News
Big Hacks, Big Data and the Government of Tomorrow
What does it all mean? Come to Nextgov Prime in September and find out.
Management
What Does Your Sex Life Have to Do With Your Security Clearance?
It’s the kind of information spies would love to get.
Management
CDC: Bees are the Deadliest Non-Human Animals in America
In a typical year, nearly 100 American deaths are caused by bee stings.
Management
NASA Is Looking To Turn Astronaut Waste Into Plastic and Vitamins
The space agency's scientists are researching how to create plastic more easily
Oversight
Play of the Day: What Trumped Learned From WrestleMania
The real estate mogul is a fighter and he got that from WWE.
Management
House Spending Bills Would Require $1.8 Billion in Across-the-Board Cuts, OMB Says
Funding proposals would trigger a sequester at non-Defense federal agencies.
Nextgov
Is Yelp Really the Best Way to Give the Government a Piece of Your Mind?
TSA did not make a formal agreement with Yelp, nor does it plan to use Yelp heavily for customer response.
Nextgov
Widespread Use of Yammer Social Network at VA Ran Afoul of Agency Rules, Watchdog Says
Department CIO implicated in a probe of unapproved and insecure uses of the social network’s free version.
Management
How OPM Can Save the Federal Workforce
The HR agency can help feds do better and be appreciated for it, experts say.
Route Fifty
Ways States Are Trying to Counter Rural Flight
Population loss in much of rural, small-town America has accelerated in recent years, prompting states and localities to offer incentives and share services to counter a dwindling tax base.
Nextgov
$11 Billion Next-Gen Weather Satellite Launch Delayed
“Schedule risks” found by NOAA, NASA and main contractor Lockheed Martin have slipped the launch again to sometime in fall, likely October.
Route Fifty
Firefighting Tragedy in Washington State as Wildland Blazes Spread
At least 235,000 acres have burned in the drought-stricken state, amid a devastating summer of wildfires.
Pay & Benefits
Quiz: How Ready Are You To Retire?
Find out your score on our retirement readiness assessment.
Management
Working Too Much Can Increase Heart Disease, Stroke Risk
Even cutting back your hours a little bit can go a long way.
Management
Carter on Cancer: 'I'm Ready For Anything'
The former president spoke candidly about the melanoma doctors discovered in his brain.
Defense
Germany Charges Own Spy With Treason for Sharing Intelligence with CIA
The spy, arrested last summer, is accused of being paid more than $100,000 by the CIA to snoop on Germany.
Management
Jeb Bush Says He Does Not Regret Using the Term 'Anchor Baby'
The 2016 Republican defended his comments on the controversial expression, while at the same time trying to distance himself from the term.
Defense
Pentagon Brass: Alternative Energy Isn’t Just for Environmentalists
New documentary aims to counter GOP-planned budget cuts.
Nextgov
House Oversight Chief Probes OPM Hack Timeline
Rep. Jason Chaffetz is zeroing in on a March 2014 cyberintrusion at the agency, during which hackers made off with what amounted to a blueprint of OPM’s IT systems.
Defense