Management
Feds Are Apparently Happier and More Engaged With Work Than Last Year
OPM touts early results of the 2015 survey gauging the government workforce’s attitudes on management and pay.
Pay & Benefits
Watchdog: VA Reassigned Senior Officials to Sidestep Pay Freeze
IG also substantiates allegations related to abuse of relocation program.
Management
Don’t Hate Mondays — They’re the Best Day to Apply For a Job
The next time you find yourself with "a case of the Mondays" act fast and apply for a job—it's the best odds you'll get all week.
Management
Senators Push to Broaden Inspector General Access to Documents
Bipartisan group's measure would override Justice Department's opinion.
Management
Phishing Scams Aren’t Likely to End Federal Careers Anytime Soon
If employees are held accountable, then what about OPM?
Management
Clinton Continues to Defend Herself Herself About Email Server
The candidate acknowledged Sunday that the steady “drip, drip, drip” of bad headlines isn’t good for her campaign, but she denies she was trying to hide anything.
Oversight
Historic Effort to Track Stimulus Spending Wraps Up
Recovery.gov was pioneer in data transparency.
Management
NASA Data From Space Could Help the Developing World Prepare for Climate Change
The agency’s satellites have a unique vantage point.
Management
Obama Administration to Bring Tighter Oversight to Senior Execs’ Bonuses, Performance Reviews
OPM issues final rule to update SES performance appraisal system.
Management
A New Report Details the Harrowing Conditions of U.S. Immigrant Detention Centers
A new government report details the rights violations in government-run and private facilities.
Management
One Thing HUD Can Do To Help Save Trailer Parks
If the agency required localities to provide data on mobile home parks and their closing, scholars could begin to understand “the social and spacial pressures that under-gird them."
Management
Expanding the Reach of Precision Medicine
A bold blueprint for building a national research cohort.
Management
GSA Steers Pentagon to $1 Billion Contract to Track Global Threats
Booz Allen Hamilton wins award under OASIS strategic sourcing vehicle.
Management
Experts: Boehner’s Departure Makes a Government Shutdown a Lot Less Likely
By stepping down, the House Speaker gives tea party Republicans an opening they’ve been looking for.
Management
The Best Job Candidates Don't Always Have College Degrees
Many companies find that skills-based pre-employment tests are better predictors of success on the job.
Management
Obama, Chinese Leader Seek Smoother Road to Paris Global-Warming Deal
China is laying out plans to launch a national cap-and-trade system for carbon emissions in 2017.
Management
Preparing for the 'Silver Tsunami'
The wave of retirement age workers creates dual challenges for balancing skills.
Management
Former EPA Official Charged Uncle Sam $69K for Weekend Trips Home
Agency inspector general called travel between Northern and Southern California “excessive.”
Management
Obama and Putin Will Meet Next Week in New York
With their military forces both engaged in a single war-torn country, the leaders will meet during the UN General Assembly.
Management