Management
Oil Industry to Feds: Enough Already With the Regulations
It takes on average 236 days to submit the required paperwork to BLM for a drilling permit in Colorado, energy lobby says.
Nextgov
Inside the Pentagon’s Plans to Revamp the Global Command and Control System
The modernized system aims for lower costs through agile development, open standards and open source code, and applications designed with the user interface in mind.
Nextgov
Obama Dispatches White House Tech Team to Expand Gun Background Check System
Planned upgrades to the $91.5 million, 30-second background check program already are off track.
Management
Obama Wants to Hire Hundreds More FBI, ATF Staff
White House hopes more analysts and investigators will expedite gun background checks and help better connect the dots to prevent violence.
Pay & Benefits
The Pentagon Is Moving 13,000 Civilians Out of the GS System This Year
Reforms would give managers more flexibility in controlling workforce, officials say.
Management
The 10 New Books to Read in 2016
From technology and psychology to business and life, there's something here for you.
Defense
CDC Makes Modest Progress in Improving Lab Safety
Expert panel calls for further management changes to avoid contamination.
Management
Mapping the Massive (and Empty) Federal Lands in the American West
The U.S. government owns half of the land in 11 western states—but almost no one lives there.
Nextgov
Crossover Appeal: Techies Who Made the Jump from Silicon Valley to DC
Until recently, Washington's hold on talented young techies has been tenuous.
News
One-Fourth of Agency Leadership Posts Are Unfilled
103 of the top 379 Cabinet-level administration jobs are missing a Senate-confirmed leader, POLITICO investigation finds.
Oversight
The Next President’s Power Play
Regardless of who wins in November, Obama’s successor plans to wield executive authority to achieve policy goals.
Oversight
House Appropriator Threatens to Block Justice Funding Over Gun Control
Culberson writes attorney general a day before Obama announces executive order.
Management
How D.C. Politicians are Downplaying the Oregon Standoff
Politicians are taking pains not to inflame the takeover of a federal wildlife refuge by armed, antigovernment protesters.
Management
What Obama’s Gun Control Executive Order Will and Won't Do
People who sell guns online and at gun shows will now need licenses.
Management
What Makes Them the Best Places to Work
How agencies can keep the momentum of better engagement going.
Route Fifty
Mississippi River Winter Floods to Test Government Response, Army Corps Defenses
Levees are being checked for sand boils as water levels rise. And in Louisiana, there’s no word yet whether the Bonnet Carré and Morganza spillways will be opened.
Nextgov
Is Cloud Computing Saving the Pentagon Money? Watchdog Still Doesn’t Know
DOD lacks a standardized definition for cloud computing and an inventory to track cloud-based contracts.
Management
White House: No Federal Employees in Danger in Militia Standoff
Federal facility in Oregon remains closed.
Defense