News
Meningitis, Twitter and Federal Brands
When it comes to potential illnesses, people in the world of social media want to know what the CDC has to say.
Management
Program performance measures aren’t living up to their potential, scholars say
Federal managers aren’t using performance data as intended, they find.
Management
The Four Traits of Highly Effective Debaters
Look for four attributes of successful leadership — five if you count empathy.
Defense
Clinton: 'I take responsibility' for security ahead of Libya attack
Secretary of State says Obama and Biden were not involved in decisions.
Defense
Afghan intelligence agent kills two Americans in inside attack
Former American officer and an American soldier die in suicide bombing.
Management
What Does Your Wanted Poster Say?
Sir Ernest Shackleton's honest wanted poster drives how my firm looks for new talent.
Oversight
Play of the Day -- Taking on the Nobel Peace Prize
Stephen Colbert mocks the committee's choice of the EU.
Management
Chief Learning Officers: What Would You Say...Ya Do Here?
A survey shows 63 percent of feds misidentify who's responsible for organizational learning.
Pay & Benefits
Federal retirees will get 1.7 percent COLA next year
Low inflation in 2012 results in smaller boost.
Oversight
The book of government waste: from robo-squirrels to caviar
Senator lists 100 government-funded projects he deems unnecessary.
Oversight
Americans donate almost $8 million to pay down debt
Gifts to the government are allowed under a 1961 law.
Nextgov
Looking for a job? Use social media.
Hiring managers increasingly use tools like LinkedIn and Facebook to recruit candidates.
Oversight
Obama orders flags flown at half-staff for Arlen Specter
The former senator from Pennsylvania 'stood by federal employees,' AFGE says.
Defense
Did the CIA arrange a marriage in order to kill Al-Awlaki?
A Danish spy claims that the third marriage of the al-Qaeda terrorist was actually part of a CIA plot.
Defense
How Navy SEAL Matt Bissonnette won the Bin Laden book competition
The author rushed to publish his book before receiving Pentagon approval to get a jump on the competition.
Oversight
Ryan says he backs term limits for Congress
Candidate made the idea an issue in 1998, but refused to sign term-limit pledge.
Nextgov
What happens when staff use their own devices for work? They do their jobs.
How BYOD works in one low-security office.
Management
The CFPB’s 3 Rules for Recruiting Top Talent
How the CFPB used innovative recruitment methods to attract the best and brightest.
Pay & Benefits
Most feds get an extra pay period’s worth of leave this year
Use-it-or-lose-it policies remain in effect.
Oversight