Defense One
NSA Chief: Yes, We Still Have Friends
A confident Adm. Rogers says the NSA remains popular with the people it spied on. By Patrick Tucker
Oversight
Bill to Avoid Shutdown on Track for Passage This Week
Measure would allow 1 percent pay raise for federal employees.
Nextgov
The Case for Experimenting on Federal Buildings
GSA’s proving-ground program will evaluate emerging green technologies.
Oversight
Syria Measure Likely to Pass, Despite Doubts in Both Parties
Congressional leaders are gathering votes as some members question Obama's strategy.
Defense
White House Blows Up General's Hypothetical ISIS Ground Force
Gen. Martin Dempsey suggested deploying ground troops to fight ISIS if airstrikes didn't work. The White House promptly slammed the door shut.
Management
Reflections on 9/11 and Excellence in Government
Lives changed when the plane hit the Pentagon, and so did government.
Oversight
Afghanistan IG Warns Agencies Should Brace for More Scrutiny
Reconstruction watchdog says State and USAID have misread his independent role.
Management
More Than 100,000 Enrollees Are Likely to Lose Obamacare Coverage
Missing verification forms regarding immigration status could cause them to lose their insurance at the end of September.
Management
The Way HR Works Needs to Change
Human resource offices need to deal with big data better.
Management
Guess Where the Government Ranks in Customer Satisfaction?
Agencies could better serve citizens and businesses by streamlining websites.
Oversight
House Republicans Fast-Track Obama's ISIS Offensive for Wednesday Vote
Provision would be voted on as an amendment to a federal funding bill the House has to pass by the end of the month to avoid a government shutdown.
Defense
Taliban Suicide Blast Near U.S. Base Kills Three Soldiers in Kabul
The car bomb was set off just a couple hundred yards from the U.S. embassy, killing three and wounding more than a dozen others.
Defense
U.S. Sending 3,000 Troops to Help Fight Ebola
Effort could cost as much as $750 million over the next six months.
Nextgov
Not Just Silicon Valley: Feds Have a Gender Tech Gap, Too
Here's what the government can do as an employer to get its house in order.
Route Fifty
D.C. Statehood Bill Gets Rare Capitol Hill Hearing
A U.S. Senate committee considers a 51st state proposal to give equal voting rights to residents in the nation's capital.
Defense One
Why John Bolton’s Dangerous Call to Nuclear Arms Makes No Sense
John Bolton doesn’t know better than Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev. By Joe Cirincione
Route Fifty
Will New Jersey’s Red-Light Camera Program Die This Year?
James Kern III, elected as the Garden State’s youngest mayor, explains why he thinks automated traffic enforcement is wrong for his locality.
Defense
Most Americans Believe in Obama's ISIS Plan, but Not in Him
A lot Americans support President Obama's plan to attack the Islamic State, even though a majority of Americans don't think it will work.
Management