Defense One

Future Threats Will Require Much More Than the A-10

Forget the A-10. The Air Force needs a mix of aircraft and capabilities for the 2023 fight. By Col. Robert Spalding

Management

Leaders, Are You Betraying Your People?

When you upset the status quo you might have to upset your staff too.

Oversight

Four Years Later, a Sharp Divide on Gulf Oil Spill

EPA lifted BP's suspension from federal contracts March 13.

Defense

Russian and American Military Dolphins Might Face Off This Summer

Dolphins will be testing a new anti-radar system.

Nextgov

Deltek Breach Raises Questions About Widespread Hacking

Feds won't confirm company assertions about the attack, which affected 80,000 employees of government contractors.

Nextgov

Heartbleed Means HealthCare.gov Users Must Reset Passwords

The online marketplace's homepage directs users to change their login information.

Nextgov

Hackers Scour Boob Job Records, Identify Anonymous, and Hold Up Nebraska Bank

Just another week in ThreatWatch, our regularly updated index of noteworthy data breaches.

Defense

Is BBG Missing Opportunities With Its Coverage of the Ukraine Crisis?

Voice of America’s Russia programming defended as widely heard in region despite obstacles.

Management

8 Reasons Small Teams Work Better

If your group can’t be fed with two pizzas, it’s probably too big.

Management

The IRS Isn’t Regulating Most of the People You Pay to File Your Taxes

These tax 'preparers' are making a lot of mistakes, GAO finds.

Management

Hillary Clinton's New Book Title Has Already Been Used by a Former Secretary of State

Political-memoir names: so cliche that they're bound to repeat.

Nextgov

NASA Found the New ‘Earth-like’ Planet Using Old Data

Kepler Space Telescope found a lot of data before it malfunctioned in 2013; scientists are now going back through it.

Nextgov

How the U.S. Is Vulnerable to Terrorism in Space

The possibility of a dangerous space incident is on the rise, says a new report.

Pay & Benefits

New Perk Gives Federal Employees a Break on the Cost of Education

Alliance between OPM and University of Maryland University College will offer feds a 25 percent discount on out-of-state tuition.

Management

Analysis: We Need More Secrecy

Why government transparency can be the enemy of liberty.

Tech

Edward Snowden Says He Was Challenging Vladimir Putin, Not Helping Him

NSA leaker defended his decision to participate in the conversation in a Guardian op-ed.

Defense

Cause of Deadly Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion Remains a Mystery

Chemical Safety Board is still investigating on one-year anniversary.

Oversight

Play of the Day: Will Chelsea Clinton's Baby Run For President in 2016?

Everyone has baby fever after the announcement.