Oversight
As Infamous Germ-Research Lab Moves West, What Happens to Plum Island?
Homeland Security wants to sell the mysterious island to developers, but some lawmakers fear damage to the Long Island Sound's ecology.
Management
The Red Panda That Escaped From the National Zoo Last Year Is Now a Father
He better get his act together.
Defense
Report: Two Years After Y-12 Break-In, U.S. Nuclear Security Still 'Chaotic'
GAO analysts say NNSA's lack of a 'clear vision' since nun's breach of a nuclear weapons site could be problematic.
Management
Will an Obscure Pentagon Small Business Program Live On?
Fate of 25-year-old research project depends on fiscal 2015 Defense authorization.
Pay & Benefits
The White House’s Total Payroll is Down, But the Typical Staffer is Earning More
Average pay for a White House aide is nearly $83,000, similar to that of other feds.
Nextgov
A Computer to Watch Over Federal Watch Guards
DHS seeks an employee-tracking system to ensure officers are on duty and qualified to be on duty.
Management
Shaping the Workforce You Need: Lessons From a Manufacturing Innovator
How Shinola turned janitors, manicurists, and autoworkers into fine watchmakers.
News
What Does Running the VA Have to Do With Selling Soap?
From Procter & Gamble to one of government’s biggest bureaucracies.
Oversight
The Costly Lobbying War Over America's Dying Honeybees
Obama in June launched an investigation into what is driving the bee decline.
Management
Federal Grants Bring New Cash to Local Emergency-Response Efforts
HHS announces $840 million in fiscal 2014 grants to state and community public-health programs.
Oversight
Majority of Voters Think the Obama Administration Is Incompetent at Running the Government
This is the second recent poll to give the president or his administration a bad rating on a "competency" question.
Oversight
Hillary Clinton Is as Good at Courting Wall Street as Mitt Romney
About 12 percent of the amount Bill and Hillary Clinton have fundraised over the last two decades has come from the financial sector.
Nextgov
Vets, Service Members Say They Worry Less Than Civilians
"The military experience is defined by resilience," Gallup consultant says.
Oversight
Pelosi Says Decision to Delete Reporting Requirement for Free Trips 'Must Be Reversed'
A spokesman for Speaker Boehner says Democrats already signed off on 'bipartisan change to reduce duplicative paperwork.'
Defense One
A Breakthrough in the Checkered History Of Brain Hacking
A recent military-funded program could up-end the way brain research is conducted. By Patrick Tucker
Nextgov
Snoops Allegedly Accessed Astros Inside Trade Data
The Houston baseball team claims hackers compromised servers and posted online months of internal trade talks.
Nextgov
The National Security Argument for Spending More on Conferences, Travel
As the U.S. loses its science and tech superiority, the military must look elsewhere.
Management
Prisoners, Noncitizens and High Earners At Risk of Getting Obamacare Subsidies
Watchdog faults exchanges for weak controls on enrollee eligibility.
Oversight