Management
NASA Plans to Hitch Rides on Comets – Using Harpoons and Tethers
The system may one day be used to hitchhike across the solar system.
Management
So Long to the Cubit and Ad Hoc Performance Metrics
Cross-agency benchmarks support data-driven decision-making.
Nextgov
VA Official: New, Streamlined 'Vets.gov' Coming in November
The new hub is scheduled to go live on Veterans Day -- Nov. 11 -- of this year.
Route Fifty
Alabama Looks to Lottery for Budget Fix; Michigan Clears Its Rape-Kit Backlog as Minnesota’s Persists
Also: A raid on Palm Springs City Hall and how should Missouri fund infrastructure upgrades?
Management
You’re More Likely to Find a Better Job While You're Still In Your Old One
Future employers love to hear you brag about your current job.
Management
No, Americans Probably Aren't Suffering From a Lack of Sleep
Just because you're tired, doesn't mean you didn't get a full night's sleep.
Management
Obamacare Hasn't Knocked John Kasich Out of the Race for the White House
Recent polling shows shifting priorities, even among Republicans, on health care.
Management
How FEMA Director Craig Fugate Wants to Reshape Disaster Management
Fugate on why the Katrina response failed, why it’s important to talk about “survivors” instead of “victims,” and why citizens can’t just wait for the government to save them in a huge disaster
Management
It’s Time to Rethink the Way Work Is Managed
Better performance comes with clear expectations and mutual trust.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Clinton's Email and Obama's Religion
Jimmy Fallon and Jimmy Kimmel tackle the important issues of our time.
Nextgov
Here’s What OPM Is Offering to Protect Hack Victims from Blackmail
Hint: It’s not $330 million worth of ID protection services.
Route Fifty
Scrambling for High Ground in FEMA Flood Map Disputes
A complex cartographic process that affects flood insurance rates has stirred pushback in places like New York City and New Orleans.
Management
Analysis: How the Federal Government Built White Suburbia
Federal housing policies didn’t just deny opportunities to black residents. They subsidized and safeguarded whites-only neighborhoods.
Defense
Frustrations of 2013 Shutdown Linger As the Threat of a Repeat Grows, Says Ex-Pentagon Comptroller
Robert Hale is growing less hopeful about avoiding a lapse in appropriations next month.
Management
Obama Gives New Role to Federal Agency Once Deemed Useless by Its Own IG
Denali Commission will coordinate climate change response in Alaska.
Management
NASA Creates New Quick 'Self-Healing' Material
Hurtling through the endless void of space in a thin aluminum can as debris zips around in every direction may have just gotten a little safer.
Defense
John Kerry, After Iran Deal Victory, Stays on the Defensive
The State Department chief continued to decry a now-unlikely rejection.
Defense
Army Opens Ranger Course to Women
The test is over: future classes of the elite Ranger School will be open to all candidates.
Pay & Benefits
Pay Raise Pushback, Veterans Preference, Military Personnel Reform, and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Nextgov