Pay & Benefits
Defense Unveils Options to Overhaul Military Retirement System
Possible proposals include providing lump-sum payments to personnel that would likely reduce overall compensation.
Nextgov
Pentagon Tries Again on Cyber Intelligence-Sharing Contract
Agency will recompete the $26 million job after a GAO ruling against the initial award.
Management
It’s Time to Play Moneyball for Government
The fiscal 2015 budget is focused on funding programs that actually work.
Management
Majority of Millennials Prefer Big Government
Young Americans grow more liberal, but identify as independent, according to new study.
Management
Agencies Detail How Sequestration Disrupted Government in 2013
All the adverse effects of the mandatory budget cuts may not be known for years, according to GAO.
Nextgov
Sequestration Hit IT Contracts
More than three-fourths of agencies re-scoped information technology contracts to manage the arbitrary cuts.
Nextgov
TSA Halts Testing on Technology to Screen Passengers' Online Data
It's back to the drawing board for the airline security agency's fast-track prescreening plan.
Management
Does Diversity in the Workplace Help or Hinder Teamwork?
It's not about what diversity adds, it's about what homogeneity takes away.
Management
Senator: Some Data on Contractor Past Performance is Missing or Inaccurate
Claire McCaskill says ‘clumsy’ databases aren’t helping agencies avoid incompetent contractors.
Management
11 Must-Have Apps That Can Make Your Job Easier
If you can find it, download a single-purpose app for everything you need.
Nextgov
Snowden's Security Breach Could Cost the U.S. Billions, Top General Says
It may take two years to assess and address the damage, Dempsey tells lawmakers.
Oversight
Gillibrand's Military Sexual-Assault Bill Fails in Senate
The controversial legislation, which the New York Democrat said she would continue to fight for, would strip commanders of the power to decide which sexual assault cases are prosecuted.
Management
Lawmaker Says Federal Government Should Hire More Employees Without College Degrees
Senator pitches pilot program to hire individuals with ‘alternative’ forms of higher education.
Management
Committee Approves Bill to Increase Agencies’ Small Biz Contracting Goals
Legislative package targets bundling, reverse auctions.
Oversight
Congress Hates Military-Base Closings, but Can Chuck Hagel Do It Without Their Approval?
The Defense secretary says he is studying his options.
Nextgov
PayPal Billionaire, Boeing Battle Over Who Can Build a Better Space Taxi
Elon Musk thinks his company SpaceX can do a better job of sending military satellites into space.
Management
What Is a Leader Without Character?
Business executive Jack London examines the most important indicator of an individual's success.
Nextgov
No Major Cuts for DISA in 2015 Budget Request
But White House communications take a $20.9 million hit.
Management