Management

A Ghost Tour of the National Death Index

Beware of what lurks deep in the bowels of vital statistics.

Oversight

How Congress Reached a Deal to Stop a Medicare Premium Spike

Seniors will have to pay the cost eventually.

Defense

Pentagon to Send Special Operations Troops to Syria

After months of looking at new options, the Obama administration will send in ground forces

Pay & Benefits

Senators Want to Make Sure Federal 'Tax Cheats' Don't Get Bonuses

Bipartisan group reintroduces a bill to prohibit tax delinquent and misbehaving IRS employees from receiving performance awards.

Management

Google is Sharing its Best Internal HR and Management Advice With Everyone Now

The search giant wants to make work better.

Oversight

Budget Deal Passes, but Shutdown Threat Still Looms

Lawmakers are hopeful new fiscal stability can help ‘rein in government overreach.’

Nextgov

The Biggest Cyber Breaches of 2015 (So Far)

Thousands of hacks and data breaches occur every day, though many don’t make the headlines.

Management

Study: Stressful Jobs Make Life Shorter

Researchers found that unhealthy workplaces can affect mortality.

Management

Why Things Go Wrong

When an acquisition process is flawed, the outcome isn’t hard to predict.

Tech

Daily-Fantasy-Sports Operator Says Federal Regulation is Necessary

As investigators press industry, FanDuel CEO opens the door for government rules.

Tech

Obamacare Enrollment Is About to Open Again, and Not Many Know It

Latest Kaiser poll shows obstacle to getting more Americans on health exchanges.

Oversight

Senate Approves Budget Deal That Spares Federal Pay and Benefits

The two-year agreement passed early Friday morning despite objections of Cruz, Paul.

Oversight

Play of the Day: The GOP Candidates' Actual Weaknesses

Late-night shows wrap up Wednesday's festivities.

Nextgov

Explainer: Why We Have Yet to See a Catastrophic Cyberattack Take Out the Power Grid

Compromising an email server or stealing personnel and customer records, while bad, won’t let an attacker stop the flow of water at a dam or overload a substation.

Pay & Benefits

New House Speaker Has a History of Targeting Federal Pay, Benefits and Jobs

Paul Ryan's promotion could be a bad sign of things to come for feds.

Nextgov

The Military’s SAT Could Soon Test for Cybersecurity Smarts

Right now, there aren't many options to identify a new recruit with a particular aptitude toward cyber.

Defense

Defense Transfers Detainee to Mauritania, Leaving 113 At Guantanamo

The Obama administration continues to whittle the military detention center’s population.

Route Fifty

What Makes A Successful Public-Private Partnership?

P3s are gaining steam in the U.S. as governments look to deal with aging infrastructure.

Tech

Federal Court Approves One Last Month of NSA Surveillance

Judges found that Congress expressly meant to authorize the phone-spying program for the 180 days before they are slated to end.

Route Fifty

Prisons Lose Truck Contract that Budget-Gridlocked Illinois Can’t Pay; Planned Parenthood Wins in Alabama

Also: New York doctors made to take online course to prescribe pot and Utah Transit execs give up bonuses.