Pay & Benefits
Feds are underpaid, former Obama economic adviser says
Larry Summers links federal compensation to investing in America’s future,
Management
Use the 3-B Plan when Emailing Busy People
Three simple steps for writing the perfect outreach email.
Management
Job Security No Longer Top Driver of Employee Satisfaction
A desire to use skills and abilities ranked higher than job security for the first time since 2007.
Management
Report: Improve treatment of disabled employees in federal workforce
Law firm supporting feds points to progress, but says there is much more work to do.
Management
CNN poll: No clear vice presidential debate winner
Biden and Ryan were essentially evenly matched, voters say.
Management
Biden offers most vigorous defense of Obama stimulus so far
The vice president makes Ryan admit he sought funds for constituents.
Management
The Navy’s Savvy Negotiator
Elliott Branch keeps watch over the vast, complex, $90-billion-a-year procurement operation for the Navy and Marines.
Management
Body Language: Watching the Debate on Mute
I watched the Vice Presidential Debate with sound off--here's what I saw.
Oversight
Obama expands whistleblower protections to cover intelligence agencies
Directive urges security employees to report waste, fraud and abuse.
Management
It's Easy to Pretend Government Doesn't Matter
Author Gautam Mukunda says critics of government employees don't realize how good they have it.
Management
Homeland Security IG disputes charge of wasteful spending
Says research group inaccurately described $700,000 used for year-end awards.
Management
Can Lack of Sleep Cause Brain Damage?
New research indicates lack of sleep can cause two things: Euphoria and brain damage.
Management
Being 'Busy' Is a Lame Excuse
Saying you're "busy" is just an excuse to not address the decisions you're making.
Management
Cartoon Bears Take on Big Soda
A clever new video shows the brutal consequences of soda consumption.
Defense
Yemeni security chief for U.S. embassy killed
Killing comes as Congress investigates an attack on U.S. personnel in Benghazi.
Oversight
Democrats forecast sequestration’s toll on nondefense programs, jobs
Thousands of feds from the FBI to Border Patrol have jobs on the line, appropriators say.
Management
Mother of slain SEAL condemns Romney
The Romney campaign said Thursday he would stop mentioning the slain SEAL publicly.
Management
Agencies still buying iPods, yo-yos, coins and other swag
Probe finds federal offices are disregarding executive order on promotional spending.
Management