Management
Bipartisan Duo to Reintroduce Bill on Evidence-Based Policymaking
Legislation would create a panel to study expanding the use of data to assess program performance.
Management
Washington Offices Closed Tuesday As Snow Moves In
Teleworkers expected to be on the job.
Route Fifty
Is Open Data in Minneapolis Really Open?
Minneapolis released eight years of finances via OpenGov last week, after launching its own portal in December. But some wonder if the efforts are truly transparent.
Management
How to Influence Your Manager When You’re Never Both in the Same Office
Face-to-face isn't the only way to communicate.
Management
'From Atoms to Bits': A Brilliant Visual History of American Ideas
A new paper employs a simple technique—counting words in patent texts—to trace the history of American invention, from chemistry to computers.
Management
Americans Didn't Always Worship the Founding Fathers
After the Civil War, the men who framed the Constitution gradually rose to become the Ghosts of Democracy Past: courageous, learned, and super-judgey.
Nextgov
Why Were There So Many Third-Party Apps on HealthCare.gov, Anyway?
One expert called the large number of apps running in the site's background “digital overkill.”
Nextgov
HHS Tries to Sell Startups on Open Data
In addition to opening certain data sets to the public, the department is trying to get entrepreneurs to come up with new ways to use that data.
Oversight
House Republicans' Silent War Over Homeland Security Funding
In front of the cameras the GOP is on the same page, but behind the scenes party unity is growing strained.
Oversight
ISIS May Be Using Bitcoin and This is Worrying Treasury Department Regulators
Last summer, Sky News reported that one pro-ISIS blog discussed using the digital Currency.
Defense
Pentagon: Sexual Assaults Are Down on Military College Campuses
Defense Department estimates there were 200 fewer victims among academy students in 2014 than in 2012.
Nextgov
HealthCare.gov 2.0: By the Numbers
How the second edition of the scandal-plagued website is doing.
Management
The Alarming, Long-Term Consequences of Workplace Stress
Health problems associated with job-related anxiety account for more deaths each year than Alzheimer's disease or diabetes.
News
The Interior Department Knows How to Celebrate Valentine's Day
A video tribute to love in the National Parks.
Management
OMB's Management Side May Coordinate Earlier With Budgeteers
Controllers expect more agencies to embrace shared services.
Tech
IRS Welcomes Jump in Taxpayers Using Its Website
Call volume around President’s Day expected to strain staff.
Management
Could the Pentagon Take a Cue From Britain on Public-Private Partnerships?
Expanding the use of P3s could ease DOD’s budget pressures.
Nextgov
Here’s How DHS Says a Shutdown Would Affect Cyber Operations
A shutdown could delay the issuing of a key contract award under the multibillion-dollar continuous monitoring program DHS manages.
Management
Even Republicans Love Obama's Immigration Policies
GOP voters support the executive actions in principle, but oppose them once they're linked to the president.
Management