Management

Managing Your Workforce When Employees Are All Over the Map

It is possible to roll out an effective, engaging training program where employees retain what they learn.

Management

The Myth of the 'Female' Foreign Policy

As more women become heads of state, will the world actually change?

Defense

Pentagon Science Board Recommends “Immediate Action” to Counter Enemy AI

Defense scientists worry that the U.S. could be on the losing side of a AI arms race.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Donald Trump Has a Friend in Nigel Farage

The Brexit leader spoke at a Trump rally this week.

Pay & Benefits

You Took Our Hatch Act Quiz and Did Pretty Well, But...

That's not good enough to stay out of trouble.

Route Fifty

Ranking Business Startup Activity in U.S. Metro Areas and States

The Kauffman Index of Startup Activity shows where entrepreneurship is flourishing.

Insights

Keys to the Kingdom: Managing Privileged Users and Accounts in State & Local Government

Who are privileged users and why is managing them so critical to state and local government? GBC explains in this infographic presentation of a 2016 survey on privileged management.

Management

Agencies Could Face a Nearly $800M Sequester Next Year

Appropriators are optimistic that their bills will eventually fall in line with spending caps, despite OMB warning.

Defense

The U.S. Military Holds More Pacific Exercises Than You Probably Realize

The Army's Pacific Pathways program is even bringing some nations' military units to America for training.

Management

Trump on Immigration: Schrodinger's Candidate

The Republican nominee is talking about softening his view on deportations and amnesty, but he makes it hard to tell whether he has actually done so.

Pay & Benefits

7 Questions to Answer Before Buying Life Insurance

Take advantage of next month’s rare open enrollment period to adjust your FEGLI coverage.

Route Fifty

Maine Gov. Irked by Obama’s Nat’l Monument Executive Order; ‘Cleaning Up’ a Corrupt Calif. City

Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: N.Y.C.’s homeless heroin addicts; Missouri discovers crime law’s fine print; and Michigan tries new tactic to reduce sign thefts.

Management

No, You Probably Shouldn’t Follow Every Order From Your Boss

Obedience is in the DNA of hierarchical organizations, but sometimes intelligent disobedience is the greatest act of loyalty.

Defense

Pentagon and Air Force Told to Clarify Plan to Retire A-10 Aircraft

GAO wants sharper data on impact of changes in close air support strategy.

Nextgov

House Oversight Demands Info on DHS Senior Staff Private Email Use... Again

Chaffetz said DHS has “failed to comply with the committee’s request, failed to assert a legitimate justification for withholding any information from the committee, or even provide a timeline for responding.”

Nextgov

Help FBI Catch Bank Robbers With Your Phone

The bureau launched a mobile app that lets users send tips about robberies.

Nextgov

At Least One State Declines Offer for DHS Voting Security

Some security experts say it wouldn't even take the resources of a foreign nation to manipulate actual votes using this country's antiquated tallying systems.

Management

The Newest Clinton Emails Show the Banality of Favor Seekers Seeking Favors

Huma Abedin has a pretty terrible job.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Trump Has a Good Use For All Those Books He Bought

You could probably build a border wall out of books.

Nextgov

Why Agile is Still So Hard for the Government

Pockets of the federal government want to change the buying process so technology can be acquired in sprints, preventing large-scale failures like the HealthCare.gov rollout.