Management
What You Can Learn About Focus From the World Series MVP
Focus on what you're there to do, pitch by pitch, out by out.
Oversight
The NSA's Mass-Surveillance Program Is About to Go on Trial
More than a year after Edward Snowden’s disclosures, an Appeals Court will weigh the government’s bulk collection of U.S. phone records.
Management
The Man Who Was Fired for Taking a Photograph of the President
Kenneth Tate, the CDC guard who lost his job after snapping a picture of Obama's motorcade, was labeled a criminal after officials discovered he had ridden an elevator with the commander in chief while armed. Now, Tate is telling his story.
Defense
Defense Civilians Can Opt Out of Ebola Quarantine
Service members, however, are required to go into 21-day isolation after leaving West Africa.
Management
Effort to Root Out Duplicative Federal Programs Hits a Roadblock
Because agencies use different terminology, their inventories have limited value, GAO finds.
Management
The Art of Not Working at Work
At first, the ability to check email, read ESPN, or browse Zappos while on the job may feel like a luxury. But in time, many crave more meaningful—and more demanding—responsibilities.
Nextgov
Does Anybody Really Know How Many Cyber Professionals the Government Needs?
Quantifying the precise cyber talent gap remains an inexact science. Can a single federal cyber jobs database help?
Nextgov
An Outdoorsy Plea for Open Federal Campsite Data
Recreation.gov needs an API requirement, outdoorsy companies say.
Route Fifty
Voters to Weigh Tax Caps, Increases
Several states, including Tennessee and Georgia, will have taxation measures on ballots Tuesday.
Oversight
Three Key Questions Will Determine What Direction Election Winds Are Blowing
If there is a wave, it is the open Senate seats in Colorado and Iowa, as well as the seats held by Sens. Kay Hagan and Jeanne Shaheen, that will sound the alarm.
Defense
Victims of Toxic Chemicals Fight for Benefits From VA
Former Marines who spent time at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina are among the victims.
Defense
Did a SEAL Team Six Member Violate the Espionage Act?
At the top, federal employees leak with impunity. At the bottom, they're at the mercy of an opaque apparatus that masquerades as justice.
Oversight
Will Boehner's Lawsuit Compromise the House General Counsel?
Former in-house counsels say the suit against Obama is too political for the nonpartisan office.
Oversight
Play of the Day: State Legislatures Are Productive--And Terrifying
The laboratories of democracy have nearly unchecked power.
Management
10 Creative Careers That Rely on Science and Math
Knowledge of STEM subjects isn't just essential for physicists or computer engineers. Fashion designers, zookeepers, and deep-sea divers also use it every day.
Route Fifty
Colorado, Oregon Voters Set to Decide GMO Labeling Rules
With no federal guidelines in place, the big battle over genetically modified food products is playing out at the state level.
Management
Climate Change Is Making It Harder to Get to Space
NASA says rising sea levels threaten launch facilities.
Oversight
Who Controls Foreign Policy: The President or Congress?
A Supreme Court case over whether passports for people born in Jerusalem should read "Israel" or not could have a surprisingly big effect on the balance of power in the United States.
Management