Management
Google’s Lessons for Federal Workforce Management
Granting employees the freedom to implement is a central theme.
Route Fifty
Oklahoma City Bombing Refined, Not Defined City Communications
Twenty years after the calamity, the response “is a model for other cities in how to handle a disaster and how to treat your citizens after.”
Nextgov
No Filter: Government Publishing Office Now on Instagram
In its sixth foray into social media's many platforms, the Government Publishing Office has now joined Instagram.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The New, Relatable Hillary Clinton
The candidate's stop at Chipotle is just the beginning.
Management
Hillary Clinton Is Learning All the Wrong Lessons From Obama
She’s relying on the president’s advisers and old campaign strategy to win her the presidency. But what Clinton really needs is a fresh message and the fight of an underdog.
Nextgov
In Fierce Battle for Cyber Talent, Even NSA Struggles to Keep Elites on Staff
The agency has leeway in bypassing the sluggish federal hiring process to onboard staff more quicker, but that’s not enough to stop some top-level technical talent from jumping ship.
Oversight
Another Agency Head Asks Congress for More Firing Authority
Lawmakers eviscerate DEA over its lack of "sex party" accountability.
Management
White House Backs Removing Cuba From State Sponsors of Terrorism List
The White House announced that the president submitted a report to Congress that would remove Cuba from the State Sponsors of Terrorism List.
Oversight
Program Duplication Report: Should Scientists Analyze Toy Guns?
GAO's fifth installment urges Congress to intervene, cites 12 new areas of overlap.
Defense
The White House May Be Coming Around to the Senate Iran Deal
White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest was vaguely optimistic on Tuesday about the president’s thoughts on the latest version of the bill.
Oversight
VA's Handling of Whistleblowers Continues to Irk Lawmakers
Doctor reassigned to storage closet despite agency’s new cooperation with Special Counsel.
Management
Blackwater, Contracting and the Iraq War Time Warp
A long conflict as seen through a long trial.
Management
New Technology Will Allow Navy To Target with Jamming Pods
Faster datalinks will allow the Navy’s EA-18 Growler to pinpoint insurgents with weapons-quality accuracy.
Management
Technology and Government’s Distributed Future
Connected devices are changing the way we do business, but our thinking will need to catch up to our tools.
Management
Women Senior Execs Dominate at HHS
Female SESers make up 53 percent of the top leadership corps at the department, and 34 percent governmentwide.
Nextgov
GAO: Billions More To Be Saved by IT Reform
GAO on Tuesday released its fifth annual assessment of federal inefficiencies highlighting IT initiatives that could be more efficient.
Nextgov
Pentagon: US Cyber Reserve Is in the Works
The Defense Department is bringing in security reinforcements, as it contends with a cyber workforce shortage and growing Internet threat.
Defense
Air Force Removes General Who Accused Pilot Lobbyists of Treason
James Post apologizes for asserting that A-10 backers shouldn't speak out.
Management
How the World Mourned Lincoln in 1865
The president's assassination 150 years ago sparked outpourings of grief across the globe.
Defense