Management
No Sequester Cuts Are Needed in 2014, OMB Says
Enacted appropriations fall within spending limits for the fiscal year.
Nextgov
Obama's New Cybersecurity Guidelines Lack a Workforce Plan
The root cause of many breaches is a shortage of qualified IT professionals.
Defense
Senate to Take Up Veterans' Bill Later This Month
Measure tackles a range of issues, including health care, education and employment.
Nextgov
Troops Exposed to Blasts More Likely to Get PTSD, TBI, Other Long-Term Ailments
Defense and VA urged to collect more data.
Pay & Benefits
Union Wants to Change the Conversation On Federal Employees
Ad campaign ‘They Work for U.S.’ is aimed at countering fed-bashing.
Management
Federal Government in Washington Area Closed on Thursday
A significant winter storm is expected to bring snow, sleet and ice to the region.
Pay & Benefits
Federal Union Worries Congress Will Target It Next
AFGE hopes to grow membership while fending off existential threats.
Pay & Benefits
Congress Extends Sequester to Pay for Veterans Benefits
The legislation restores a 1 percent cost-of-living adjustment to military retirees' pensions by extending the mandatory sequester cuts an additional year.
Management
Obama Issues Order Boosting Minimum Wage for Contractors
Increase only covers contracts issued starting Jan. 1, 2015.
Management
Lawmakers Clash With Senior Execs Over Power to Fire at Veterans Affairs
New legislation would give department secretary more authority to sack top career employees for alleged mismanagement.
Pay & Benefits
Senate Republicans in a Box on Veterans Benefits
Democratic majority is pushing for a bill that repeals cuts to military pensions without offsetting the cost.
Pay & Benefits
House Votes to Repeal Cuts to Vets Benefits, Partially Extend Sequester
But the $6 billion battle will be largely fought in the Senate.
Nextgov
Defense Mulls Location-Specific Health Record Licenses
The department wants to buy discounted software on an enterprise basis.
Pay & Benefits
Union Leader: 'We’re Not Taking Crap From Nobody'
American Federation of Government Employees president J. David Cox says union will campaign aggressively in upcoming midterm elections.
Nextgov
How to Make Data-Based Hiring Decisions
Typical resumé fodder may not be predictive of an employee’s performance.
Nextgov
Five Major Drug Chains to Adopt Blue Button Prescription Standards
Wide use of VA-developed data format expected to reduce dosing errors, save lives.
Management
Your Post Office Now Wants to Be Your Bank
USPS is thinking about financial services—debit cards and small loans. But first, America's banks would have to get on board, or at least out of the way.
Nextgov
Sham 'My Army Benefits' Site May Have Stolen Soldiers' Credentials
The unofficial site purports to offer soldiers unclaimed and accumulated financial assistance.
Pay & Benefits