Pay & Benefits
Pay Satisfaction Improves, VA Tweaks Pension Benefits for Veterans
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Oversight
Investigations of Interior Secretary’s Conduct Intensify
Media reports suggest IG referred Zinke to Justice Department with odd timing.
Pay & Benefits
VA and 11,000 Nurses Reach Impasse as Secretary Rejects Negotiated Contract Proposal
Robert Wilkie raises hundreds of objections, which the union will challenge in court.
Nextgov
Pentagon's Health Record Platform Shows Progress After Initial Setbacks
The system has decreased emergency room wait times and increased the number of patients facilities are able to treat, the vendor reports.
Management
Military Intelligence Spending Just Posted Biggest Spike in a Decade
With an 18 percent increase this year, the Pentagon’s $22 billion intelligence tab is rising faster than civilian spy agencies.
Management
An Ode to the Spacecraft That Filled the Galaxy With Planets
NASA’s beloved exoplanet-searching mission has run out of fuel, but not before enriching our understanding of the cosmos.
Management
Four Traps in Federal Recruiting, and How to Avoid Them
As the need for talent is increasing, competition from the private sector is growing fiercer.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Can Trump End Birthright Citizenship?
The president wants to change the policy via an executive order, but the language of the 14th amendment may have other plans.
Route Fifty
More Evidence Pre-Disaster Hazard Mitigation Investments Can Pay Off
The National Institute of Building Sciences expands on work showing the benefits of mitigation spending far outweigh the costs.
Management
Agencies That Cut Telework Took a Beating in Annual Employee Survey
Drops in employee happiness corresponded with shifts in opinions on the agencies' telework policies.
Nextgov
Cyber Supply Chain Task Force to Meet Soon
The task force will be managed by Homeland Security Department’s new long-range cyber planning organization.
Defense
Intel Community Promises Security Clearance Standards Within the Year
Sen. Warner criticizes OMB and Homeland Security for a lack of urgency in pushing reforms.
Management
Mueller Wants the FBI to Look at a Scheme to Discredit Him
The special counsel says a woman was offered money to fabricate sexual-harassment claims.
Management
A Single Shelter For Migrant Children Is Costing The Government Over $500,000 A Day
Taxpayers are spending millions of dollars each month to further Trump's immigration policy.
Management
10 Midterm Races for Federal Employees to Watch
A look at the election battles where federal employees have the most on the line.
Route Fifty
Finding Jobs for the Hard-to-Employ
In Minnesota, a training and hiring program is working on getting people into employment, including for the Hennepin County government.
Management
The Agencies With the Biggest Gains—And Losses—in Employee Happiness
Education, Agriculture and some labor agencies' satisfaction scores plummet.
Tech
After Laser Attacks, Pentagon Spending $200M to Protect Pilots’ Eyeballs
The contracts came just months after the U.S. accused China of trying to blind military pilots in Africa and the Pacific.
Oversight