Pay & Benefits
Next administration should broaden pay range within grades, academics say
Policy memos call for strengthening OPM’s role in strategic hiring.
Nextgov
Army plans to buy battlefield radio that performed poorly in Pentagon tests
JTRS manpack radio will be fielded to combat brigades deploying to Afghanistan next year.
Defense
Analysis: The path to war with Iran
The United States and Iran are on a collision course, and neither side is blinking.
Management
TSA officers begin voting on first labor contract Oct. 1
Agreement offers new evaluation system, more emphasis on seniority.
Oversight
Proposal to change poultry slaughter process under renewed scrutiny
Twenty-three groups and 16 individuals urge USDA to withdraw plan.
Oversight
Bill Clinton games out the lame-duck session of Congress
Says he has 'no earthly idea' whether his wife will run for president in 2016.
Management
Stay Off E-mail After Work, Say Employers
No after-hours e-mail is part of a growing trend to repair work-life balance.
Defense
State Department: CNN 'disgusting' for revealing diary of slain ambassador
Entries indicated Stevens had grown concerned about security.
Oversight
Ryan lets his inner wonk flag fly
PowerPoints and seminars on debt work their way into VP candidate's stump speech.
Defense
House intel chair: U.S. TV ad in Pakistan a 'horrible idea'
Ad denounces anti-Islamic video that sparked widespread protests.
Management
'Black Box' Expert Uncovers Airplane Crash Mysteries
Investigating major transportation accidents requires listening for clues that explain what happened.
Nextgov
TSA pays $245 million for smaller, faster body scanners
L-3 Communications, American Science and Engineering, and Smiths score contracts.
Nextgov
Technology could identify soldiers intent on suicide or murder
DARPA program aims to detect individuals unfit for combat.
Management
How Keeping a Diary Makes You Happier and Better at Your Job
A Harvard Business School professor has done research on this.
Management
Are Your Ideas Having Sex?
Authentic collaboration requires bringing your team's ideas together--and letting them get it on.
Pay & Benefits
Congress approves extended pay freeze
Six-month spending measure avoids a government shutdown as fiscal year winds down.
Management
Bum Contractors Get the Boot
Annual debarments and suspensions between FY 2009 and and FY 2011 have increased significantly.
Nextgov
VA’s claims backlog continues to push 900,000
The department processed more than 1 million claims in 2012.
Oversight