Management
Why Is the Smithsonian Standing Behind Bill Cosby?
The comedian thinks people should have "the integrity not to ask" about the allegations against him. The institution apparently agrees.
Management
Obama Administration Took Unusual Step in Releasing Justice Memo on Immigration
Office of Legal Counsel’s opinions are often kept behind closed doors.
Management
The History of Cabinet Shakeups, Charted
As the size of the United States Cabinet has ballooned from 11 departments in 1947 to 15 today, there has been significant turnover.
Management
Consider the People You're Grateful For
How about that mentor who helped shape your career path?
Defense
Who Will Replace Chuck Hagel?
President Obama will be naming his fourth secretary of defense in six years. Will he choose the first woman to run the Pentagon?
Oversight
Obama Says He Will Walk John Boehner's Nonexistent Dog
The president has been using the same joke about compromise since 2012.
Pay & Benefits
Your Open Season Questions, Answered.
OPM holds town hall to advise federal employees and retirees on health care choices for 2015.
Insights
A Dangerous Cyber Convergence: Persistent Insiders, Evolving Adversaries
Despite making progress bolstering cyber defenses in recent years, the federal government has been unable to keep up with a worsening threat environment. To help turn the tide, agencies will need to shift their security focus internally, to the data within.
Insights
Protecting Your Agency's Core Data with Hybrid Cloud
Despite past concerns with entrusting the cloud with sensitive data, federal CIOs are beginning to tap in to hybrid cloud's disaster recovery and backup capabilities.
Management
New Lois Lerner Emails May Be Retrieved
IRS says it is cooperating with watchdog, laments budget cuts.
Management
How to Stop Annoying Behaviors and Handle Offensive People
The level of inattention in daily life is stunning.
Management
Half of Americans Think Climate Change Is a Sign of the Apocalypse
What a new report on theology and global warming means for public policy
Oversight
Who Will Pay Ebola Patients' Medical Bills in the U.S.?
Some hospitals and lawmakers are looking to the federal government to cover treatment, which can total more than $1 million for a single patient.
Oversight
Time Is Running Out on the CIA Torture Report
The Senate still thinks it can wrap up negotiations with the White House before the year ends. But the clock is ticking.
Defense
Obama Orders Expanded U.S. Role in Afghanistan to Avoid Another ISIS
The military finally won over the president.
Nextgov
Even with the DATA Act, the Forecast for Transparency Remains Murky
Even after passage of the Data Act, it’s far from clear we’ll end up with the kind of transparency that matters most.
Oversight
Ted Cruz: Republicans Shouldn't Fear a Government Shutdown Over Immigration
The senator says the 2013 shutdown over Obamacare didn't hurt his party at the polls. So why should the GOP fear one over immigration?
Defense
Chuck Hagel Is Out at the Pentagon
The defense secretary is leaving the top post at the Pentagon after less than two years in office. By Stephanie Gaskell
Oversight
Play of the Day: Revising How A Bill Becomes A Law
Saturday Night Live channels Schoolhouse Rock.
Pay & Benefits