Management
Creative Minds: Can Microbes Influence Mental Health?
Gut bacteria could be affecting your thought process.
Defense
U.S. Lacks Specific Plan to Evacuate Americans from Sochi
Officials stress general action plans are in place.
Oversight
Senate GOP Leader Sets Up Another Debt Ceiling Fight
Mitch McConnell makes it clear he'll seek policy riders on measure to hike debt limit.
Management
After Disclosing Employee Salaries, Buffer Was Inundated With Resumes
Buffer, a social media company, lets everyone know how its salary pie is divided.
Management
Postal Service Delays New Wave of Mail Processing Closures
Decision maintains current delivery standards, potentially avoiding more workforce reductions.
Pay & Benefits
USPS Ends Pay Freeze for Nonunion Employees
1 percent pay raise will apply mostly to supervisors and managers.
Nextgov
Op-Ed: This Is the Year Agencies Will Turn to Big Data to Fend Off Cyber Threats
From employee stress to kill-chain and log analyses, it’s all about the data.
Oversight
State Department Faulted for Lax Oversight of Afghanistan Justice Contract
Special inspector general says $223 million program may not be sustainable.
Management
The Long Path to the Top for a Gay Federal Executive
John Berry's career is a key chapter in the story of what it has meant to be gay in government.
Management
Top Contractor for Background Checks Charged With Fraud
Justice Department takes on whistleblower’s suit against USIS.
Management
Treasury Moves Up Debt Ceiling Deadline
Extraordinary measures will not provide same window of protection as before, says Secretary Jack Lew.
Nextgov
VA Eyes Vet-Owned Firms for Management Contracts
Deals cover project management and process reengineering.
Management
HHS Secretary Defends Healthcare.gov, Obamacare to Mayors
Kathleen Sebelius tells a somewhat skeptical group of local leaders that enrollment in Affordable Care Act is up to 9 million.
Management
Group Claims Vacancies at National Weather Service Endanger the Public
Agency says it still has no budget surplus to fill open jobs.
Tech
GSA Website Wins Harvard Innovation Award
Challenge.gov taps the public for solutions to government problems.
Management