Oversight
Hillary Clinton's Long Career as an Insider
Many think Clinton was a onetime leftist radical who morphed into a centrist to gain power. But she has always been a true incrementalist and compromiser.
Management
The FBI's Strategy to End the Oregon Standoff and Get Cliven Bundy: Patience
The bureau successfully played the long game in both cases.
Management
The Never-Ending War on Federal Whistleblowers
Those who try to report and fix problems at their agencies are still risking their careers.
Defense
A Planned 'Cessation of Hostilities' in Syria
The fighting in Syria will pause next week and aid will be delivered to those who need it most—under a deal announced Friday.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Jeb Bush is Not a Tough Guy
Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers joke about the Floridian's feud with Donald Trump.
Route Fifty
A Closer Look at Louisiana’s Grim Budget and Economic Numbers
Revenues, general fund balances, unemployment rates and GDP are all downbeat in the Pelican State.
Management
What’s Really Behind Why Women Earn Less Than Men?
Once it was because they weren’t as well educated. What’s holding them back now?
Management
11 Major Agency Reforms in Obama’s Budget
Not everything the president’s blueprint is unachievable.
Management
Was the IRS Bullied Into Giving Karl Rove’s Group Tax-Exempt Status?
The agency's ruling on Crossroads GPS prompts an outcry.
Route Fifty
At the Illinois State Capitol, Obama Eschews the ‘Refusal to Compromise as an Accomplishment’
This week, the president returned to Springfield, where the inter-party “trust we’d built meant that we came at each debate assuming the best in one another and not the worst.”
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DHS Chief Promises to Expand Social Media Screening, Plans 'Aggressive' Rollout of Cyber Protections
Johnson talked social media, biometrics and cybersecurity at his annual State of Homeland Security address.
Management
What Is the Point of Joe Biden's Cancer 'Moonshot'?
The vice president has launched an effort to “end cancer,” but the White House is only asking for $1 billion.
Oversight
Oops. Did the IRS Send Capitol Hill Staff the Wrong Tax Form?
Senator Vitter sends commissioner complaint as part of challenge to OPM Obamacare rule.
Management
Effective Leaders Know How to Focus on the Future
Fortunately, strategic foresight is a measurable activity.
Management
VA Proposes Taking Away Senior Executives’ MSPB Appeal Rights
Department’s about-face on authority to discipline top career officials comes after judges reverse two demotions and a firing.
Management
Goal of Improving Federal Property Management Unites Disparate Senators
Panel advances Carper bill to speed disposal of unneeded facilities.
Management
The Oregon Standoff Comes to an End
All four holdouts at the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge have surrendered.
Management
Senate Advances Plan to Expand Whistleblower Protections Among Subcontractor Employees
Panel clears McCaskill bill that would make protections permanent.
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