Management
NASA Data From Space Could Help the Developing World Prepare for Climate Change
The agency’s satellites have a unique vantage point.
Management
Obama Administration to Bring Tighter Oversight to Senior Execs’ Bonuses, Performance Reviews
OPM issues final rule to update SES performance appraisal system.
Management
A New Report Details the Harrowing Conditions of U.S. Immigrant Detention Centers
A new government report details the rights violations in government-run and private facilities.
Nextgov
What Big Data Means for Human Subjects in Federal Research
A group of agencies is trying to update the consent process for human test subjects in federal research.
Management
One Thing HUD Can Do To Help Save Trailer Parks
If the agency required localities to provide data on mobile home parks and their closing, scholars could begin to understand “the social and spacial pressures that under-gird them."
Oversight
With Boehner Leaving, the Republican Leadership Frenzy Begins
Kevin McCarthy is favored to become Speaker but the field isn’t set, and a host of other Republicans are eyeing promotions.
Management
Expanding the Reach of Precision Medicine
A bold blueprint for building a national research cohort.
Route Fifty
Colorado Battle Over Local Control of Oil and Gas Drilling Far From Over
Does state law preempt local attempts to regulate fracking?
Nextgov
Video: NASA Heads Under the Ice
A team from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory was on thin ice (literally) when testing a new rover.
Management
GSA Steers Pentagon to $1 Billion Contract to Track Global Threats
Booz Allen Hamilton wins award under OASIS strategic sourcing vehicle.
Pay & Benefits
Border Patrol Agents Will Get Overtime Pay Under New System Beginning in January
Agency must provide information on new work schedule options to employees by Nov. 1.
Management
Experts: Boehner’s Departure Makes a Government Shutdown a Lot Less Likely
By stepping down, the House Speaker gives tea party Republicans an opening they’ve been looking for.
Pay & Benefits
Defense Department: 2 Million Troops, Civilian Workers May Have to Work Without Pay Next Week
The looming government shutdown threatens paychecks, but some shrug as this happened before — just two years ago
Management
The Best Job Candidates Don't Always Have College Degrees
Many companies find that skills-based pre-employment tests are better predictors of success on the job.
Defense
NSA Head: Loss of Access to Metadata Will Hurt Intelligence
The director of the NSA says the Freedom Act will slow and hamper intelligence gathering. Too bad it’s already law.
Oversight
NASA Photos Show Pluto’s Surface Looks Like 'Dragon Scales'
Pluto's mountain ranges are perplexing scientists.
Management
Obama, Chinese Leader Seek Smoother Road to Paris Global-Warming Deal
China is laying out plans to launch a national cap-and-trade system for carbon emissions in 2017.
Oversight
House Speaker John Boehner Is Resigning From Congress
The House speaker is expected to exit in October.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Mr. Pope Goes to Washington
John Boehner cried, the pontiff ate with the homeless and everyone was interested in the Catholic leader.
Management