Management
Senate Panel Approves OMB Director Nomination
HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan’s nomination to head the management and budget office now heads to the Senate floor.
Defense
Beware the Salesmen of Simple Solutions on Iraq
If history is any guide, humility is the best policy
Management
Coming Out on Your Resume? Great Idea, Especially if You’re Black
New data suggest that the hurdles facing LGBT workers have been shrinking.
News
EPA Employees Told to Stop Pooping in the Hallway
Agency hires consultant to tell it to watch out for misplaced bowel movements.
Oversight
Promises of Federal Spending Help Thad Cochran's Surprise Rebound Against Tea Party
Some voters appeared swayed by Cochran's pledges to continue delivering federal money to the mostly poor, rural state of Mississippi.
Oversight
Play of the Day: A Poor-Off Will Decide 2016
Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden fight to claim the title of "least rich."
Oversight
Misdemeanor Guilty Plea Rejected in Capitol Police Manager's Embezzlement Case
Case involves Deborah K. Lewis' previous employment at Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Defense
Obama Has the Speech, ISIL Has the Territory
Obama saw the larger problem coming, though the particulars eluded him (and almost everyone else in Washington).
Management
Why It’s Important to Communicate Bad News
If your employees are in for a rough ride, tell them.
Oversight
VA Conferees Agree on One Thing: Fire More Bureaucrats
Lawmakers still must bridge major divides before they’ll be able to agree on reform bill.
Management
VA 'Brought Patients Back to Life' to Disguise Wait List Deaths
Phoenix records were altered at least seven times since last October, clerk tells CNN.
Tech
CIA Sued for Failing to Disclose Senate Torture-Probe Records
Lawsuit comes as the administration is close to declassifying a Senate report on the agency’s one-time interrogation techniques.
Management
Pentagon Financing Body Neglecting Key Improvements, Watchdog Finds
Testing of controls deemed insufficient for disbursal of $200 billion in annual contract payments.
Defense One
Stop Arming the Police Like a Military
Protect and serve? The post-war message to American communities is being received loud and clear: 'You are the enemy.' By Tom Nolan
Pay & Benefits
Abortion Funding for Peace Corps' Volunteers Advances With Republican Support
Bills eliminating the restriction passed in both House and Senate appropriations committees for the first time.
Nextgov
State Dept. Bolsters Social Media Campaign Against ISIS, Al-Qaida, Others
English-language outreach pilot gets another six months.
Defense
Terror May Become a Bigger Focus at Med School
A biochemistry-course lecture on nerve agents could become part of coursework.
Management
What DHS is Doing About the Flood of Kids Crossing the Southwest Border
Secretary outlines multi-agency 14-point plan to address the influx.
Defense One
It's Time Obama Lowered the Bar for Success in Iraq
President Obama might be wise to follow a ‘less is more’ strategy in Iraq. By Tara Sonenshine
Management