Management

Agoraphobia and the Telecommuter

How working from home enabled one woman's mental illness to flourish.

Tech

House OKs Bill Mandating More Firings of Misbehaving Federal Employees

Measure would also require preservation of certain text messages from feds' personal cell phones.

Management

Obama Warns Ebola Outbreak Is 'Spiraling Out of Control'

The president said the disease could infect hundreds of thousands of people if it isn't stopped, but the chances of it hitting the U.S. remain "extremely low."

Defense

Senator Tries to Help Frustrated Military Drivers With #OopsWeLostYourCar

One senator is on a quest to help soldiers find their vehicles, which are being held up as they move overseas.

Defense

America's Top General Says Half of Iraqi Army Is Basically Useless

Martin Dempsey says that nearly half of the Iraqi army is too heavily populated with Shiite fighters to credibly confront ISIS.

Oversight

Play of the Day: The Frustrations of Hillary Clinton

The former Secretary of State is not in Iowa for the steak.

Oversight

House Approves Bill To Make It Easier to Fire Senior Executives

The legislation would make government’s top career officials eligible for one- to 14-day suspensions without pay.

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

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.