Defense
Generals in Afghanistan Failed to Cancel Unneeded $36 Million Facility
SIGAR and lawmakers call for generals to be held accountable for “misconduct and mismanagement.”
Management
Obama Is Creating a 1,500-Mile 'Butterfly Corridor' to Help Monarchs
The Transportation Department and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will help rehabilitate butterfly habitats from Mexico to Minnesota.
Management
Obama Talks Climate Change at Coast Guard Academy
Continues administration's push to address global warming and greenhouse-gas emissions.
Oversight
Congress Can't Solve the Infrastructure Crisis
No one can agree on how to pay for the Highway Trust Fund for the remainder of the year, let alone for the years ahead.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Rick Perry's White House Chances
That 2011 corn dog photo is definitely going to follow him to 2016.
Route Fifty
A Way to Fix Illinois’ Pensions Crisis?
Shifting costs to local school districts and universities seems inevitable. But that solution “is not at simple as moving the burden off of the state,” says the deputy executive director of the Illinois Association of School Boards.
Defense
Here's How the Government Calculates Terrorist Bounties
Osama Bin Laden had a $25 million prize on his head, and even that might have been undervalued.
Management
Judge Wants 'Rolling' Release of Clinton Emails
The State Department wants to put most of the Democratic front-runner's emails out in January, but a federal judge rejected that plan.
Management
Transparency and Efficiency Bills Clear House Oversight Panel
Package of five includes new tools for inspectors general, use of evidence in policymaking.
Management
McConnell Will Allow Vote On NSA Reform Bill
The Senate Majority Leader said Tuesday he will allow a vote on the House-passed NSA reform bill later this week, but there are no guarantees it will pass.
Defense
Air Force Trims Drone Ops to Get Workforce ‘Healthy’
The service is dropping five of its 65 combat air patrols so its overtaxed pilots and intelligence operators can catch their breath.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmaker: Let Feds Invest TSP Savings in Companies With Female Leadership
Others in Congress want feds to put retirement funds in companies that don't pollute.
Management
How to Protect Yourself From Unethical Persuasion
Did you ever wonder, ‘Why did I say yes?’
Defense
House Backs Bill Ensuring Reprimands Remain on VA Employees’ Records
Admonishments and reprimands currently disappear after a few years.
Nextgov
VA Wants Your Help Building Better Prosthetics
The aim of the project is to build a suite of special prosthetics and other state-of-the-art technologies to support wounded veterans in their day-to-day lives.
Oversight
A Tough Question for 2016 Candidates
They'll get criticized if they avoid the press. But they'll also take flak if they answer questions the wrong way, as Bush and Rubio have on Iraq.
Nextgov
Single Sign-On For Government Applications Coming in Weeks
Citizens could soon manage most of their government accounts on one website.
Management
Report: Merge the ATF with the FBI
Agency is an “accident of history” and lacks a coherent mission, think tank says.
Management
Here’s How Quickly Interviewers Decide Whether or Not to Hire Someone
It's way quicker than you imagine.
Nextgov