Management
Merging Common Purchases Makes Dollars and Sense
Taking a page from industry’s book on smarter spending.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Ben Carson's Stabbing History
The neurosurgeon-turned-candidate's backstory is being questioned again.
Route Fifty
Center for Public Integrity's New 50 State Scorecards Show 'Deeply Troubling' Results
Examining indicators like open records and financial disclosure laws, CPI’s 2015 report shows 11 states with “F” grades. And the highest score was only a “C.”
Management
New Pew Research Center Study Finds Most Satisfaction Among Moms Who Work Part-Time
Some people can have it all.
Defense
Defense Employees Favored Carson, at Least Until West Point Flap
Recent GBC poll found Carson was the most favorably viewed presidential candidate by Defense workers.
Management
VA Has Already Fired 400 More Employees This Year Than Last
Bob McDonald said VA has fired 1,500 employees this calendar year compared to 1,100 people in 2014.
Nextgov
IRS Not Keeping Track of Whom It Shares Data With
Many "interconnections" used at the tax agency lack proper authorization or security agreements, according to an audit.
Defense
Defense Secretary Ashton Carter: Gulf Arabs Need to Get in the Fight
In an interview, Carter says America’s Arab allies need fewer expensive weapons systems—and more will to battle ISIS and Iran on the ground.
Management
A White House PSA Using Bears to Make a Point About Sexual Assault
The Obama administration teamed up with College Humor to spread awareness of the issue.
Nextgov
DHS Invests in Wearables That Can Detect Nuclear Threats
The Human Portable Tripwire program intends to outfit DHS personnel with devices that alert wearers when nuclear or radioactive material is nearby.
Management
USPS Has Shed 250K Employees in the Past 20 Years. Here’s How.
Way more cuts are expected in the next two years.
Defense
Pentagon Advised to Sharpen Sexual Assault Prevention
GAO says policies not linked to outcomes or communicated well to local bases.
Management
Veterans Group Slams Hillary Clinton in Ad
The group also urges Congress to pass legislation making it easier to fire VA employees.
Defense
Ben Carson Admits He Lied About Getting Into West Point on a Full Scholarship
Actually, he never even applied.
Route Fifty
Green Purchasing: What Is New and Does It Really Make a Difference?
A Q&A with Christine Warnock, strategic business initiatives manager for the State of Washington.
Tech
NASA's Latest Mars Findings Will Test Just How Interested We Really Are in Learning About Mars
Researchers address how and why the planet's once-thick atmosphere lost most of its gases to space.
Defense
Doctors Without Borders Seeks Answers for the Bombing of Its Hospital in Kunduz
The group says it’s “quite hard to understand and believe” that its hospital in the Afghan city was mistakenly hit by the U.S.
Oversight