Management
Empowering a New Wave of Government Innovation
Lessons from the digital age of community, creativity and collaboration.
Route Fifty
In Some States, Tax Cut Promises Collide With Budget Realities
Some governors are being forced to reconsider their tax cut promises, while others are contemplating budget cuts to bring state balance sheets into equilibrium.
Nextgov
Dan Tangherlini’s Tech Legacy
The outgoing head of the General Services Administration was directly responsible for the wealth of next-generation digital talent that now roams the agency's halls.
Pay & Benefits
Obama Proposes Paid Family Leave for Feds
President directs agencies to give federal employees up to six weeks of paid sick leave to care for new children and ill family members.
Management
GSA Chief Tangherlini to Step Down in February
Agenda included stabilizing agency rocked by conference spending scandal.
Management
Climate Change May Cost Much More Than The Federal Government Says
Rising global temperatures will burn a hole in American pockets.
Nextgov
Obama and Cameron to Chew Over Cross-Border Cyberattacks
The two leaders are scheduled to discuss a variety of topics, including cybersecurity, over dinner Thursday, followed by a White House meeting Friday.
Oversight
Play of the Day: Romney and Christie Are Everyone's Favorite Comedic Duo
The two 2016 GOP contenders have some things to work out.
Tech
CIA Review Board Clears Spy Agency of Wrongdoing in Senate Hack
The new report contradicts earlier statements from the agency.
Management
Where The Affordable Care Act Is Still Struggling
Some states haven’t recovered from low enrollment in the law’s first year.
Management
Obama's Two Minds on Natural Gas
The White House celebrates the natural-gas boom, so why is it hitting industry with new regulations?
Management
One Way to Tackle Job Interview Jitters
Don't let your negative inner monologue take over.
Management
Secret Service Removes Top Executives
How did the once-respected agency fall so far? And can new leaders turn it around?
Nextgov
A Closer Look at How IBM’s Watson Could Transform Veteran Health Care
VA’s experiment with IBM’s Watson computer represents a chance for some groundbreaking efforts in health care.
Oversight
Romney 2016 Just Picked Up an Early Endorsement
The as-yet unannounced campaign can count on at least one supporter in Congress.
Nextgov
Get Ready to Hear More About the Low-Profile US Digital Service
Thanks to an infusion of new funding from Congress, the U.S. Digital Service is ready to scale up. These are the projects the team of innovators plan to tackle first.
Oversight
Obama Threatens Veto of GOP’s First Attempt to Rein in ‘Bureaucrats’
White House says House-backed bill restricting regulatory authority would actually increase red tape.
Route Fifty
Obama Praises Local Broadband Initiatives During Iowa Visit
In a visit to Cedar Falls, the president touts Next Century Cities’ efforts to bring higher Internet connectivity in localities nationwide.
Oversight
FBI Arrests Ohio Man for Plot to Attack U.S. Capitol
"I believe that we should wage jihad under our own orders and plan attacks and everything," the accused wrote to the FBI informant.
Pay & Benefits