Management

Director of Pentagon's Far-Flung School System Counts His Blessings

Proposal to close down stateside schools never took hold and the system is enjoying a relatively steady budget. Char

Pay & Benefits

What You Need to Know About Taxes

A primer on how your tax situation will be different in retirement.

Defense

Democrats' Shifting Line on Pentagon Spending

The minority party has vowed to block appropriations bills for their use of a "slush fund." But they'll let the authorization bill go through.

Management

Obama Administration Secretly Expanded Scope of NSA Spying to Catch Hackers

The revelation comes days after a law was passed that would curtail some NSA spying programs—but not warrantless wiretapping.

Oversight

Senators: Pentagon Shouldn't Pay NFL for Shows of Patriotism

Payments to teams for honoring veterans should end, lawmakers say.

Management

LGBT Pride Month: Celebrating Every Member of the Federal Family

The diversity of thought, opinion and experience drives creativity and ingenuity.

Pay & Benefits

Look For Public Housing Executives’ 2014 Salary Data Soon

HUD will begin collecting information in August and will publish it online in the fall.

Management

What Happens If the Administration Wins the Supreme Court Obamacare Case?

Don’t underestimate the political implications if the high court sides with the administration in King v. Burwell.

Nextgov

Watchdog Says Pentagon Needs to Crank Up ‘Insider Threat’ Monitoring

Only half of military components GAO reviewed have logged system and user behaviors to develop "a baseline of normal activity patterns."

Oversight

Play of the Day: Mike Huckabee is a Real Comedian

The candidate's joke did not go over well with the transgender community.

Route Fifty

Seattle Finds a More Cost-Effective Way to Keep Road Contaminants From Its Waterways

Performance data show that street-sweeping programs are more economical than some environmental infrastructure investments.