Management
FBI Joins Investigation Into VA Wait Times
Bureau is reviewing records to see if officials lied about wait times for medical care to receive a bonus.
Management
VA Hiring Freeze Could Cut Unnecessary Layers of Management
Move may free up resources for additional medical services field staff.
Management
What Agency Executives Can Learn From Timothy Geithner
From the memoirs of Obama administration appointees.
Oversight
On Veterans Affairs Fix, A Rare United Front for House and Senate
Members believe they can reach an agreement for a fast, bipartisan victory.
Management
Don’t Get Caught Off Guard, Use These Simple Presentation Tools
Success is never having to say, ‘I’ll get back to you on that.’
Oversight
Transportation Chief Wants Congress to 'Get Past Gimmicks' on Highway Funding
Proposal to save money through cutting Saturday postal deliveries is at best a one-year patch, Foxx says.
Management
Employers, You Should Not Be Selling the Job in the Interview
There’s only one person who should be doing the hard sell during an interview—and it’s not the employer.
Management
IRS Embraces Long-Sought Taxpayer Bill of Rights
Commissioner says public education tool will help employees do their jobs.
Nextgov
IBM Partners with Epic in Battle for Pentagon’s Multibillion-Dollar EHR Deal
Big blue and a leading EHR provider join forces to compete for the $11 billion Defense Department’s Healthcare Management Systems Modernization contract.
Management
Social Media Metrics for Government: A Manager's Handbook
How to make sure online efforts advance strategic goals.
Nextgov
Army Boosts Value of IT Deal by $774 Million
Increases value of $5 billion, 2007 hardware and software contract.
Management
Hillary Clinton on Benghazi Scandal: 'It's More of a Reason to Run'
6 things we learned from Hillary Clinton's interview with Diane Sawyer.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Want to Overhaul Pay and Benefits for Border Patrol, Firefighters
Reformers hope to end widespread abuse of overtime privileges among border agents.
Oversight
House Again Targets VA Managers Who 'Drag Their Feet and Don’t Do Their Jobs'
Lawmakers pass another bill making it easier to fire and withhold bonuses from VA supervisors.
Management
What Good Did You Do You Today?
Ask someone, and the answer might inspire a new connection.
Management
HUD May Have Broken Law When It Paid Salary of Senior Advisor
A non-federal employee on detail to department received more than $620,000 in compensation from the wrong pool of money.
Management
13 Percent of VA Schedulers Say Supervisors Told Them to Falsify Dates
As of May 15, VHA had over 6 million appointments scheduled across the system.
Management
Now Is the Time to Fix VA Executive Pay
The SES pay system will make it difficult to attract needed talent.
Management