Management

Why You Should Reset Your Brain and How to Do It

The research shows that you need to take regular breaks to reset your brain so that the focused attention and daydreaming networks can do their jobs.

Pay & Benefits

Not Everyone Is Eligible for Phased Retirement

Law enforcement officers and air traffic controllers are among those feds who can’t take advantage of the government’s new HR tool.

Defense

ISIL Has Been Bombing Baghdad for Years

The U.S. threatens airstrikes in Baghdad if the militant group endangers personnel, but such attacks in and around the capital aren’t anything new.

Management

Education Department Launches Review of the University of Phoenix

While the analysis of the nation's largest student financial aid recipient is standard practice, it comes at a time of increased scrutiny for the for-profit college sector.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Anthony Weiner's Life After Politics

Jimmy Fallon looks at the former Congressman's new venture.

Management

How to Keep Your Agency Out of the Headlines

Don't let a crisis of leadership drag down your organization's performance.

Defense

2016 Republican Field Offers Obama Advice on Iraq

Contenders with no foreign policy experience go to the mic with suggestions for the president's handling of Middle East crises.

Defense One

The U.S. Needs More Drones

The threat from terrorism is changing in ways that make intelligence collection all the more important. By Paul Scharre

Oversight

What Hillary Can Learn From LBJ

In a country ruled by political paralysis, people are drawn to the image of a leader who could force Washington into action.

Nextgov

Russia Bugs Ukraine Government Offices with Spyware

Putin-backed hackers strike as tensions escalate between Moscow and the West.

Nextgov

Who Receives Hacker Threat Info From DHS?

Hospitals, financial institutions, chemical companies and 10 of the other 16 "critical" industries haven’t joined the department’s cyber program.

Management

Why Names Are So Easy to Forget

Nice to see you again, Suuu...Sandra? Samantha? Jennifer. Sorry.

Oversight

Bitcoin Users, You're 'On Your Own'

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Monday it will start taking bitcoin-related complaints.

News

Does Obama Have ‘Zero Control’ Over the Bureaucracy?

The administration’s arms-length view of government has extended well into the president’s second term.

Oversight

Why Incumbents Shouldn't Feel Safe

They might still be defeating their challengers, but the margins are slipping.

Management

The Next President Could Find Unity Fleeting

We may never get hit again like we were on Sept. 11, 2001. But if we did, would the next president find unity fleeting?

Management

Despite Revenue Gains, Postal Service Loses Another $2 Billion

Congressionally mandated obligations are keeping USPS from getting back into the black.

Management

The 10 Secrets to Successful People's Calm

The tricky thing about stress and anxiety is that they are absolutely necessary emotions.