Oversight
Play of the Day: The VA's Hidden Affairs
Jon Stewart looks at the Veterans Affairs Department.
Management
4 Ways to Embed Quality Into Your Agency's Culture
Survey shows traditional monetary incentives and training have little effect.
Oversight
'House of Cards' Is Looking for its NSA Director
The show is looking for a male or female aged 45-55 years old of any ethnicity.
Oversight
Should the Government Slap Tobacco-Style Regulations on Fatty Foods?
Two international organizations say that heavier regulations on the food industry are needed to stop the obesity epidemic.
Oversight
Our Fragile Economy Still Needs Time to Gather Its Strength
We feel better, but nowhere near good.
Pay & Benefits
Would a TSP-for-All Constitute Government Overreach?
Policy experts have mixed views on a proposal to offer feds’ retirement savings plan to the masses.
Management
If You Do This, Your Emails Might Be Rude
It’s all to easy to invade someone's personal space online.
Management
GSA Acquisition Officer Bound for White House Role
Anne Rung to serve as senior adviser, possibly as procurement chief.
Defense
House Will Vote This Week on 1.8 Percent Military Pay Raise
The fiscal 2015 Defense authorization bill gives tacit approval to the raise that will automatically take place under the law; President Obama has recommended a 1 percent boost.
Defense
The VA Health Care Scandal Grows
Albuquerque VA hospital is the latest to be accused of maintaining a secret waiting list.
Nextgov
Wanted: Bold Leaders Who’ve Taken Risks to Make Government Work Better
We know they’re out there; help us find them.
Management
Your City Might Start Paying You to Be Late for Work
Urban Engines is a new start-up making the case for skipping rush hour all together.
Nextgov
Former NSA Director: Big Data Is the Future
NSA’s only failure was letting Snowden breach its data, Keith Alexander says.
Oversight
Voters Hate Obamacare More Than They Want Immigration Reform
The Affordable Care Act remains the deciding issue in voters' minds
Oversight
Play of the Day: The Medical Conditions of Karl Rove
Letterman doesn't think Hillary Clinton is going to take Karl Rove's comments lying down.
Management
6 Communication Tips From Emergency Managers
How to get your message across, even if it isn’t a matter of life and death.
News
Shutdowns, Base Closings and Other True Stories of Suburban Federal Life
A new book chronicles life in Arlington, Va.
Management
Report: HUD's Donovan to OMB in Cabinet Shift
San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro would be appointed to lead HUD.
Management
Nuke Agency Rejects Mandate to Provide Cost-Savings Details
Agency's spending decisions are under the microscope in light of a broader congressional atmosphere of budget-tightening and because of past cost overruns.
Defense