Management

Sanders Looks to Reconcile National Security and Socialism

The White House contender tries to blend his standard campaign message with a more urgent one in the wake of the Paris terror attacks.

Oversight

Play of the Day: A Symbol of Immigration Needs to be Vetted

Stephen Colbert isn't so sure about 'that big green lady' in New York Harbor.

Management

The FDA Approved the First Genetically Modified Animal For Human Food Consumption

The AquAdvantage Salmon can reach the same size as conventional salmon in half the time.

Management

Federal Agencies 'Adapt,' 'Stretch' to Accommodate More Syrian Refugees

Feds look for ways to resettle far more refugees in fiscal 2016 as Congress tries to halt the program.

Nextgov

New Counterintelligence Strategy: Focus on Cyber

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence's new strategy aims to detect, mitigate and prevent cyberattacks.

Defense

Pentagon Personnel System Overhaul Omits Some Highly Anticipated Fixes

A new office will collect data about how service members are performing and why they leave.

Oversight

House Vote Gives GOP the Upper Hand in Refugee Fight

Enough Democrats backed Thursday’s bill that it will be hard for the White House to head off future efforts.

Defense

Clinton Lays Out Her Strategy to Battle ISIS: 'Smash the Would-Be Caliphate'

She argued for more American involvement, but also more international involvement.

Nextgov

Lawmakers Worry Malicious Hackers Could Take Control of Your Car

The House oversight committee held a hearing about potential cybercrime in connected cars.

Pay & Benefits

What You Need to Know about Health and Life Insurance

Planning ahead is critical if you want to avoid unpleasant (and potentially life-altering) surprises.

Pay & Benefits

The Top 5 Most and Least Generous Agencies for Senior Executive Bonuses

The National Science Foundation and the Justice Department doled out the most money in individual performance awards in fiscal 2014.

Management

Building a Shared Services Marketplace

Unified buying power will boost efficiency, if agencies get on board.

Route Fifty

Colorado Rolls Out Major Draft Water Plan; Yellowstone Plans to Kill 1,000 Buffalo

Also: Chicago shutters three charter schools, and Phoenix is not the worst of the nation’s ‘urban heat islands’

Management

NIH is Retiring All Its Research Chimpanzees

Researchers will continue to use genetically modified rats and other primates instead.

Oversight

Republicans Try to Deploy Red Tape to Tangle the Refugee Program

A House proposal likely to pass on Thursday wouldn’t shut the nation’s doors to people fleeing Syria and Iraq, but that could be the practical effect.