Management
Budget Officials: Across-the-Board Cuts Are the ‘Lazy’ Way Out
Survey respondents now prefer a more targeted approach.
Nextgov
New Defense Contracts Will Protect Vendor Trade Secrets From Hackers
New rule covers certain unclassified networks rather than all unclassified data.
Management
How I Lead: Getting Others to Sing Along at HHS
A Q&A with James Egbert, Human Resources Specialists at HHS.
Nextgov
Pentagon’s Electronic Health Record Not Ready for Initial Use Until 2017
Epic Systems, creator of Kaiser Permanente’s EHR, is considered the most likely vendor.
Oversight
Postal Reform Encounters Another Major Setback
Committee again delays vote on overhaul bill.
Nextgov
Defense-VA Electronic Health Record Office and Director Quietly Disappear
The joint iEHR project was called off earlier this year.
Nextgov
DISA, Evidently, Has Enough Commercial Cloud for Now
Agency may whittle down cloud buy’s value.
Management
Obama Administration Wants More Volunteers to Consider Federal Employment
OPM issues broad agency guidance on recruiting candidates with emergency management, education and other service backgrounds.
Management
Do Contractors Furloughed During the Shutdown Deserve Back Pay, Too?
Democrats pitch retroactive pay for low-wage contractors in retail, food, custodial and security services.
Defense
Bad Accounting Practices May be Standard Procedure at the Pentagon
Faulty bookkeeping conceals billions of dollars of waste, Reuters reports.
Management
Tim Geithner Finally Moving to Wall Street
Former Treasury secretary hasn't worked in the private sector in more than 25 years.
Management
7 Sneaky Tactics People Use to Influence You
How the best in the business try to butter you up.
Management
3 Ways to Give a Presentation That Doesn't Stink
...and one example of how to make sure it does.
Management
Training Without the Training Budget
Finding ways to get your team learning, even without the funds.
Management
GSA Officially Solicits Sites for New FBI Headquarters
Advertisement seeks developer land donations to replace obsolete Hoover building.
Nextgov
Collecting Better Data to Drive Smarter Spending, L.A. Style
City residents will be able to have something like an Amazon purchase history of their interactions with the city.
Management
Operators are Standing By at Pentagon Whistleblower Hotline
New ombudsman reaches out to employees, other agencies.
Management