Management

Being a Mother Cured Me From My Perfectionist and Workaholic Ways

My priorities haven’t necessarily shifted, but they have expanded, to include time to pause, to compliment, and to celebrate.

Nextgov

German iPhone Hackers Pledge to Fund Snowden

The Chaos Computer Club, or CCC, aims to promote technical research and social issues, including privacy.

Management

Obama Nominee for Controller a Seasoned Fed

David Mader spent 32 years at IRS and was Distinguished Presidential Rank Award winner.

Defense

Rand Paul Calls for Public Release of Extrajudicial-Killing Memo

Will President Obama refuse a demand that unites the Kentucky Republican and the ACLU?

Defense

Here Are the Republicans Serving on the Benghazi Select Committee

But it's still not clear if any Democrats will be joining them.

Defense

Chuck Hagel Is Open to Reviewing the Military's Transgender Policy

Pronouncement could signal one of the first steps toward a shift in policy.

Management

The Washington Monument Is Finally Reopening

The stone obelisk was damaged during a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that rumbled up the east coast on August 23, 2011.

Defense

China and the US Are Racing to Turn Poor, Naive Millennials into Spies

Unsuspecting Chinese students, some of them as young as 16 years old, are being lured into working for foreign intelligence agents.

Oversight

Poll: Americans Have More Faith in Themselves Than in Uncle Sam

The public believes individuals and local organizations are better than the federal government is right now at tackling major challenges facing the country.

Management

Agencies Could Track Feds’ Speeding to Reduce Fuel Costs

More data could help lower federal fleet expenses, watchdog report says.

Management

How to Lead Change When You’re a Middle Manager

Building new organizational capabilities can be difficult when you lack full authority.

Nextgov

It Took the VA Hospital in Phoenix 10 Years to Install an Electronic Waitlist System

The system was available and deployed elsewhere in the agency since 2001.

Management

USPS Loses $1.9 Billion in Second Quarter Despite Operating Profits

Retiree health benefits and other liabilities continue to drive the Postal Service into the red.

Nextgov

It Took Feds 13 Days to Unravel a TSP Cyber Hoax Perpetrated by... Feds

Documents acquired by Nextgov show how retirement fund officials scrambled to dissect a misguided Army cybersecurity exercise.

Defense One

How Climate Change Affects Terrorism

Climate change not only threatens the environment, it can lead to greater instability and fuel global conflict and terrorism. By Jon Gensler

Management

Homeland Security Moves Closer to Getting Off GAO's High-Risk List

Continuing problems include poor morale.

Nextgov

Not Everyone Loves the DATA Act

Some agency employees fear an added workload for the transparency cause.

Defense

Office of the Director of National Intelligence Now Requires Employees To Pretend Leaks Never Happened

All ODNI employees (both current and former) may not use any information from "known leaks, or unauthorized disclosures of sensitive information" in anything they release to the public.