Management
Former VA Union President Arrested for Alleged Embezzlement
Stephanie Hicks allegedly stole more than $132,000 from the AFGE chapter at the Birmingham, Ala., veterans hospital.
Management
Nearly Half of the Largest Federal Contractors Are Also Receiving Federal Grants and Loans
Nonprofit’s “corporate welfare” study names Boeing as top “double dipper.”
Oversight
Democrats and Republicans Agree: The Secret Service Is Not Working
Members of the House Appropriations Committee grilled the agency’s director on Tuesday about a string of security failures.
Management
You Are Almost Certainly Starting Salary Negotiations Wrong
Range is much more important.
Management
FBI's Plan to Expand Hacking Power Advances Despite Privacy Fears
Google had warned that the rule change represents a "monumental" constitutional concern.
Management
Don't Worry About the U.S. Hitting Its Debt Limit Yet
Thanks to increases in tax revenue, a sliding deficit, and extraordinary measures by the Treasury Department, there is time before the U.S. could default.
Oversight
The Big Winner in the House GOP Budget? The Pentagon
Plan leaves sequestration in place, but adds money for Defense in accounts technically considered emergency funding.
Oversight
Three Obstacles that Threaten to Derail the Republican Budget
A plan that actually can pass both chambers will be hard to write, and very easy to mess up.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Where Has Putin Been For 10 Days?
Seth Meyers has a plastic surgery theory… but not the one you're thinking.
Management
Five Ways to Avoid GAO’s High-Risk List
The challenge isn’t just performance measurement, but also communication.
Defense One
Tom Cotton, the GOP's Newest Hawk, Takes Flight
Is Sen. Tom Cotton the hawk to lead the GOP back to national security supremacy?
News
Union Boss and George W. Bush Deliver Message to Obama: Give Feds a Raise
AFGE leader uses face-to-face with president at Selma march to pitch pay raise for federal workforce.
Defense
Study: Americans Are Mostly OK With Government Surveillance
Americans seem to have greeted the revelations about government snooping from former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden with a shrug.
Management
White House Calls Loretta Lynch Delay 'Unconscionable'
The administration made it clear Monday that the Senate delay in attorney general confirmation has been "disappointing."
Management
Obama Says 'a Few Bad Apples' Not Emblematic of VA Workforce
President still supports creation of new, third-party advisory board.
Route Fifty
Is Obama Proposal the End of Taxpayer-Subsidized Sports Stadiums?
President Obama has proposed ending the use of tax-exempt bonds to finance stadiums and arenas for professional sports teams, jeopardizing plans in many cities and states to build new facilities.
Management
The Steps to Happiness: One Less, One More
Each day do one less thing that doesn't matter and one more that does.
Nextgov
US Military Cybersecurity by the Numbers
Money for the Cyber Command – tasked with orchestrating network defense maneuvers and offensive cyberattacks – eventually will stabilize over the next five years, totaling out at $1 billion.
Management
How to Manage Up Without Ever Leaving Your Cubicle
You don't need direct reports to be a leader, just follow these four simple steps.
Management