Management
The Obama Administration Is Struggling to Reform the Security Clearance Process
OPM, ODNI and other agencies are not meeting their own goals to improve the threat reduction process.
Management
Postal Service Forced to Take Nearly Unprecedented Step of Cutting Prices
This weekend’s move will put USPS back in a dire financial situation, agency says.
Management
EPA Chief Says Agency Wouldn't Go Down Without a Fight in Republican Administration
McCarthy counters rhetoric from presidential candidates.
Management
Spy Chief Instructs Intel Community to Serve as Government's Declassification Role Model
DNI proposes eliminating confidential classification, among other suggestions.
Pay & Benefits
Feds’ Long Term Care Insurance Premiums Will Rise Sharply in 2016
OPM is working to allow more policy customization to offset costs.
Oversight
The Pentagon Isn’t Tracking if Former Employees Violate Revolving Door Laws
Auditors could not even come up with reliable data to make assessments.
Management
Pentagon Begins Enrolling Civilians in New Personnel System
Labor and management are still working on a departmentwide, consistent rollout.
Oversight
USPS Continues to Miss Delivery Goals, and It’s Getting Worse
The mailing agency's liabilities exceed and outpace its assets.
Pay & Benefits
How a Deadlocked Supreme Court Provided a Major Boost to Federal Employee Unions
A decision this week was a win for state and local government unions, but helps feds too.
Management
Federal Employee Union Endorses Donald Trump
Group says Trump would embrace the ideas of rank-and-file feds.
Management
Advice From Women Who Made It to the Top
OPM Acting Director Beth Cobert was among a group of female feds who shared their stories at an event designed to inspire other women.
Pay & Benefits
How Poor Pay and Bad Planning Has Led to Diminished Medical Care for Federal Prisoners
The Bureau of Prisons is wasting money by maintaining significant medical staffing shortfalls.
Oversight
DHS Allowed Employees to Stay on Paid Leave for Years While It Investigated Misconduct
Three in 10 employees on admin leave for more than one year returned to their jobs anyway.
Management
Defense Department Issues Partial Civilian Hiring Freeze
Pentagon launches ban as it attempts to reduce HQ civilians by 25 percent.
Pay & Benefits
House GOP Doubles Down on $300B in Federal Workforce, Pay Cuts
Proposal to reduce the rate of return on the TSP's government securities fund also resurfaces.
Management
Lawmakers Look to Strip Federal Land Management Agencies of Law Enforcement Authority
The move follows the violent resolution to the occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon by anti-government activists.
Pay & Benefits
Effort to Give Better Social Security Benefits to Many Feds Gains Momentum in Congress
Lawmakers say higher monthly payments may not create a "windfall" after all.
Management
Slow Delivery Could Cost the Postal Service Millions This Election Season
An official at one political mailing company describes postal workers as ‘lazy and fat.’
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker Launches Investigation Into Feds' Bonuses
Republican leader targets data from specific agencies as well as governmentwide.
Management