Management
Standing Desks Are Good, But Would a Standing Office Be Even Better?
Science says sitting is terrible for your health. A design team responds by doing away with office seating completely—and elegantly.
Oversight
New Oversight Panel Leadership, Same Tensions Over House IRS Probe
Chairman Chaffetz describes revelations that made his 'jaw hit the ground.'
Nextgov
DHS Wants to Plug Holes in Cyber Defenses with Big Data
Parsing data gleaned from its network-monitoring activities could provide a full-scale, real-time model of the potential cyberthreat agencies face, DHS officials say.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Prescription Drugs or Methamphetamine?
Big pharma is learning a lot from the Walter Whites of the world.
Oversight
Homeland Funding Path Murky as Recess—and a Shutdown—Loom
While leaders look for an end to DHS stalemate, the Senate will tackle nominees and the House will finalize a Keystone bill.
Management
Frozen's Idina Menzel Is Over Perfectionism. You Should Be Too.
Focusing on missteps can stall your work life.
Nextgov
GAO's High-Risk List Adds IT Acquisition and Veteran Health Care
Multiple Capitol Hill sources confirmed to Nextgov that IT acquisition and operations and veteran health care are now included.
Route Fifty
Should the Garden State Abolish Its County Governments?
A state assemblyman from North Jersey wants to do away them. But he might want to take a South Jersey field trip first.
Nextgov
Need a Job? Cyber Command Is Halfway Full
The Pentagon is at the midway point of staffing a projected 6,000-person Cyber Command.
Defense
IG Probes Air Force 2-Star’s Treason Charge
General reportedly said A-10 pilots who tell Congress about the aircraft’s capabilities are committing treason.
Nextgov
What Kind of Federal CIO Will Tony Scott Be?
Tony Scott officially takes the reins of the Obama administration’s $84 billion IT budget next week.
Management
Obama Administration: Climate Change Is ‘An Urgent and Growing Threat’ to National Security
A new national security document from the administration puts climate change front and center
Management
11 Major Agency Reforms in Obama’s Budget
Consolidations, expansions and staffing change proposals in the fiscal 2016 blueprint.
Management
Liabilities Overshadow Postal Service’s ‘Fantastic Quarter’
USPS loses $754 million to start fiscal 2015, despite massive revenue growth.
Management
EPA Watchdog Dings Itself For Not Always Vetting Job Applicants' Credentials
The inspector general office says it needs to require managers to verify the work history and references of potential hires.
Management
The Case For Intense Background Checks For Hires
Research firm Muddy Waters has adopted a distinctive hiring process which relies on outside researchers to poke holes in candidates’ backstories.
Management
IRS Re-Hired Employees Who Performed Poorly or Misbehaved
Watchdog finds repeat hires with overdue taxes, unexcused absences or criminal records.
News
Jeb Bush Is No Anti-Government Crusader
Would-be GOP presidential contender calls for “smarter, effective government.”
Defense
British Access to NSA Spying Was Illegal, Court Rules
The surprising rebuke could portend further legal challenges in Europe to the U.S. government’s international surveillance programs.
Oversight