Nextgov
When IRS Tech Projects Start to Slip, Congress is the Last to Know
A few key tech projects at IRS are running over budget and behind schedule, and lawmakers are being left out of the loop, GAO said.
Route Fifty
Check Out These Powerful New Inflatable Swift Water Rescue Boats
First responders in the Sacramento area now have some new high-tech watercraft for mutual aid rescue operations.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Seek to Reverse Cuts to Some Travel Allowances
Bill would repeal Pentagon policy that reduced per diem rates for military and civilian employees on long-term travel.
Oversight
5 Things To Watch In SCOTUS' Obamacare Arguments
These questions will help determine who comes out ahead in the challenge to the Affordable Care Act's insurance subsidies.
Pay & Benefits
The S Fund Led TSP's February Gains
All but one fund posted positive returns last month.
Management
Obama's 'Privacy Bill of Rights' Gets Bashed from All Sides
The proposal aims to give consumers more control over their own information, but privacy advocates say it doesn't go far enough.
Management
Three Ways to Coach the Person, Not the Problem
If you’re a leader who cares about developing your people, you have to coach them, not their problems.
Oversight
Court Once Again Renews NSA Spying Authority
Mass surveillance will continue for now, but is set to expire on June 1—unless Congress acts.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Dress is Really Just a Symbol
Fallon and SNL compare it to Obama, Last Week Tonight ties it to net neutrality.
Nextgov
Hackers Cut In Line for Burning Man Tickets, Hack Back Against Lenovo and Scam Illinois Cops
Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.
Oversight
Another Week, Another Shutdown Deadline
With the DHS clock still ticking, Congress also will tackle EPA legislation, the Keystone veto, and Netanyahu's visit.
Management
Another Two-Hour Delay for Washington-Area Agencies
Effects of sleet and freezing rain plague region.
Route Fifty
New York State’s New 90-Day Email Purge Policy Raises Big Questions Over Transparency
Lawmakers in Albany grill state CIO Maggie Miller, who affirms the Cuomo administration’s controversial guidelines: It’s “consistent with accepted practice.”
Management
Democrats to the Rescue: Congress Averts Shutdown for One More Week
Republicans could not muster support for the three-week bill and had to move a one-week measure instead.
Nextgov
White House Cyber Force Has a $140,000 Opening
Our cyber defenders are always on guard. Take that, China.
Oversight
FOIA Reform Draws Backing from Ex-Archives Ombudsman
Bill would codify powers of the office responsible for mediating disputes between requesters and agencies.
Oversight
Ted Cruz Wants to Reform Federal Hiring
Lawmaker better known as the architect of the 2013 shutdown looks to add a hiring preference.
Nextgov
GAO: Pentagon's IT Planning is Too Sluggish
GAO's third examination of the Defense Department's major IT programs found some projects spent an average of five years, two months and $452 million before establishing cost and schedules.
Management
VA Watchdog Finds Data Manipulation of Disability Claims at Arkansas Facility
Employees -- complying with headquarters guidance -- changed the dates in dozens of cases so that older claims appeared newer.
Oversight