Management

How the CIA Dismissed the Status Quo, Partnered With Amazon and Changed Intelligence

Amazon is building a cloud for the intelligence community that promises to enhance cooperation and coordination.

Features

Everything is Changing

The Internet of Things alters the behaviors of citizens and creates challenges for the governments who serve them.

Management

Patent Office Exec Tried to Force Subordinates to Hire a Relative's Fiancé

Commerce watchdog says executive should have known of U.S. code prohibitions, recommends better training for hiring managers.

Management

How to Avoid Having to Fire Your Best Employees

Even in the smallest of businesses, new managers need to be well managed themselves.

Oversight

Obama Has a Habit of Upending State and Local Politics With His Cabinet Picks

San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro's confirmation to head HUD is the latest example.

Oversight

New Firing Process Could Make Things Worse at VA

Some of the reforms Congress is weighing could give more power to miscreants over their inferiors.

Oversight

Obama on Border-Crisis Fix: 'This Can Get Done Next Week'

President urges congressional leaders to quickly approve a $3.7 billion plan for border security.

Nextgov

97 Percent of Key Industries Doubt Security Compliance Can Defy Hackers

Utilities and energy companies are more focused on preventing downtime than thwarting breaches.

Nextgov

Why It Costs $1.7 Billion to Computerize Immigration Forms

USCIS awards new contract to turn around long-delayed digital casework system.

Route Fifty

Seattle Seeks to Save Its Bus System

King County, Washington, is out of transit-funding tricks, so officials in its largest city are taking action.

Management

Your P.O. Box Just Got More Expensive

Price hike has not attracted wide attention amid the outcry over the agency's push to close or downsize more than 80 mail-processing facilities nationwide after January.