Oversight
Confidence in Government Hits Record Lows
Only 11 percent of Americans express faith in executive branch, and just 5 percent show confidence in Congress.
Nextgov
Treasury Begins Automating Cyber Tip-Sharing with Banks
The technology upgrade follows heavy assaults on Wall Street networks over the past few years.
Route Fifty
Increasing Local Government Accessibility With ‘Hearing Loop’ Systems
Technology being wired into public facilities can help citizens who are hard of hearing.
Management
Email Lets Other People Schedule Your Life—Here’s How to Stop It
Constantly checking our inbox makes us stupid.
Tech
U.S. Arctic Envoy is Still Talking With Disney to Use 'Frozen' to Teach Climate Change
'It's a very good company, and they put out a good product, and I'd like to have them help us raise awareness.'
Nextgov
Meet the Digital Service Guru Who’s Helping New Recruits Navigate the Federal Bureaucracy
Nextgov sat down with Erie Meyer to get more insight into how she helps new recruits maneuver through a Mt. Everest of government regulations, rules and guidelines.
Management
How to Become an Ambassador Without Really Trying
In the U.S. Foreign Service, who you know is worth more than how many languages you can speak.
Management
The U.S. Is Not Ready for A Melting Arctic
Emergency response, navigation and charting has not kept pace with the rapidly-changing polar region.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Hillary Clinton Needs to Think About Her Number of Devices
The Daily Show takes the former State Department chief to task over her email scandal.
Management
Secret Service Officers Crashed Into a White House Barricade Last Week
The agents were reportedly driving drunk from a retirement party for an outgoing agency spokesman.
Management
How Not to Be a Rotten Co-Worker
Self-serving colleagues can spoil work on many levels. Don't be one of them.
Pay & Benefits
An 8.7 Percent Pay Cut for Six-Figure Earners, Subjective Measures of Financial Well-Being and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Management
Mailing Groups Cautiously Optimistic New Postal Leadership Will Stop All the Fighting
New postmaster general promises new era of cooperation.
Nextgov
Pentagon on Path to Launch Hacker-Proof Boeing Drone by 2018
Defense industry programmers are rewriting software on the helicopter drone to prevent outsiders from digitally infiltrating the aerial vehicle.
Route Fifty
Florida, Texas Residents Have the Most to Lose If Obamacare Hits Legal Setback
A pending Supreme Court case could drastically impact nearly 8 million people around the nation.
Management
When Government Competes Against the Private Sector, Everybody Wins
If civil servants are pitted against businesses they become more innovative, and secure most of the contracts put out for bid.
Management
IRS Reaches Out to Taxpayers Who Left $1 Billion on the Table
The window for 1.1 million individuals eligible for 2011 refunds closes April 15.
Nextgov
GSA Announces IT Leadership Shuffle
The agency is losing both its CIO and the executive director of its digital office.
Management
What Do Data Analytics Have to Do With the Way You Play the Game?
The answer might surprise federal program managers.
Management