Management
Prosecutors Announce First Charges in the San Bernardino Shooting
Federal prosecutors have announced charges against the man who purchased assault weapons for the shooters in the deadly attack.
Nextgov
Cyber Bill Boosts DHS Cyberthreat Sharing but Critics Fear Backdoor to NSA Surveillance
The $1.1 trillion spending bill creates an instant information-sharing regime housed at DHS.
Management
The FBI Announced That It Does Not Have the Wu-Tang Album
"No seizure warrant at the arrest of Martin Shkreli today" tweets the FBI.
Oversight
White House, Pelosi Sell Omnibus as a Climate Win, Despite Oil Concession
The Obama administration contends extending green-energy tax credits overwhelms any pollution increase from allowing crude-oil exports.
Defense
Homeland Security: Drug Traffickers Are Spoofing Border Drones
DHS and local law enforcement are looking to harden its drones against attack, but that comes at a price.
Management
3 Reasons Your Team Won’t Follow You
Your influence depends on how you connect with your people.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Alternatives for Vlad Putin's 'Gunslinger' Walk
Stephen Colbert has some suggestions for Obama to counter the Russian leader's gait.
Nextgov
Why the Intelligence Community Wants in On Quantum Computing
IARPA wants IBM -- and, soon, other bidders -- to develop the building blocks for a quantum computer.
Nextgov
VA Names New Deputy IT Chief
Ron Thompson, a U.S. Army veteran, has more than 25 years of experience in both government and the private sector.
Oversight
IRS Spared Some Budget Cuts But Loses Power to Curb Nonprofits
Impact of targeting controversy continues in omnibus bill nearing passage.
Pay & Benefits
VA to Make It Easier For Camp Lejeune Vets to Get Disability Compensation
Department is working on final rules that recognize eight medical conditions associated with drinking water contamination at the Marine training base between 1953 and 1987.
Nextgov
FITARA: How IT Reform Became ‘Sexy’
FITARA is finally beginning to get the kind of attention from Congress, overseers and the public that one might expect of an area in which the government spends upward of $80 billion annually.
Management
Winners and Losers in the Omnibus Spending Bill
Shutdown-averting deal treats some agencies better than others.
Defense
Obama Says of San Bernardino: 'We Are in a New Phase of Terrorism'
The president met with intelligence specialists at the National Counterterrorism Center on Thursday.
Management
Sea Turtles Get the Spotlight in U.S.-Cuba Thaw
The State Department says the two nations are working together to protect the ecosystem along their marine border.
Defense
Admiral Resented Hotline Complaints, Pentagon IG Finds
Whistleblower reprisal charges mostly confirmed; general criticized for F-Bombs.
Management
Reshaping Government Recruitment
Agencies can't afford to wait for candidates to come to them.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Modernization, Take Five
A Q&A with the CEO of the company hired to undertake the latest effort to automate federal retirement processing.
Management
Senate Says Federal Prison Guards Can Carry Pepper Spray
Legislation, which applies to employees at medium- and higher-security federal penitentiaries, honors officer killed by an inmate in 2013.
Management