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What a Privacy Activist Turned Top White House Adviser Thinks About Cybersecurity
One-time civil liberties activist now forges compromises between government and industry on network security and surveillance activities.
Pay & Benefits
We Need to Talk About Your Retirement
The importance of counseling in the planning process.
Management
5 Things to Do When You’re Riding the Struggle Bus
It doesn’t always work to hunker down and just gut it out.
Nextgov
Government Tech Recruiting Still Overshadowed by HealthCare.gov Blunder
Democrats are concerned Todd Park’s recent grilling could hurt his efforts to recruit top tech talent.
Pay & Benefits
Petition for an Extra Day Off at Christmas Falls Just Short of Demanding a Response
Movement comes within a few thousand signatures of the 100,000 needed to guarantee a reply from the White House.
Oversight
Nothing Unites Congress Like Fighting Nazis
Lawmakers have rushed to close a loophole that allows suspected war criminals to claim millions in Social Security, but they're not going to get taxpayers' money back.
Management
The CIA Reviewed Books About Snowden and Is Not Impressed
The spy agency describes Glenn Greenwald’s recent book as full of “bitter ad hominem rationale.”
Management
Video: The Case for Napping at Work
The Atlantic's James Hamblin makes the argument for a siesta at the workplace.
Oversight
Pelosi Compares Obama Immigration Order to Emancipation Proclamation
The Democratic leader accuses GOP foes of having very short memories when it comes to executive action.
Management
GSA Buildings Chief a 'Convert' to Open-Office Setups
Concept not only saves money, but makes a "dramatic difference" in employee interactions, Dong says.
Management
The Gender-Wage Gap Is Shrinking—or Is It?
Why Millennial women will make more than their mothers, but less than their brothers.
Management
Former Federal Leaders Seek Legislation to Save the SES
Group says action needed to preserve and protect the federal senior executive corps.
Management
Zen and the Art of Cubicle Living
I worked out of what might be the best-designed office space in America. Here's what it taught me about productivity, concentration, and happiness at work.
Management
Obama Almost Never Vetoes Bills. That's About to Change.
The president has issued only two vetoes in six years, but he's likely to issue a lot more in his final two years.
Oversight
Republicans See an Upside to a Government Shutdown Over Immigration
Shutdowns are a showcase for intransigence, but they haven’t yet spelled electoral doom for the GOP.
Route Fifty
For Impactful Urban Bicycling Expansion, It Takes Public Officials With a Big Vision
Watch out Portland! Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto says ‘we’re going to beat every other city’ on being bike friendly.
Management
Walz Abandons Bid for Top Veterans' Affairs Panel Slot
The Army National Guard major faced pushback over seniority concerns and the waiver that's allowed him to stay on the committee.
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Pigs Behind Chris Christie's Big Dilemma
Porcine confinement is the latest issue for New Jersey's governor.
Defense
Veteran Suicides Highlight Tragic Consequences of Bureaucracy
Senate hearing on improving mental health care access for vets poignantly underscores the new secretary’s management challenges.
Management