Management
How VA Is Trying to Rewrite the Story on Caring for Vets
Maura Sullivan hopes the department’s focus on "success, one veteran at time" will change the narrative.
Nextgov
Can These 40 People Fix Federal IT in 6 Months?
Federal Chief Information Officer Tony Scott on Thursday officially launched the IT Solutions Challenge at the White House.
Pay & Benefits
Don’t Mess With the G Fund
A House proposal would fundamentally change the Thrift Savings Plan’s “safe” investment fund.
Oversight
Despite Cuts, Appropriators Look to Lock Down Some Dam Money
Inland shippers want to capitalize on movement to solve decades-old infrastructure problems.
Defense
Immigration Activists Won't 'Coronate' Hillary Clinton As Their Candidate
At least not until she explains what immigration policy would look like in her White House.
Route Fifty
Kansas's Failed Experiment
The state's budget problems didn't go away after Governor Sam Brownback's reelection—they got worse. Will the lesson of tax-cuts-gone-awry give Republican candidates pause in 2016?
Oversight
Play of the Day: Fixing Rand Paul's Campaign
His videos and his slogan need a lot of work.
Management
Madam CEO, Fetch Me a Coffee
Women in business are still expected to bring cupcakes, answer phones and take notes.
Defense
Reenacting War to Make Sense of It
A new documentary follows a group restaging battles from Vietnam, including enthusiasts hoping to emulate the reality of conflict, and veterans trying to better understand it.
Route Fifty
New York City Residents Getting Direct Say in How $25 Million Is Budgeted
“We, as a representative government, should respond and should listen to that vote,” the City Council speaker says.
Nextgov
First Draft Big Data Framework Seeks to Tackle the Big Questions First
It's part of NIST's efforts to standardize global conversations about big data.
Pay & Benefits
Compensation for Cyber-Breach Victims, Parking Perks for 'Special' Feds and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Nextgov
The Dot-Gov Rejects: The 1,000 Government Websites Shuttered Over Past 10 Years
Some of the websites clearly never caught on.
Management
How Mass Surveillance During the Drug War Helped Justify Spying on Citizens
How justification for programs during the war on drugs turned into rationalization for spying on citizens in the war on terror.
Defense
Boston Marathon Bomber Found Guilty
A jury will decide if he will spend life in prison or get the death penalty.
Management
Executive Order Protecting LGBT Contract Workers Takes Effect
Obama's action bans federal contractors from discriminating against employees because of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Management
Labor Hasn't Reported All Its Conference Spending Properly
Still, the department's overall controls on spending amid a governmentwide crackdown are adequate, IG finds.
Nextgov
Why Some Agencies Need to Be More Smartphone-Friendly
About 40 percent of smartphone-toting Americans have used their devices to look up government and services.
Management