Management
Obama Officials Defend Fair Pay Rule Against ‘Blacklist’ Charges
Contractors, GOP lawmakers warn of record-keeping burden.
Management
What the FBI Crime Stats Can – And Can't – Tell Us About Crime
The bureau released its national crime statistics for 2014 on Monday, but there are important caveats.
Pay & Benefits
IRS Gave Executive Bonuses Totaling $6 Million Over Five Years
Tax Analysts’ FOIA suit details 1,269 performance awards averaging $4,483.
Management
Gender Inequality Is Costing the World $28 Trillion
A new report quantifies what enlightened employers have long known: gender parity in the workforce has enormous value.
Management
USDA Forest Service Maps the 'Wildland-Urban Interface,' or Areas Most Vulnerable to Wildfire
The agency has plotted where human development comes dangerously close to nature.
Management
Jeb Bush Unveils Energy Plan
The GOP contender says his economic growth targets depend on cutting regulations and handing more power to states.
Management
How Lazy Bosses Avoid Doing Their Jobs
Platitudes aren't just annoying, they show you don't want to listen or take action.
Management
What Any of Us Can Learn From Pope Francis
What it means to show up at our best and the outcomes we help create by being aware and intentional.
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