Management
White House Creates New Leadership Group to Help Execute Final Agency Goals
With eyes toward the exits, the Obama administration sets its last 92 priorities.
Management
Three Practical Steps for Fostering Innovation
How to translate ideas into reality despite the barriers.
Defense
Report: Obama Is Reconsidering Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan
A resurgent Taliban, a lingering al-Qaeda, and a burgeoning Islamic State may be causing President Obama to reassess plans to withdraw troops by the time he leaves office.
Oversight
Hillary Clinton Gets a Break from Her 'Damn Emails'
With the help of a friendly crowd and Bernie Sanders, the frontrunner got to go back to the policy points on which she’s most persuasive.
Management
Bush’s Obamacare Replacement Has a “Cadillac Tax”
While everyone else wants to repeal the tax, Bush is proposing a very similar policy.
Defense
Homeland Security Wants to Revive Terrorism Alert System
With terrorist-inspired attacks on the rise, the government may revise the unused successor to the Bush-era color alerts
Nextgov
Could Dell Go Too Far on Cybersecurity under EMC Mega-Merger?
Under the $67 billion tech acquisition, Dell's SecureWorks and EMC's RSA Security would both belong to the company Michael Dell started in 1984.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Stop Trying to Convince Paul Ryan to be Speaker
The Wisconsin Republican does not want the job.
Route Fifty
NASCIO’s 2015 State CIO Survey Details Insights on Agile Methods
Procurement and contracting policies aren’t keeping pace with citizen demand for state services and software, according to the sixth annual survey.
Management
Here's Everything Federal Employees Need to Know About Tuesday's Democratic Debate
Candidates touch on veterans' issues, family leave and NSA surveillance.
Oversight
Yes, President Obama Is Going to Watch the Debate
Presidents often like to say they're ignoring the polls and the elections to succeed them. Don't believe it.
Oversight
TSA Chief Notes Progress After January’s Passenger Screening Debacle
IG finds fixes encouraging, but vows to continue testing.
Nextgov
Hackers Peruse Dow Jones Subscribers, Breach Samsung Pay’s Tech Provider and Slurp 11,000 Outlook Passwords
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Nextgov
OPM to Fully Do Away with Passwords for Network Access – In 2 Years
Today, all OPM employees need a smart card for network access, but not for all users outside of the agency.
Management
For The First Time Ever, a Larger Share of American Women Have College Degrees Than Men
Perhaps it's because women value a college education more than men do.
Nextgov
IRS Can’t Update Woefully Out-of-Date Windows Servers Because It Can’t Find Some of Them
The agency is only halfway through a planned upgrade of Windows servers.
Management
Disabled Employees in Federal Government Reach All-Time High
With one year to go, agencies still short of Obama’s hiring goal.
Management
Study: Agencies Flout Environmental Rules More than Private Firms
Academics also find regulators less likely to crack down on government violators.
Management
How to Bridge the Generation Gap
With 8,000 boomers retiring each day, it’s time to reinvent work.
Management