement is not imminent.
Pay & Benefits
Feds force Obama to respond to Christmas Eve petition
Online petition to get an extra day off on Dec. 24 reaches 25,000 signatures.
Management
Analysis: Newtown Rampage Proves a Turning Point for Obama
No mention of guns, but the president turns a memorial service into a call to action.
Defense
Is Chuck Hagel a pacifist?
The former GOP senator, a possible Obama nominee to run the Pentagon, is haunted by Vietnam.
Oversight
Analysis: GOP movement on taxes still leaves huge budget quandary
$1 million threshold doesn’t clue Americans in on some long-term realities.
Oversight
Video: Obama honors victims, heroes of Sandy Hook shooting
President speaks at an interfaith vigil for those killed, including 20 children.
Management
NASA Goes Gangnam Style in Two Awesome (and Super Cheesy) Music Videos
Is this why NASA is the best place to work in the federal government?
Nextgov
Gun control petition is most popular ever posted to White House site
More than 120,000 people have signed the petition posted after Friday's deadly school shooting.
Nextgov
DHS agrees to outside study on cancer risks of airport body scanners
The National Academy of Sciences will probe the health and safety risks of the airport machines
Management
The Five WORST Places to Work in Government
Agencies on this list ranked lowest in employee satisfaction.
Nextgov
Contractors find that doing business with government is increasingly risky
Profits are down markedly, a new survey says.
Defense
Military personnel exception deepens other sequestration impacts
Joint Chiefs Chairman Dempsey warns of civilian furloughs.
Management
Why Taking Breaks Will Help You Get More Work Done
The latest thinking in the science of productivity, animated
Defense
GAO: Management of job placement services for military spouses could be better
Watchdog says Defense needs to improve guidance and monitoring of multi-million dollar employment assistance programs.
Management
Bigger Than Apps: Our 3D Printed Future
How the next stage of 3D Printing will create a new market space, how governments can benefit, and what they need to do now to spur its growth.
Management
Obama calls for 'meaningful action' despite politics after shooting
President says the U.S. has "endured too many of these tragedies in the past few years."
Defense
How the main candidates for Defense chief differ
Chuck Hagel and Michelle Flournoy, both haunted by the ghosts of Vietnam, represent a stark choice for Obama.
Management