Oversight
These Are Republicans' Options for Averting a Shutdown at DHS
GOP leaders have two legislative weeks before a partial shutdown.
Defense
Looming Defense Cuts Threaten GOP Budget Unity
The party has little room for error in its bid to pass a budget, and sequestration isn't making it any easier.
Management
How I Lead: I See Opportunities Everywhere
A conversation with DHS procurement executive Jeff Bardwell.
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Plummeting Oil Prices Create Problems for Severance-Tax States
The big question: How severe will the impact be for state budgets?
Oversight
Private Groups Spent $5.1 Million on Free Trips for Congress in 2014
The total cost is down from 2013, but the number of trips has gone up.
Management
Wanted: More Docs and Nurses at VA
The department’s largest staffing shortages are in jobs it needs the most, according to watchdog.
Management
Secret Justice Department Memo Reveals Census Data Is Off Limits to Government Spying
The 2010 legal opinion may reveal the first known restriction on mass surveillance carried out under the Patriot Act.
Pay & Benefits
Neither CSRS nor FERS
There are lessons for all federal employees from those in an oft-overlooked system.
Nextgov
White House Picks VMware’s Tony Scott to be the Next Federal CIO
The White House is naming Tony Scott, the chief information officer at technology firm VMware, the new U.S. CIO.
Pay & Benefits
Retirement Claims Backlog Nearly Doubles in January
Applications usually spike at the beginning of the year.
Oversight
Veteran Charged With Threatening to Open Fire Inside Capitol
Law-enforcement agents took a Maryland man into custody, stating that he made threats to shoot a Hill employee and others.
Nextgov
Exclusive: OPM Monitoring Anthem Hack; Feds Might Be Affected
The Office of Personnel Management is keeping a close eye on details emerging about a hack at the second biggest U.S. health insurer, Anthem Inc.
Defense
The Navy Has Built a Fire Extinguisher That Walks
A new robot firefighter can see through smoke and carry a hose on its own.
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Hundreds of Miles From the State Capitol But Still Front and Center
A remote testimony legislative pilot project continues in Washington state.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Push to Repeal Feds' Pension Contribution Hikes
Democrats introduce a bill that would reverse two recent increases.
Nextgov
Hiring a Chief Data Scientist, White House Points to Big Data Progress
The Obama administration has lured another top digital technologist away from Silicon Valley.
Management
Your College Major is a Pretty Good Indication of How Smart You Are
Seven decades of test scores don't lie.
Defense
Energy Officials Were Confused About Secrecy Surrounding Electric Grid
Inspector general says warnings on handling of classified details went unheeded.
Oversight
House Approves Bill to Curb Regulation, Despite Veto Threat
'Unfunded mandate' measure would step up requirements for disclosure of cost calculations.
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