Management
A Healthy Menu Makeover for Food Trucks
An NIH-funded project aims to expand nutritious dining options in Los Angeles.
Defense
Most Americans Now Back Ground Troops Against ISIS
The Islamic State's brutality has dramatically shifted public opinion in the United States.
Pay & Benefits
You’ve Invested for Retirement. Now What?
What to do with the wealth you’ve accumulated in the Thrift Savings Plan.
Management
Watchdog: Pentagon Could Learn from HHS on Curbing Medical Claims Fraud
Health and Human Services has a better system than Defense does for identifying improper payments, GAO says.
Management
VA and NASA Win Multiple Innovation Awards
Harvard’s Ash Center recognizes 13 federal programs in state-centered list.
Nextgov
America Needs a New FOIA Overseer: Is it You?
The office in charge of monitoring governmentwide FOIA compliance and policy is looking for a new leader.
Management
The Quietest Places in America, Mapped
New data from National Park Service scientists shows that "most people live in environments where night skies and soundscapes are profoundly degraded."
Oversight
Why Democrats Won't Cave on Immigration to Avoid a Shutdown
Democrats believe that the optics of a partial shutdown will favor them.
Defense
White House Struggles with the Language of Terrorism
"We must never accept the premise that they put forward, because it is a lie," Obama says. "They are not religious leaders. They're terrorists."
Management
Escaping Groundhog Day: 5 Tips for Innovation
How to break down the barriers to new ideas in your organization.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Diamond Joe Strikes Again
Biden dominates Ash Carter's swearing in ceremony.
Nextgov
Justice, DHS Quarantine Smartphones Returning from Abroad
Malicious software may already have infected some phones and tablets.
Nextgov
Here’s What the White House’s First Chief Data Scientist Will Do
The White House is providing more details about the projects its first chief data scientist will work on.
Management
Despite Scandal, VA Firings Nosedived in 2014
VA secretary’s numbers on firings related to data manipulation don't match report to Congress.
Pay & Benefits
Transit Benefits, Cutting Contractor Pay, Collective Bargaining and More
A weekly roundup of pay and benefits news.
Route Fifty
The U.S. Now Has Its First Bisexual Governor. Does It Matter?
The moment isn't the rare victory for the LBGT movement it once would have been.
Management
Federal Register Clarifies When Rules Get Published
Because agencies set the schedule, publisher won’t discuss timing.
Route Fifty
Stats Surge Continues in Cities and States
Cincinnati hopes to “leapfrog to the front of the class” of municipal stats programs. Here’s how they’ve worked in Louisville, Baltimore and Somerville, Massachusetts.
Management
Obama Picks Secret Service Insider to Head the Troubled Agency
Critics say he should have selected someone with a fresher perspective, as recommended by an independent panel investigating management failures.
Management