Oversight
Play of the Day: Alternative Titles for Hillary Clinton's Hard Choices
Sales for Clinton's book have stalled.
Route Fifty
The Ultimate in Open Government: Unlocking the Laws
Forward-thinking public officials and open government advocates are updating outmoded, inflexible digital platforms that host local and state legal codes.
Management
Can Government Adopt the P&G Philosophy?
VA nominee fostered a performance culture at Procter & Gamble.
Management
Resetting Homeland Security: One Department, One Vision
Unity of effort promises to repair a decade of disjointed planning and budgets.
Defense One
If You Do This, the NSA Will Spy on You
A recent report reveals online behaviors that will get you tailed by the spies. By Patrick Tucker
Oversight
Why Democrats Are So Confident
Republicans are trending against a growing cultural majority, while Democrats are in tune with it.
Nextgov
Why the Government Is Probably About to Go on a Spending Spree
Agencies usually buy 39 percent of their IT in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year.
Defense
Why Isn't Obama Going to the Border?
If he goes, he will own the immigration crisis; if he doesn't, he's not showing leadership.
Nextgov
DEA Anticipates Awarding Contract for Sensitive Justice Cloud
Potential savings are a key motivator for the drug-fighting agency's move.
Defense
TSA Might Make You Turn Your Phone On to Prove It's Real
Move is part of a larger push to strengthen security on flights coming into the United States.
Management
DHS Headquarters Consolidation At Risk of Getting Even More Behind Schedule
Lawmakers look to slash funding for the project; House appropriators would cut more than Senate.
Pay & Benefits
Lawmakers Pressure OPM to Begin Phased Retirement
Partial retirement became legal two years ago, but feds are still awaiting final guidance.
Management
At NIH, Biomedical Research Is Enough to Make You Break Into Song
The Common Fund celebrates 10 years of transformative science.
Pay & Benefits
OPM Reduces Retirement Backlog to Its Lowest Point in Years
Fewer feds are sending in claims and OPM is processing them more quickly.
Management
The Most Valuable Keywords to Have on a Tech Resume
At every education level, jobs requiring STEM skills in the US take far more time and money to fill than just about anything else.
Pay & Benefits
Progress on the Retirement Claims Backlog, In One Chart
The backlog fell 15 percent in June.
Management
How to Remember All Your Passwords and Keep Them Safe
For anyone who’s been a web user for a significant amount of time, the number of such accounts that require passwords is high, unmanageable even.
Management
Forget Hobby Lobby—This Case Could Wreck Obamacare
A ruling is expected any day now in a case that could tear the Affordable Care Act apart.
Oversight