Management

3 Tips for Adapting Programs to Rapidly Changing Technology

Road mapping can help you make informed guesses about where to invest.

Nextgov

Report: Todd Park to Step Down as Federal CTO

Park plans to move to Silicon Valley, where he will help recruit tech talent for government jobs.

Management

Hallway Feces Was Only the Beginning of EPA's Region 8 Problems

Publicly released emails detail a more widespread problem at the agency’s Denver office.

Nextgov

Scientists Figure Out Why Grunts Groan

It’s the ever-increasing load, researchers at the International Congress on Soldiers' Physical Performance conclude.

Defense One

Could Cop Cams Have Prevented the Rise of the Islamic State?

The founder of Taser discusses the evolution of his company and its military future. By Patrick Tucker

Management

It's Still Not That Hard to Defraud the Food Stamp Program

States' manual searches deemed more effective than website tools, watchdog finds.

Management

41 Percent of American Workers Let Paid Vacation Days Go to Waste

And even when they take time off, they can't seem to stop answering emails.

Management

Bush and Obama Spurred Ed Snowden to Spill U.S. Secrets

The whistleblower started out as an idealistic booster of the national security state. Illegal and immoral behavior he witnessed on the inside turned him into an outsider.

Tech

Monkeys Can't Get a Copyright

The U.S. Copyright Office includes monkeys on a list of things that do not qualify for copyright protection.

Oversight

The Senate's Scattershot Approach to Ferguson

Lawmakers are pursuing a subcommittee hearing, a bill, and review of a Defense program, but nothing is expected to pass when senators return in September.

Defense

GAO: Pentagon Didn't File Paperwork for Berghdal's Prisoner Swap In Timely Manner

Report is already riling up to the Republican base.

Oversight

Two Americans Have Beaten Ebola, but We Don’t Know How

The two infected aid workers have been released from the hospital.

Management

Study: Nobody Is Paying Attention on Your Conference Call

"Please enter the passcode. Then press pound. Now continue playing Candy Crush."

Defense One

Airstrikes Not Enough to Defeat ISIL, Hagel Says

Defense Secretary Hagel said the U.S. would continue to attack the Islamic State and keep all options open, but the Pentagon is looking for greater regional support and nonmilitary means. By Kevin Baron

Management

Eric Holder’s Challenge in Ferguson

The attorney general is caught between his roles as a civil-rights advocate and a dispassionate seeker of justice.

Oversight

Clintonphobia: Why No Democrat Wants to Run Against Hillary

Given the Clintons' reputation for retaliating for betrayals, it's just not worth it in 2016.

Defense

Chuck Hagel: ISIL Is 'Beyond Anything' The U.S. Has Seen

Obama administration officials signal a lengthy U.S. engagement in Iraq to fight the extremist group.

Defense

GOP Hawks Push Obama to Up the Ante After Foley

Push includes new support for U.S. ground troops, if not (yet) a full-scale re-invasion of the country.