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Yes, the government can still spy on your digital life (for now)
The battle over warrantless cell-phone and internet searches is taking shape, as law-enforcement agencies carry out the searches anyway.
Management
Feds worry transition to second Obama term will break their stride
Key concerns are lack of transparency and communication from leaders, survey finds.
Pay & Benefits
Sandy victims permitted to withdraw funds from TSP
Feds can continue to pay into their retirement plan despite financial hardship withdrawal.
Oversight
Obama may hold public events on fiscal cliff this week
Goal would be to gather support for increasing tax rates on the wealthiest Americans.
Nextgov
White House drafts ‘kill list’ rule book
The highly classified program will gain a new set of guidelines.
Management
Video: Pioneering Technological Advances at NIST
A young physicist has made pioneering scientific discoveries that in time could lead to significant advances in health care, commu- nications, computing and technology.
Management
Head of the SEC steps down
Mary Schapiro praises the ‘sacrifices’ and hard work of agency employees.
Nextgov
Teleworkers report higher job satisfaction than peers who work on site
OPM survey finds one in three feds qualifies for remote work option.
Management
Survive Holiday Party Small Talk with the FORD Technique
A foolproof tool to start a conversation with anyone.
Management
Obama administration falls slightly short of goal for cutting improper payments
White House touts progress reducing error rate.
Defense
Report: Thousands of troops could remain in Afghanistan after 2014
There haven't been final decisions on the size of U.S., allied forces.
Management
Can Obama Dodge the Second-Term Trap?
Knowing the past is not enough. The pratfalls that vexed Obama’s predecessors weren’t always predictable.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Obama pardons turkeys and Romney roes to Disneyland
What did politicians do over the long holiday weekend?
Management
OMB gets improved ratings from its own employees
Agency shows gains across the board in annual federal employee survey.
Oversight
Lieberman: fiscal cliff deal 'not a certainty'
Right now, says retiring senator, government is on "automatic pilot" to go over the cliff.
Oversight
Senator suggests Benghazi coverup
Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., says initial narrative about attack was 'absolutely false.'
Management
Poll: Americans worried about fiscal cliff
More than two thirds think politicians will act like "spoiled children" in addressing budget and tax issues.
Nextgov
Hatching cyberwar: Pentagon incubator will manage weapons
Experimental lab will serve as brain center for DARPA’s Plan X.
Management
NASA to Reveal Historic Discovery in December
NASA won't say what the rover's big discovery might be until early December.
Management