Management
What Women Want: A Fair Shot at Defense Careers
Start by changing the ‘good old boy’ culture, survey says.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Trolls, Raccoons and Trial Lawyers
The patent troll problem is truly out of control.
Route Fifty
With a May 31 Transportation Deadline Ticking, State Officials Wait for Congress to Act
A big challenge for state transportation directors: The “uncertainty of whether or not we’re going to have long-term federal funding.”
Nextgov
White House Promotes Tech Meetups
Under federal CTO Megan Smith, the White House hosted its first tech meetup, encouraging technologists from across the U.S. to network with each other.
Management
Broadcasting Board Offers Buyouts
The application period runs through May 29, and this is the final round the agency will offer in fiscal 2015.
Management
Will Hillary Clinton Embrace Social Security Expansion?
Expanding the program’s benefits has become a central tenet for progressives led by Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
Pay & Benefits
American Tragedy: 20 Years After the Oklahoma City Bombing
Twenty years after the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building devastation, and the only thing we really know for sure is that 168 people should not have died.
Oversight
Republicans Planning 'Big Fights' on Agency Funding to Rein in Bureaucrats
White House says it hopes to hold GOP to its word that shutdown will be avoided.
Management
A Guide for Working Families
To attract and retain a talented workforce, the government must provide workplace flexibilities.
Management
Tracking Individual Feds Over Time Could Improve Employee Viewpoint Survey
Academics look at the methodology of the annual survey gauging the attitudes of federal workers.
Nextgov
How Secure is an Email Tip Line for Federal Employees?
Congressman Mark Meadows announced on Thursday the launch of an email account for federal employees to send anonymous complaints about their working conditions, according to his website.
Nextgov
Federal Employees, Don’t Do This on Social Media
Ethics officials say they’ve been inundated with questions from agencies about how their employees’ Twitter and Facebook habits conform with govermentwide ethics rules.
Oversight
American Consumers are Spending More on Organic Foods, and so is Their Government
Mandatory spending on organics under the 2002 farm bill totaled $20 million, but by 2014, that number had risen to $167.5 million.
Management
Help Shape the Next President’s Agenda
Transitions in Governance 2016 wants your input on pressing federal management issues.
Oversight
A New Satellite for One of the Great Space Programs
Landsat 9 will launch in 2023, and promises the continuity of a critical, long-running database for imagery of the Earth's surface.
Nextgov
Why is the Army Handing Its Cyber Stars to Fox Entertainment?
It’s just one strategy U.S. organizations are trying out to deal with a workforce challenge as persistent as the cyber threat.
Defense
After Gyrocopter Stunt, Lawmakers Want Answers
"This cannot happen again," key members warn.
Management
2,500 Years Later, the Hottest New Management Guru is Confucius
It's possible to learn good business and good manners.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Gyrocopter Man and Other American Journeys
How effective was the gyrocopter's flight onto the Capitol grounds?
Route Fifty