Management
How HR Departments Can Assert Their Value
Human resources has an emerging role in building healthy organizations with engaged workforces.
Management
Federal Agencies Shed Nearly 20,000 Jobs in 2014
Job loss is actually an improvement on the previous year.
Management
Republicans to Battle Obama on Immigration
Republicans are gearing up to use the Homeland Security funding bill to attack the president's executive order.
Management
Keystone XL Supporters Score Victory in Nebraska Court Decision
Court ruling clears the way for Obama to approve or reject the controversial oil sands project.
Management
Consider How You Want Them to Feel
Focus on the other person in the conversation in your meetings.
Route Fifty
An Odd Municipal Legal Battle in South Florida: Who Is the Mayor of Miami Lakes?
Despite having his name cleared of past criminal charges for more than a year, Michael Pizzi is suing for the second time to reclaim the job—plus benefits and back pay—he says he is legally entitled to.
Nextgov
Federal Cybersecurity Spending is Big Bucks. Why Doesn't It Stop Hackers?
Despite paying $59 billion for data protections since fiscal 2010, the federal government couldn’t stave off hacks against the White House, State Department, Army and dozens of other agencies.
Management
Congress Just Found a Way to Make Deficits Disappear
This bit of accounting trickery could have dire consequences for the budget.
Nextgov
GSA Wants to Make It Easier for Agencies to Buy Agile
The plan is to come up with a new contracting vehicle that will eventually allow agencies to purchase software and services from agile-certified vendors.
Route Fifty
How Much Money Is NYC Losing in Its Policing Slowdown?
Those parking ticket fines add up.
Tech
Edward Snowden is Happy With Life in Russia
The fugitive leaker warns that the U.S. is ill-equipped to stop foreign cyberattacks—and opens up about how much he likes living under asylum in Russia.
Pay & Benefits
Fewer Senior Execs Got Bonuses in Fiscal 2013
The amount of money top performers received on average also fell slightly between fiscal years 2012 and 2013, according to latest data.
Defense One
5 Months of Air Strikes in Iraq and Syria in 4 Charts
Five months, 1,689 strikes, and more than 3,200 targets, the campaign against the Islamic State rumbles on. By Kedar Pavgi
Oversight
Democrats Tip Their Hand on Climate-Change Fight as Senate Keystone Bill Advances
Failed amendment from Bernie Sanders sets up floor debate on climate science.
Management
The 10 Categories Where Federal Agencies Spend the Most on Contracting
White House moves forward with a plan to make federal acquisition more efficient.
Oversight
The Obama Scandal That Republicans Won't Let Fade Away
With Republicans in control of the Senate, expect new investigations into old scandals, like Fast and Furious.
Pay & Benefits
House Passes Bill To Increase Jobs for Vets
Legislation also would help small businesses by allowing them not to count vets with government health care toward employer mandate.
Route Fifty
How a Seattle Programmer Used Public Records Laws to Push Police to Fix a Surveillance Video Tech Headache
In an expansive interview, a formerly anonymous systems analyst details his plans to assist law enforcement on automated video redactions and greater transparency.
Management