Management
Agencies and Union Square Off Over Outsourcing Plans
Feds say they need the flexibility of hiring contractors; AFGE says it’s illegal.
Nextgov
Embassies Get Phone System Upgrades Thanks to New $275M Contract
The task order will provide secure communications to more than 30 diplomatic posts.
Management
The Remote Government Warehouse Where Confiscated Wildlife Ends Up
The National Wildlife Property Repository stories more than a million products of the illegal wildlife trade.
Management
Budget Office Decentralizes Cost-Cutting Contest
Agencies will gather savings ideas themselves, rather than leaving it to OMB.
Management
Should Teammates Get Equal Pay?
Salary disparities aren't a problem when they're based on performance.
Nextgov
IRS Seeks to Destroy More Hard Drives -- The Right Way This Time
Agency is also ‘refreshing employees’ awareness’ of existing policies, documents say.
Management
A Court Ruling Just Blew A Huge Hole In Obamacare
The D.C. Circuit court upheld a challenge that seeks to eliminate insurance subsidies in 36 states.
Management
How Spy Agencies Plan to Solve Their Racism Problem
Office of the Director of National Intelligence is promising new programs meant to promote “diversity and tolerance.”
Oversight
Republicans Prep Funding to Keep Government Open Through Election Day
It looks like the fiscal 2015 appropriations process is already dead.
Management
Agency Returned $4.6 Billion to Wronged Consumers
Republican critics of the 3-year-old Consumer Financial Protection Bureau say it hasn’t received enough oversight.
Management
Maybe Less Productive Employees Just Need a Little Siesta Time
Sleep-deprived South Korea is encouraging government workers to nap.
Management
Don’t Burn Your Calendar at Both Ends
Three surefire ways to stop cramming too much into your weekly planner.
Management
Obama Signs Executive Orders Protecting LGBT Feds and Contractors
President says federal dollars should not go toward supporting discrimination.
Management
The Federal Government Is Shrinking—Literally
Agencies have reduced their footprint under a White House initiative to make government more efficient.
Management
When Feds Ignore Risk, They Create Risk
Many agencies lack fundamental tools for managing uncertainty.
Management
More Women Around the Globe Are Networking Over Cocktails
All the new ways that professional women are using alcohol to socialize, network, and assert their independence.
Management
Hillary Clinton's Lessons in Executive Diplomacy
From the memoirs of Obama administration appointees.
Defense
John Kerry Makes the U.S. Case Against Russia Over Downed Plane
The Secretary of State made the Obama administration's pitch over the plane crash in Ukraine across TV Sunday morning.
Pay & Benefits
HUD Hiring Blitz Attracts Vets, Minorities
The department is on track to make 1,000 hires by the end of fiscal 2014 with an eye on diversity.
Tech