Route Fifty

How the 50 States Stack Up in Bringing Home the Bacon

California may bring in the most federal dollars, but Mississippi and Virginia get a bigger proportion of the pie depending how you slice it.

Management

Obama's Immigration Action Is Creating a Hiring Blitz at DHS

USCIS is staffing up at a new facility to implement the new policies.

Defense

Reports of Military Sexual Assault Increased Over Past Year

But Pentagon leaders said the uptick reflects soldiers feeling more comfortable reporting.

Pay & Benefits

Last Chance to Save Some Bucks on Health Insurance

Open season draws to a close on Monday.

Management

President’s Visit to NIH Highlights Research on Ebola

How scientists are pulling together to tackle this urgent threat.

Defense

House OKs Bill With Pay Raise for Troops, Pay Freeze for Some Officers

Troops are on track to receive a 1 percent pay increase in 2015; bill freezes pay for general and flag officers next year.

Route Fifty

Where to Move If You Want a Job, More Money, or Lots of Single People

Digging through the new Census tool on which large cities are the nation's leaders in singles, earnings, and unemployment for younger Americans.

Management

The Real Roots of Midlife Crisis

What a growing body of research reveals about the biology of human happiness.

Management

Federal Hourly-Rate Contract Workers Ask Obama for a Bigger Pay Raise

Two lawmakers endorse rally portraying government as largest poverty-wage employer.

Route Fifty

How Cities Can Make Money Off Discarded Cigarette Butts

Inspired by New Orleans, Salem, Massachusetts, is deploying an innovative program that cleans up the streets and steers money back into communities.

Management

Is the U.S. Focusing Too Much on STEM?

Many aspects of daily life require us to be more tech-savvy, no matter the career.

Oversight

Reid vs. White House Tensions Cloud Majority's Final Days

Divides over electoral strategy and a tax deal reflect stresses between the Senate's top Democrat and the Obama administration.

Management

Can Presidents Be Managers?

Presidents who bask in the policy limelight are surprised and puzzled when their support erodes.

Oversight

Play of the Day: What Congress Can Finally Agree On

Everyone can gree that Nazis shouldn't get Social Security benefits.

Route Fifty

17 States Challenge Obama's Immigration Directive

The coalition is being led by Texas governor-elect Greg Abbott.

Nextgov

Agencies Under the Gun to Meet Data Transparency Deadlines

The Obama administration has six months to prove its implementation of a sweeping new data transparency law is on track.

Oversight

Obama's Pick to Head Immigration Agency Caught in Executive-Order Crossfire

Nominee to run ICE has cleared two Senate committees, but it's unclear if Democrats will get her approved before they lose the majority.