Management

Is the White House Door Locked Yet?

After a man gained entry with a knife, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said the front door to the White House will be locked when not in use.

Management

IRS Still Struggles With Identify Theft

False tax returns said to drain $5.2 billion from the Treasury.

Management

Will the New Manager Be a Bully Too?

​How to hire and set leadership expectations for supervisors.

Management

How Soon We Forget the Veteran Who Attacked the White House

The story behind Friday's intrusion: a VA system failing millions like Omar J. Gonzalez.

Nextgov

Meet the New White House Space Buff Who Won’t Shy Away From a Challenge

OSTP can now boast the addition of another accomplished woman -- this time, an aerospace engineer from NASA.

Defense

Pentagon Warns of Losing Its Tech Edge

The latest version of the Better Buying Power initiative aims to improve acquisition, but contractors say it’s too limited.

Nextgov

Intelligence Community ‘All In’ on New Technology Plan

Intelligence officials say the days of owning entire stovepipe systems are over.

Management

Federal Employees Honored For Saving and Improving Lives

Winners' achievements range from promoting the use of a global vaccine to save children from deadly disease to helping paralyzed vets.

Management

The Complete Guide to Flexible Work That Doesn’t Kill Your Career

Managers tend to think that using a flexible schedule to be more productive is good.

News

Ex-IRS Executive Lerner Breaks 15 Months of Silence

Former head of the tax-exempt organizations unit is a "more complicated figure than the caricature she's become in the public eye," Politico reports.

Management

Hollywood's Health Experts

A CDC-funded organization has advised TV shows from Grey's Anatomy to Law & Order on how to write plots that deal with medical and health-insurance issues.

Management

How McKinsey Does Work-life Balance

The consulting firm has much lower rates of chronic conditions like obesity, diabetes, and heart disease than other companies

Defense

Shifting More Work to Defense Labs Could Save Money, Improve Performance

To keep government technical staff relevant, they need better facilities.

Oversight

The Emergence of Hillary Clinton, 2014 Cheerleader

In a speech at the DNC's Women's Leadership Conference, Clinton brought her economic pitch to the midterms.

Management

House GOP Hires New Firm to Sue Obama After the First One Bails

The original firm, BakerHostetler, bowed out due to "political pressure," so the House has hired William Burck to handle its lawsuit against the president over Obamacare.

Defense

White House Intruder Identified as Iraq Veteran While Politicians Take Aim at Secret Service

More details emerge from Friday's White House intrusion and politicians go after the Secret Service.

Oversight

Play of the Day: How to Use Twitter if You're a Politician

Jimmy Fallon has some advice.

Management

Technology on a Diet: 5 Reasons to Embrace Open Source

Even with shrinking budgets, agencies can innovate.

Nextgov

Less than Half of Feds Say Security Is Key Part of Their Mobile Strategy

It’s very likely employees are uploading work to Dropbox and Box.net without consent.

Employee Policy

NPMHU files grievance in postal facility closures

The National Postal Mail Handlers Union last week announced it is initiating a formal grievance charging that the U.S. Postal Service's plans to shutter or consolidate about 82 postal mail processing facilities beginning in January 2015 violate the Postal Service's area mail processing consolidation (AMP) guidelines.