Management
LinkedIn and Microsoft Will Now Write Your Resume For You
Finding the right words to describe your last job no longer needs to be a thesaurus-combing ordeal.
Management
The President's Power to Hide Secret Details About the Russia Investigation
Executive power means Donald Trump can classify or declassify memos that may implicate him.
Nextgov
VA Secretary on $10B Health Records Contract: ‘We Have To Get This One Right’
The Trump administration requested $1.2 billion in fiscal 2019 for a commercial health records contract, which the department is expected to award by March.
Pay & Benefits
Retiring Sooner Than You Expected
Sometimes you can take advantage of exceptions to the standard rules. But that’s where things can get complicated.
Management
Senate Confirms Trump's Top Management Nominee
Margaret Weichert has promised strategic approach to workforce reduction and hiring reforms.
Nextgov
International Hackers Find 106 Bugs in U.S. Air Force Websites
One bug discovered during Hack the Air Force 2.0 earned $12,500—the largest federal bounty paid out so far.
Oversight
Congress’ Budget Dysfunction is More Than 4 Decades in the Making
Congress may have averted a shutdown, but don't get too excited, warns a Harvard budget expert. The deal isn't sustainable long term.
Defense
The Case of the Sick Americans in Cuba Gets Stranger
The suspects include Cubans, Russians, cicadas, and psychology.
Route Fifty
For Local Governments, Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Is a First Step
The proposal may not align perfectly with what many local officials are looking for. But they’re pleased to see it fueling further discussion in D.C. about infrastructure.
Nextgov
DHS to Scrutinize Government Supply Chain for Cyber Risks
The department wants to integrate cyber vetting into existing supply chain checks.
Management
Army Watchdog Executive Found to Have Sexually Harassed, Insulted Colleagues
Unwanted kissing and racially loaded comments denied by accused.
Pay & Benefits
Workforce Plan Stresses Pay for Performance, OPM Nominee Advances, and More
A weekly round-up of pay and benefits news.
Management
Environmental Group Charges Interior With Illegally Filling Top Vacancies
Complaint says decisions of high-ranking Park Service, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Land Management officials should be declared invalid.
Nextgov
GSA Changes Lineup for Final Alliant 2 Small Business
The agency made some swaps on the $15 billion sister to Alliant 2 Unrestricted since the pre-award notice.
Oversight
VA Secretary Improperly Accepted Tennis Tickets and Billed Taxpayers for Wife's Travel, IG Says
Shulkin denies any wrongdoing, despite evidence that he lied to the media and that his chief of staff altered documents.
News
Former Cabinet Secretaries Decry Lack of Leadership
Former Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and former Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell say political dysfunction is harming the country.
Pay & Benefits
Why Trump’s Performance Pay Fund Won’t Happen in 2019
Proposed $1 billion interagency award pool would only be big enough to give feds currently meeting or exceeding performance standards an average boost of $481 next year.
Nextgov
Report: Most Feds Break Smartphone Security Rules
Despite agency policies, many federal employees download unauthorized apps and connect personal devices to agency networks.
Management
How the White House Gamed the Security-Clearance System
Even when the FBI recommends against granting a clearance, there’s nothing to prevent a president from simply overriding the system.
Defense