Oversight
Allegations of an Inappropriate Relationship Hit U.S. Capitol Police
Relationship may have helped subordinate get a plum assignment in background investigations.
Nextgov
Who Needs Heartbleed When Many Dot-Govs Don't Even Encrypt Communications?
26 percent of federal websites lack the proper configuration to thwart attackers from intercepting data entered by citizens, study finds.
Oversight
On Veterans Affairs Fix, A Rare United Front for House and Senate
Members believe they can reach an agreement for a fast, bipartisan victory.
Oversight
Americans Like Hillary Clinton a Lot Less Now Than When She Was Secretary of State
The politician's favorability ratings have steadily dropped since she left public office last year.
Oversight
Play of the Day: How Hillary Clinton's Memoir Ends
There's an unsurprising visual aid at the end of Hard Choices.
Defense One
What the Army's New COIN Manual Is Missing
The latest incarnation of the military’s counterinsurgency manual underestimates the real challenges of relationships with host nations. By Walter Ladwig III
Management
Don’t Get Caught Off Guard, Use These Simple Presentation Tools
Success is never having to say, ‘I’ll get back to you on that.’
Defense
White House Knew Bergdahl Swap Would Go Through a Day Before It Happened
Top Senate Democrat says there was no time for the Obama administration to notify Congress 30-days in advance of the trade.
Oversight
Transportation Chief Wants Congress to 'Get Past Gimmicks' on Highway Funding
Proposal to save money through cutting Saturday postal deliveries is at best a one-year patch, Foxx says.
Pay & Benefits
House Votes to Ban Bonuses for All VA Employees Through 2016
Bill would expand veterans’ access to care outside VA facilities.
Management
Employers, You Should Not Be Selling the Job in the Interview
There’s only one person who should be doing the hard sell during an interview—and it’s not the employer.
Management
IRS Embraces Long-Sought Taxpayer Bill of Rights
Commissioner says public education tool will help employees do their jobs.
Nextgov
VA Schedulers Failed to Fully Use Wait List Software Created in 2002
Ignored internal system at least once on 731 facilities probed.
Tech
Need to Know Memo: Big Data Brings Advances, Perils
Breaking down a presidential panel's report on big data analytics.
Nextgov
Survey: Up to 70 Percent of Government IT Staff Will Depart Within 5 Years
The top workforce challenge identified by CIOs was workforce planning.
Pay & Benefits
House Panel Clears 1.8 Percent Pay Raise for Troops
Increase is higher than Senate and White House-backed plans.
Defense
Child Migrants Claim They're Being Abused By U.S. Border Officials
Some of the tens of thousands of children who have crossed the border since 2011 claim that they've been physically and verbally abused by border patrol agents.
Defense One