Management
Postal Groups’ New Lethal Weapon? Danny Glover
Emergent alliance hopes celebrity support can save the U.S. Postal Service.
Nextgov
Is There Really a Level Playing Field Between MilCloud and Commercial Cloud Providers?
How does milCloud fit into the Pentagon’s cloud computing strategy?
News
Video: Fox Show Rips Feds, AFGE Chief on Valentine's Day
Hosts David Asman and Steve Forbes think feds make too much money.
Defense
Why Obama Won't Talk About Islamic Terrorism
The president didn't label the Paris attacks "random" because he wished to avoid identifying the victims, but rather, because he wished to avoid identifying the motives of their perpetrators.
Management
Will John Roberts or Anthony Kennedy Save Obamacare?
Lawyers tailor their appeals to each in the fight over the law’s health insurance subsidies
Oversight
Play of the Day: Ginsburg Prepares Her Own Martinis
The Late Show has exclusive sketches from Supreme Court hearings.
Management
A Lesson on Managing Expectations
Don't waste a lot of energy focusing on what might have been.
Oversight
How to Spin a Government Shutdown
It will be a) Democrats' fault; b) not that bad; or c) quickly forgotten.
Management
Bipartisan Duo to Reintroduce Bill on Evidence-Based Policymaking
Legislation would create a panel to study expanding the use of data to assess program performance.
Employee Policy
'Grand Alliance' wants to preserve USPS
Sixty-four national organizations joined together last week to launch a new organization aimed at preserving the U.S. Postal Service.
Benefits
VA 'choice cards' cause confusion
Initial feedback on the Department of Veterans Affairs' new "choice card" program indicates vets and doctors alike are confused on how and when to use the cards.
Pay
Union head urges end to DHS funding standoff
The head of the National Treasury Employees Union last week sent a letter to members of Congress urging them to tackle the budget impasse that threatens a shutdown at Department of Homeland Security.
Management
Washington Offices Closed Tuesday As Snow Moves In
Teleworkers expected to be on the job.
Route Fifty
Is Open Data in Minneapolis Really Open?
Minneapolis released eight years of finances via OpenGov last week, after launching its own portal in December. But some wonder if the efforts are truly transparent.
Management
How to Influence Your Manager When You’re Never Both in the Same Office
Face-to-face isn't the only way to communicate.
Management
'From Atoms to Bits': A Brilliant Visual History of American Ideas
A new paper employs a simple technique—counting words in patent texts—to trace the history of American invention, from chemistry to computers.
Management
Americans Didn't Always Worship the Founding Fathers
After the Civil War, the men who framed the Constitution gradually rose to become the Ghosts of Democracy Past: courageous, learned, and super-judgey.
Nextgov
Why Were There So Many Third-Party Apps on HealthCare.gov, Anyway?
One expert called the large number of apps running in the site's background “digital overkill.”
Nextgov
HHS Tries to Sell Startups on Open Data
In addition to opening certain data sets to the public, the department is trying to get entrepreneurs to come up with new ways to use that data.
Oversight