Management
Twenty-Four Senior Executives Win 2014 Presidential Distinguished Rank Awards
After being canceled in 2013, the nation’s highest award for civil service returns to honor government's best.
Nextgov
Innovation in Federal IT? Sorry, Not in the Budget This Year
A new survey, not surprisingly, finds “budget limitations” are the top barrier to new IT adoption.
Defense
Watchdog Sounds Alarm on Dead Alarm in Ex-President's Home
Secret Service left Houston home of George H.W. Bush vulnerable for 13 months.
Oversight
House Lawmakers Float Bill to End NSA Mass Surveillance
A bipartisan group is launching a final push to reform the government’s spying apparatus.
Management
What's the Difference Between Executive Presence and Leadership Presence?
One is about how you look, the other is what you do.
Management
Commerce's Innovation Exec Seeks to Hire Entrepreneurs
Economic development coach offers help to small businesses as survey shows most common contractor mistakes.
Oversight
GOP Blocks Vitter's Obamacare Subpoena
Five senators oppose Vitter's effort, and he accuses them of wanting to "protect congressional perks."
Defense
Ash Carter to Troops: I Need You to Say ‘Enough’ to Sexual Assault
The Pentagon chief says the military has too many other challenges to let this one fester.
Management
Senate Confirms Loretta Lynch as Attorney General
Lynch will become the first African-American woman to lead the Justice Department.
Pay & Benefits
How About Some Good News?
It’s not all gloom and doom in the federal retirement world.
Defense
House Panel Advances Military Retirement Overhaul
More troops would be eligible for retirement benefits under Defense authorization provisions.
Defense
Obama on Accidental Hostage Deaths: 'I Profoundly Regret What Happened'
The administration said Thursday that one American hostage and two American al-Qaida operatives were killed during U.S. military operations.
Management
In Nod To Rick Scott, Obama Says Climate Change 'Cannot Be Omitted'
"Refusing to say the words climate change doesn't mean that climate change isn't happening," president says in Everglades speech.
Defense
Hillary Clinton Is 'Happy' to Answer More Questions From the Benghazi Committee
Clinton's lawyers and Rep. Trey Gowdy's committee are engaged in a polite battle of letters.
Nextgov
Lawmaker Says USIS May Have Shortchanged Cybersecurity before Hack of 27,000 Employee Records
The new accusations come on top of a $1 billion Justice Department lawsuit alleging USIS defrauded the government by conducting incomplete background investigations.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Many Facial Expressions of Barack Obama
The president has different looks for difference scenarios.
Management
Breaking the Cycle of Constant Action Planning
Shifting the focus to implementation is what produces results.
Defense
When Is a TV Channel a Foreign Agent?
A Russian lawmaker thinks RT should register as a lobbyist with the U.S. government.
Pay & Benefits
Military Kids and Vaccines; Untangling Parental Leave Policies and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
News